Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us here.
In his short film debut, Stephen Vuillemin explores parasocial relationships, highlighting the pervasive feeling of surveillance that has become increasingly prevalent in our digital age.
Though conceived long before artificial intelligence became the popular force it is today, Cristina Iliescu’s debut short offers a compelling reminder of our latent responsibility in the teething stages of machine learning.
Through exploring faces and expressions, Dutch filmmaker Malu Janssen focuses on the consequences and not the reasons of witchcraft accusations. In Barlebas, women are singing to the rhythm of resistance.
Yana Eresina’s family drama on toxic masculinity and femicide forces us to solve puzzle after puzzle.
Through sketch-like animations, Tomek Popakul and Kasumi Ozeki skilfully capture teenage rage and rural isolation in contemporary Poland.
