The Apple Doesn’t Fall…
China’s one-child policy provides the inspiration for Dean Wei and Shiyu Liu’s The Apple Doesn’t Fall…, a meticulous and theatrical apartment-bound family drama told through expressive dance.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 3, 2026 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2026, Verdict Shorts |
China’s one-child policy provides the inspiration for Dean Wei and Shiyu Liu’s The Apple Doesn’t Fall…, a meticulous and theatrical apartment-bound family drama told through expressive dance.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 9, 2025 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2025 |
Familial fractures persist across decades in Edwin Mullane and Adam O’Keeffe’s deftly observed and emotive debut feature, Horseshoe.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 1, 2024 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2024 |
Using the aesthetics of home video, with 78 Days Emilija Gasic crafts a poignant coming-of-age drama set amidst the 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 5, 2023 | Festivals, VENICE 2023, Verdict Shorts |
Unspoken traumas are made manifest in Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi’s beautifully drawn and profoundly moving animated allegory, In the Shadow of the Cypress.
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