The Pass
Pepi Ginsberg’s riveting drama tackles the combustible nature of repressed sexuality when a spot of wild swimming takes an unexpectedly dangerous turn.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | May 25, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |
Pepi Ginsberg’s riveting drama tackles the combustible nature of repressed sexuality when a spot of wild swimming takes an unexpectedly dangerous turn.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | May 25, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |
The outlawing of physical contact creates a cauldron of unexpressed sensuality for the burnished and browbeaten shipyard workers of Evi Kalogiropoulou’s eerie dystopian short.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | May 25, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |
Shuli Huang’s intensely personal and moving diary film is like a heart-wrenching exploration of – and possibly coda to – his relationship with his mother.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | May 23, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |
Emmanuel Gras’ aesthetically minded short is an abstract vision that blends planetary movement and physical intimacy, playfully meditating on where exactly we come from.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | May 20, 2022 | CANNES 2022, Festivals |
Hinging on two compelling performances, this is an absorbing drama that blends the cat-and-mouse tension of a thriller with police procedural to gripping and haunting effect.
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