Ben Nicholson - The Film Verdict

History Is Written at Night

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jan 29, 2024 | Featured, Festivals, Rotterdam 2024, Verdict Shorts |

‘History Is Written at Night’ is an unusual portrait of the blackouts that have plagued Cuba over the past few years and an exquisite exercise in atmosphere.

DUCK

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jan 26, 2024 | Rotterdam 2024, Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

In the 16-minute short DUCK, visual artist Rachel Maclean co-opts the inherent suspicions of cinematic espionage to craft this surreal mash-up about the escalating media paranoia.

14 Paintings

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Nov 15, 2023 | Festivals, IDFA 2023, Verdict Shorts |

Just over a dozen artworks are observed in situ in 14 Paintings, a patient but cumulatively fascinating cross-section portrait of contemporary China.

Between Delicate and Violent

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Nov 12, 2023 | Festivals, IDFA 2023, Verdict Shorts |

Sirin Bahar Demirel’s stimulating bricolage short, Between Delicate and Violent, combines archival imagery with animation to examine how pictures tell stories and whether they can be mined for truth.

I Would Like to Rage

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Nov 9, 2023 | Festivals, IDFA 2023, Verdict Shorts |

Chloe Galibert-Laine’s latest video essay, I Would Like to Rage, reflects on the place of rage online and through this lens explores the blurred lines between authenticity and performativity

Author: Ben Nicholson

History Is Written at Night

DUCK

14 Paintings

Between Delicate and Violent

I Would Like to Rage