My Fat Arse and I The Terror Of Weight review by Sabrina Vetter With ‘My fat arse and I’ director Yelyzaveta Pysmak takes a gamble. Presenting a discussion of body issues and beauty norms as the central motif, the animated short doesn’t treat it lightly. At first …
Umbilical Fatal ultimatum review by Līga Požarska In Elpida Stathatou’s directorial debut ‘Umbilical’, a faith-abiding mother dreads that her daughter (played by the director-writer herself) is under a spell. At least so says the mother’s spiritual …
Cosmos and chaos and cosmos and… A notion of 'rituals' in IDFA’s short film competition programme review by Jason Todd Amongst the films in IDFA’s short film competition this year, hailing from the mountains of Buthan all the way to the jungle of Colombia, an overwhelming majority flirts with the idea of rituals. …
