Living Fearlessli: Interview with Lee Li on Her New Documentary and Forbidden Identities
Craccum's very own Lee Li opens up about her creative process on her journey as an asylum seeker in her coming documentary film
My Camelot Era
A poetic essay on Jackie Kennedy, Taiwanese girlhood, and the longing to reclaim history with grace. Camelot, to her, was not a fairytale, but a resistance imagined in silence and lace.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | What Marielle Knows
Parenthood according to assholes: ego first, child second, love optional.
Girl From East Asian.
A personal reflection on navigating the weight of Confucian traditions and the longing for liberation.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Kontinental '25
Camus said life is absurd; Radu Jude agrees—but adds neoliberalism, CapCut-edited memes, and EU development funds to the mix.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Urchin
The Civic sells you homelessness at box office price; the city gives it away for free.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | The New Year That Never Came
Realpolitik political cinema.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Abraham's Valley
Between stillness and inevitability, Abraham’s Valley renders existence as a long pause before the final 'cut'.
Craccum Throwback | Brett Buckmaster: a counter-protester's tragedy in two acts
During the first weeks of the 1981 Springbok Tour protests, an 'ordinary, non-political student' named Brett Buckmaster campaigned against AUSA's funding of anti-tour student protests. He did not succeed. [Craccum #18, 1981]
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
THIS IS NOT A FILM REVIEW. THIS IS A MONTAGE OF VARIOUS SELECTED TEXTS CURATED BY TREVOR. YOU CAN WATCH ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958-1989 FOR FREE ON SOLIDARITY CINEMA. A PRIORI IS DIALECTICAL, EVERYTHING IS EXPLOSIVE. DIALECTICS IS A PRIORI, EXPLODE EVERYTHING. Meta's content enforcement system
"Editorial Independence?" | AUSA Staff Pause Craccum Election Coverage
A non-student AUSA staff member pressured the student magazine to hold back interview coverage, saying it was 'unfair'.
'Sorry, Baby' - A Film Review
'Sorry, Baby' by Eva Victor, coming to NZ theatres from 4 September.