Ben Nicholson - The Film Verdict

Pietà

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 3, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary 2022 |

Baroque stylings and meticulous composition create a hermetically sealed world in Eduardo Casanova’s ornate tale of overbearing matriarchal control.

The Night

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 3, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Verdict Shorts |

Tsai Ming-liang is a master of the meditative short and he’s on exemplary form again with this nocturnal moment of rest in a restless Hong Kong.

And Then There Was Love…

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 2, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary 2022 |

A woman seeks a fortune teller’s guidance about her ailing love life in this discursive but affecting portrait of generational trauma and self-love.

Sideral

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jul 1, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Verdict Shorts |

Brazil’s first manned rocket launch provides a catalyst for transformation and a leftfield opportunity for escape in Carlos Segundo’s bittersweet and dryly absurdist short.

Ice Merchants

Posted by Ben Nicholson | May 28, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

A father and son make daily parachute jumps from their cliffside home to sell ice in João Gonzalez’s gripping and poignant animation.

Author: Ben Nicholson

Pietà

The Night

And Then There Was Love…

Sideral

Ice Merchants