Ben Nicholson - The Film Verdict

Liturgy of Anti-tank Obstacles

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Aug 13, 2022 | Sarajevo, Verdict Shorts |

This deceptively simple documentary explores the nature of creation by juxtaposing the work of Ukrainian sculptors who’ve turned their hands to the war effort.

Bachelorette Party

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Aug 12, 2022 | Sarajevo, Verdict Shorts |

The celebration of a forthcoming marriage is depicted with poignancy and subtlety in Lola Cambourieu and Yann Berlier’s intimate short.

In Broad Daylight

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 11, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary 2022, Spotlight |

Ambiguity abounds in Emmanuel Tardif’s elusive Québécois drama about a family’s self-imposed isolation after an unexpected event and the spreading fractures in their fragile status quo.

Pamfir

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 10, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Spotlight |

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s debut is a propulsive drama employing folkloric elements and mythic overtones in its portrayal of a man trying to navigate a provincial criminal underworld.

The Trees

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 7, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Verdict Shorts |

The nature of loss both personal and planetary become intertwined in Ramzi Bashour’s mordantly comic drama about a man returning home after his father’s death.

Author: Ben Nicholson

Liturgy of Anti-tank Obstacles

Bachelorette Party

In Broad Daylight

Pamfir

The Trees