Focus is placed on works of filmmakers past here—an opportunity to read up on short film history.
Set in an Iranian leper colony, Forugh Farrokhzad’s The House is Black paints an intimate portrayal of human existence under the weight of marginalisation.
In this haunting collage, Jay Rosenblatt reappropriates cautionary tales from educational films to illustrate the transgenerational cruelty that is boyhood. While facing uncomfortable truths, he also charts a path towards recovery.
A look back at Andrea Arnold’s Oscar-winning short film where class and desire collide in a single mother’s dilemma.
William E. Jones blends archival manipulation and incisive critique on sexual labour into a stimulating piece of video art.
Another look at Ruben Östlund’s Golden Bear-winning short film from 2010.
