4½ Stars

Art is not always a means of sublimating trauma. It can be a form of self-destruction precisely because total immersion in one’s own suffering does not always lead to a trivialization of pain. ‘Baobhan Sith‘ is more than a […]

Sometimes, a short movie doesn’t necessarily need to be understood, but just contemplated. We felt a similar sensation as we plunged fully into the atmosphere of the short film ‘Oranda‘. More than a filmmaker, Livan Garcia-Duquesne is a creator […]

Time and time again, we are impressed by the way a director manages to make the most of the minimum resources to explore the full potential of a seemingly simplistic subject. ‘Way Out‘ is a successful example that fully […]

Stories based on historical events are not necessarily valuable for the amount of “factual” information and statistics they present, but for the way they highlight the human condition facing situations where the limits are pushed. In this sense, inspired […]

The spontaneity of inter-human affinities sometimes appears to bear the stamp of destiny and to transcend even the boundary between the world of the living and the dead. Director Ali Marwan Chekki embraces this idea to construct his short […]

There’s something about Sonny Baez’s short film that’s hard to capture in a few words, though its central stakes, especially the drama of the modern couple, are far from a thematic novelty. And yet, ‘Don’t Choke‘ offers a refreshingly […]

‘Communion‘ is like a prayer – it’s a short film that you can really appreciate and feel in silence and contemplation with open senses. However, its atmosphere does not touch upon metaphysical areas in the Tarkovsky tradition, being deeply […]

The strength of a short film like ‘Trespasser‘ surely lies in its ability to create not so much a compact universe at once familiar and uncanny, but a tactile, organic sensory experience. From this perspective, Christopher Reith is more […]

Rarely have we recently seen a short film that moved us as deeply as ‘Man Off The Coast‘. Although at first glance, Matt Sedgley’s project seems to be nothing out of the ordinary, perhaps its great quality lies in […]

Certain short films manage to leave a lasting impression on the viewer’s soul, thanks to the emotions they evoke. Others achieve the same effect through their non-conformist style. ‘Silent Sirens‘ possesses the rare quality of being both emotional and […]