Ben Nicholson - The Film Verdict

Agrilogistics

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 11, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

Gerard Ortín Castellví’s film about the mechanised standardisation of plant products in an industrial greenhouse is both hypnotic and unsettling; meticulous documentary and dreamlike fantasy.

Oink

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 10, 2022 | Berlin, Festivals |

A young girl adopts a rambunctious piglet and must navigate puppy classes and survive the annual sausage-making competition in this delightful stop-motion animation.

Blue Has No Dimensions

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 7, 2022 | Festivals, Rotterdam, Verdict Shorts |

Ágata de Pinho impresses both in front of and behind the camera in this visceral drama about a woman who believes she will disappear on her 28th birthday.

Kumbuka

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 6, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

Petna Ndaliko Katondolo’s documentary is a multifaceted exploration of complex questions around the combating of European perspectives in cinema about Africa.

Murmurs of the Jungle

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 5, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

Our prehistoric relationship to the forest is atmospherically invoked in this documentary about a small Indian village and the tales its inhabitants tell of the whispering trees.

Author: Ben Nicholson

Agrilogistics

Oink

Blue Has No Dimensions

Kumbuka

Murmurs of the Jungle