Memories of the Eastern Front
The truth lies in the spaces between recorded history in Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflânc?’s austere and through-provoking silent documentary.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 14, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |
The truth lies in the spaces between recorded history in Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflânc?’s austere and through-provoking silent documentary.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 13, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |
Through colourful, chemically contaminated found footage, Rafael Castanheira Parrode evocatively excavates the trauma of the 1987 radioactivity disaster in Goiânia, Brazil.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 12, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |
Super 8 footage of an idyllic holiday destination provides the serene surface for Wilbirg Brainin-Donnenberg’s probe into the darker elements of history both political and personal.
Read MorePosted 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.
Read MorePosted 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.
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