Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us here.
No hollow performances of masculinity to mask the realities of grief in Guillermo García López’s Roma family tale. By exploring insecurities, his coming-of-age story becomes a metaphysical quest for reassurance.
All the markers of artfulness seem to be in place, and yet this self-proclaimed study of empathy quickly wears thin.
In an attempt to tell a universal story, Nienke Deutz’s The Miracle arrives only at vagueness.
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.
Aziz Zoromba’s Simo offers insights into the dynamics of a culturally diverse family, but leaves out the most meaningful conversations.
Yana Eresina’s family drama on toxic masculinity and femicide forces us to solve puzzle after puzzle.