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Alfie Hartshorne

A Trailer for Tomorrow: A Prediction For Gen Z Cinema

Words by Alfie Hartshorne (he/him) Smash cut to the late Cold War, and James Cameron and Christopher Nolan are children growing up in the...

Xavier Farrow-Francis

Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival

For the ‘Academic’ issue, we paired up with the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) and gathered three VUW film students to...

Wes Brooke-White

Top Seven Films of 2023 (So Far)

Words by Wes Brooke-White (he/him) Wes is a film studies student and cinema employee, and now he's Salient’s resident film bro....

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