Phoebe Jeske created a photo essay inspired by the cinematography and storytelling techniques of Son of Saul. In her essay, she explains how she chose a more mundane subject—the ambiguous story of a girl in Budapest—to recreate some of the impactful elements that make László Nemes’ Holocaust film so memorable.

In her video essay, Mehrezat Abbas created a piece using footage and photos from her private library. Her work was partly inspired by the editing technique of Love, a film by Károly Makk.

In his review, Zhihan Chen discusses one of the great surprises of recent Hungarian filmmaking, Larry by Szilárd Bernáth. This poignant drama unravels the story of a young shepherd from Northeast Hungary with a heavy stutter and a messy family who enters a talent show to break out of poverty and hopelessness.

Benjamin Hanf created a video inspired by an animated masterpiece about 20th century Hungarian history, Mind the Steps! by István Orosz. In his commentary, Benjamin explanes how his work connects to the original.

Diyaa Yaqub’s essay analyses one of the most perplexing scenes in Ildikó Enyedi’s movie.

Mustafa Sameen’s spin-off story tells us about the life of the child character we see in one of the last scenes of Bolshe Vita, a Hungarian film directed by Ibolya Fekete.

Tyler Chang reviews this iconic movie by Ibolya Fekete which takes the viewer back to the years of the collapse of the Soviet Block.

Wasay Qureshi reviews László Nemes 2015 Oscar winner, a disturbing and thought provoking film about the holocaust and the meaning…

Giovanni Peyo’s spin-off story is based on characters from Hungarian film, The Citizen. Astonishment enveloped Wilson as serendipity smiled upon…

Danzhe Chen made this video at the end of the Budapest Through Streets, People and Cinema course. It combines scenes…