Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us here.
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.
