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On the border between reality and nightmare, ' M ' is a project that strikes you with its insidious violence. No, we are not talking about the cult movie signed by Fritz Lang, although the director of this short film, Vi
Film reviewEggplant Lasagna
Directed by Roberto Skora and Vinícius Piedade, ‘Lasanha de Berinjela’ or ‘ Eggplant Lasagna ’ charts the difficult relationship between a father and his artist son, as the two strive to create a dinner without envy or c
Film reviewIn the Trail of Free Dreams
Directed by Istvan Golob, ' In the Trail of Free Dreams ' dives into the life and times of illustrious Hungarian artist Imre Badonski. Charting his journey of his escape from the Communist regime in 1979, the film follow
Film reviewWHAT A BEAUTIFUL GOD
We do not know for sure if the project signed by C. J. Miles was inspired by the recent social and political context, but certainly, the message it conveys comes as a kind of oasis of tranquillity in the midst of an extr
Film reviewJUNE
A great film is not necessarily a matter of chance but a proof of the rational and emotional intelligence of a director to carry on the work of their masters. From this point of view, ' JUNE ' is both an excellently made
Film reviewThe Other Half
Where words are lost either in a moment overwhelmed by emotion or fear or in a past far too obscure to remember, images become a form of rehabilitation. Here is a poetic, perhaps slightly pathetic, pretext but which is t
Film reviewMoth
Anyone is a moth looking for a light, a light that can be knowledge or truth. But this light burns the insect’s wings – however, the moth will die happy knowing that it has seen the intensity of the flame even for a
Film reviewBeau Monde
' Beau Monde ', what a misleading title! But it is precisely this irony Hans Vannetelbosch uses in the title that makes his project even more... mouth-watering. The recipe is as simple in appearance as “spicy” in ess
Film reviewBahamas
When you are in front of a short film called ' Bahamas ', more than likely, your imagination takes you on an exotic adventure, away from the routine and noises of everyday life. In fact, this is exactly the pretext that
Film reviewSafelight
Death is not always the end. It can also be the beginning of a new way to know a loved person. ‘ Safelight ’ is a short film that approaches such a subject in a beautiful praise brought to the memory of an extraordin
Film reviewSelftherapy
A corner of hell is for those who cannot forgive themselves. But ' Selftherapy ' is not a short film about the afterlife but about a palpable, intimate, domestic hell. Through this project, Mohammad Hossein Zalbak and Be
Film reviewCODE-D
Directed by the esteemed Kyoichi Komoto, ‘ CODE-D: The House of the 8 Women ’ is a science fiction feature taking place in the near future when the surviving population of Japan is divided into ranks and sent out to live
Film reviewHeart of Rose Hip
Family love is a wonderful thing. But what is the boundary between unconditional love and unhealthy love? ‘ Heart of Rose Hip ’ is a short film that gives us a possible catastrophic scenario of such a toxic relations
Film reviewUpstream
Elliptical, but not incomplete, temperate, but not monotonous, ‘ Upstream ’ is the result of a special artistic sensibility that depicts with candour a tender and authentic existential piece. Adriana Martins da Silva off
Film reviewBigger than the World
Written by Reinaldo Moraes and directed by Beto Marquez, ‘ Bigger than the World ’ (or Maior Que O Mundo) sees Eriberto Leão play Kbeto, a struggling writer suffering with writer's block who stumbles upon a great story i
Film reviewJanus
An exuberant and decadent music video in the style of the disco ages? Or maybe an experimental short film based on a mythological pretext to portray a modern saturnalia? It’s hard to say. However, ' Janus ' is a surpri
Film reviewThe Warziniek's File
What would a “Black Mirror” episode look like if it were directed by Wes Anderson? Quite similar to ' The Warziniek’s File '. But the short film signed by Pierre J. Secondi is more than this. It is a sci-fi-like tr
Film reviewJUMPING
In addition to all those great films about the destinies of women crushed by the patriarchy of Islamic countries, some directors prefer to change the rules of the game, bringing before us some “atypical” protagonists
Film reviewNight, Mother
Directed by John Patrick Lowrie, ‘ Night, Mother ’ adapts Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play into feature length form. A story about a daughter and a mother who have a meaningful conversation before the daughter
Film reviewZugvögel
Directed by Johannes Buchholz, the German language drama ‘ Zugvögel ’ introduces us to a complicated bunch of friends who reunite after a long time. As old secrets are revealed and the past reconciled, the tightly knit g