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Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us here.
Simon Schneckenburger’s graduation film cracks open a blood-soaked world that is coolly violent yet surprisingly tender.
While holding onto their innocence, Ukrainian child refugees become aware of the war in this German-Ukrainian documentary that masterfully depicts the impact of life in exile.
All the markers of artfulness seem to be in place, and yet this self-proclaimed study of empathy quickly wears thin.
Kevin Biele’s short is full of subtlety: a quiet “no” has never sound so powerful.
Olga Kosanović sheds light on an immigrant’s reality in present-day Austria, a land where an Eastern European individual is forced to, figuratively speaking, move mountains to endure.
Francesco Sossai builds a queasy claustrophobia in the neo-giallo The Birthday Party.
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