Ben Nicholson - The Film Verdict

Mangrove School

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Mar 31, 2022 | Verdict Shorts |

Filipa César and Sónia Vaz Borges explore the decolonising power of education in this tale of rebellious scholarship in the tangle of Guinea-Bissau’s mangrove swamps.

Study of a Fight

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Mar 30, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

A simple premise yields increasingly complex results in Marie Suul Brobakke’s dissection of a romantic relationship between two actors rehearsing a scene.

Abyss

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Mar 29, 2022 | Verdict Shorts |

In partnering with Google’s Image Recognition AI, Jeppe Lange has constructed a 100mph frenzy of match-cutting that is strange, rhythmic and at times somewhat profound.

The Invitation

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Mar 19, 2022 | Festivals, Thessaloniki Documentary |

Fabrizio Maltese’s new documentary is both an artfully captured portrait of Mauritania and a road trip guided by an elusive filmmaker and a watching spirit.

Heroines

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 20, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

Communal mythologies and the importance of historical forebears are explored in Marina Herrera’s quietly humorous hybrid documentary about a rebellious Indigenous woman.

Author: Ben Nicholson

Mangrove School

Study of a Fight

Abyss

The Invitation

Heroines