Sean Gallen

Seán is a half Irish, half Martiniquais writer and filmmaker. He studied Film and English Literature at the University of Glasgow before moving to Berlin in 2014. He doesn't enjoy long walks on the beach because he hates finding sand in his shoes four weeks later.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

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Movie review
I’m Your Man
★★★★★

If you could design a lover and calibrate them to your every desire, would you...

Sean Gallen 9th August 2021
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Movie review
The Artist’s Wife
★★★★★

The line between genius and mentally unstable is a fine one. A creative mastermind can...

Sean Gallen 26th April 2021
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Movie review
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
★★★★★

It takes a village to make a movie, and it takes elder statesmen and women...

Sean Gallen 23rd April 2021
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Movie review
Reunion
★★★★★

The final months of pregnancy are in theory characterised by rest and relaxation to guarantee...

Sean Gallen 22nd March 2021
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Berlinale
Natural Light (Természetes fény)
★★★★★

The Russian Winter has defeated some of the most...

Sean Gallen 2nd March 2021
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Berlinale
I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch)
★★★★★

Silver Bear winner for Best Leading Performance for...

Sean Gallen 1st March 2021
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Movie review
The Kiosk
★★★★★

Urban landscapes change with the seasons. Where once sat a quaint bench there is now...

Sean Gallen 18th February 2021
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Film festivals
Seeds of Deceit
★★★★★

There are a million reasons that compel people to have children, but on a base...

Sean Gallen 2nd February 2021
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Movie review
Identifying Features
★★★★★

There are few more highly politicised borderlands in the world than the US-Mexico frontier....

Sean Gallen 22nd January 2021
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Movie review
Jiu Jitsu
★★★★★

When one says Nicolas Cage film, what comes to mind? Aliens? Martial arts? Low-budget, high-energy...

Sean Gallen 7th December 2020