Edin Custo

Edin Custo is a film critic and cultural journalist from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a regular contributor to Eye For Film and Filmofil.ba, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s only specialised film publication, and his work has also appeared in Cineuropa and DMovies. He also contributes to Azra Magazin (Dnevni Avaz), a mainstream Bosnian magazine platform covering culture and entertainment. He edits The Self Reproaching Critic, his independent platform for film and cultural criticism. He is the founder and president of the Film Critics Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina (UFKBiH), the national section of FIPRESCI (the International Federation of Film Critics). He holds a BA from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and alongside his film writing, he also writes poetry.

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Latest Film Reviews

We Are Stardust
Story of a hobby scientist who believed it was possible to find stardust in unlikely places on Earth.

What Will I Become?
Kyler Prescott and Blake Brockington were just two high-profile examples of approximately 50% of trans boys in the US who did not survive a suicide attempt. This film highlights the importance of combating prejudice and prioritising prevention among trans youth.

Lunar Sway
In this offbeat comedy, a bi guy in a desert town receives a surprise visit from his con-artist birth mother, with chaos ensuing.

Hunky Jesus
The story of the wildly popular, annual Easter Sunday tradition in San Francisco known as Hunky Jesus.

The Devil Is Busy
Documentary shot over a single day in a women's health clinic in Atlanta.

Children No More: Were And Are Gone
Documentary follows Israeli silent vigil protests over the war in Gaza.

Come See Me In The Good Light
Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality.

Jaripeo
A journey to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing, leading to a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind.

Barbara Forever
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.

Narciso
Paraguay, 1958. The charismatic Narciso returns from Buenos Aires with rock ’n’ roll in his veins. Under the suffocating military regime, he becomes a music sensation and a symbol of freedom. But then, after his final show, he is found dead…

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