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HUMANS!
There are so many movies about zombies in world cinema that it seemed that all the resources of originality dedicated to these monstrous creatures had been exhausted. However, the short film 'HUMANS!' has all the chances
Film reviewAda
Ignorance has always given birth to monsters. At the same time, history taught us that one of the most aberrant forms of ignorance has been sustained by the patriarchal view of the world. In this connection, ' Ada ' is a
Film review714
In general, when a film begins with a few agitated waves throwing a person’s body on a shore, we expect to witness a Robinsoniad, an exotic experience supported, most of the time, by the discovery of a new civilization.
Film reviewWicked Trails
From the beginning, we have to state it: ‘ Wicked Trails ’ is a true masterpiece on a budget! Why is that? – some will ask… well, because Deepanshu Singh takes one idea to a level we rarely could have imagined being done
Film reviewAs The Devil Drives
The devil may not exist in the real world. Maybe it’s just another way to define the hidden side of each of us. But what happens when this subjective projection of our own dark thoughts materializes in order to influence
Film reviewThe Road of the Weather
Some short films are not necessarily made to be dissected by a critical filter, but only to depict a certain atmosphere, to transport the viewer to a special corner of the world. ' The Road of the Weather ' is such a pro
Film reviewSusie
A quality horror doesn’t consist in its “spectacular” monstrous creatures or in the intensity of its jump-scares. In fact, a quality horror manages to give the chills without using cliché ostentations which are mo
Film reviewChasing
Struggling with your own self can be more painful than any other form of suffering. ' Chasing' is a short film that approaches this idea, starting from a man’s addiction to gambling that pushes him to the limit of self
Film reviewCyrano aux tranchées
Certain literary characters emerged victorious from the war with time, entering the constellation of the priceless values of humanity. The short film signed by Edouard Dossetto is focused on such a character, but also on
Film reviewINSECTARIUM
Catastrophic scenarios about the future of the planet are no longer a novelty, but the fascination with which we watch them always goes beyond these thematic prejudices. One such fascinating project not only through its
Film reviewHermit
We know that love means devotion and sincerity, but does love also mean the power to get over, to accept the beginning of a new chapter in life? It is a delicate question the short film ' Hermit ' tries to answer through
Film reviewThe Invitation
Sometimes bosses can be a bunch of monsters. ' The Invitation ' is a short film about such a boss that you have certainly seen in most movies about the world of corporations. But this boss is „literally” a monster. T
Film reviewStrange Days
After the novels written by Don DeLillo, Bret Easton Ellis or Chuck Palahniuk, the idea of consumerism has already begun to be assimilated in artistic discourse with almost irreparable human degradation. It seems that mu
Film reviewDistance
One of the most important roles of art, in general, is to witness its contemporaneity. Likewise, quality cinema doesn’t always resort to more or less distant subjects in the past, or to more or less fictionalized subje
Film reviewA SHORE
There are certain films that do not necessarily amaze with a complex storyline, but with their “sensory” quality, composing a delightful atmosphere the viewer feels long after the end of the project. The same thing h
Film reviewAll Through the Night
Compelling, magnetic, poignant. It is almost impossible not to perceive by such terms the short film ' All Through the Night '. Condensed in a compact, almost minimalist narrative thread, but dominated by a devastating l
Film reviewSeedling
I t has often been said that life is a form of literature. Moreover, some claim the supremacy of fiction over existence. From this point of view, ' Seedling ' is a short film about the invisible force of the storytelling
Film reviewIn Between the White Space
A war never ends; the armistice is just an illusion. The real war doesn’t necessarily happen on the battlefield, but within each participant. Not coincidentally, as Tyler Mendelson points out in his short film, ' In Be
Film reviewLast Chance Dance
It’s hard to say whether the ' Last Chance Dance ' short documentary is focused more on dance or on the idea of friendship and devotion. Perhaps this thematic uncertainty is due to the fact that dance and devotion are
Film reviewAscoltati
Everything happens for a reason, and Andrea, the protagonist of this film, finds this the hard way. After his mother passes away, Andrea tries to cope with this loss, feeling empty, sad, and alone. He does not know what