Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us here.
More than a photograph of an event, Isabel Medeiros’ Enlighten works as an evocation. It embraces the overwhelming fact that transformation and degradation are inescapable natural processes.
Not a skateboard story, but a skateboard-inspired film: Cul-de-Sac urges characters and viewers to contemplate life, whatever that entails.
Portuguese filmmaker Jorge Jácome crafts something fresh and innovative in the beautifully restrained Shrooms.
Ary Zara’s intimate, beguiling portrait of a trans sex worker takes trans* storytelling in new directions.