Atsushi Wada: The Quiet Master A deep-dive into the extraordinary filmmaker's body of work review by Chris Childs First encountering Atsushi Wada’s animations can be a transformative experience. With his latest film, ‘Bird in Peninsula’, now screening at Vienna Shorts after a world premiere at Berlinale, it’s …
The Sower of Stars Harvesting Landscapes (Within) review by Bo Alfaro Decreton “If we opened up people, we’d find landscapes. If we opened up me, we’d find beaches,” Agnès Varda infamously said in ‘Les Plages d’Agnès’ (2008). When applied to filmmaker Lois Patiño, one could …
Noir-Soleil Under the Volcano’s crater review by Niv Fux Marie Larrivé’s fourth short animation film works in mysterious ways. Its plot is thin, easily summarised, almost straightforward, yet that only tells little about the experience the film renders. To …
