Film expert and critic Nicholas Elliott is the New York correspondent for Cahiers du Cinéma and contributing editor for BOMB Magazine’s film section. Next to his writing, he’s also produced several short films and plays that have a firm footing in reality. However, this doesn’t imply his work can’t be characterised as abstract, fantastical or allegorical. Filled with shameless sexual curiosity, rich shots of unadorned faces and bodies, thrilling surprises, nocturnal rush and aesthetically pleasing stills, any one of his films including Icarus (2015) and The Deflowering of Ariella Von (2013) leave viewers feeling a tinge of desire pluck at their belly.