France - The Film Verdict

Merckx

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 2, 2025 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2025 |

The exploits of the legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx are captured in this appreciative archival documentary about his all-conquering career.

At Dawn

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 16, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024, Verdict Shorts |

An elderly man savours the small things on what might be his final day alive in Antonin Bonnot’s patient and touching short, At Dawn.

Mi Bestia

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 11, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024 |

Religious rumours combine with a blood moon eclipse and a girl’s journey to womanhood in Mi Bestia, a beguiling coming-of-ager with fantasy elements from Camila Beltran.

Knit’s Island

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Oct 7, 2023 | Festivals, Leipzig 2023 |

A trio of documentarians traverse the forbidding digital landscapes of an online survivalist video game to explore the communities that have emerged there in this verité machinima, Knit’s Island.

Wander to Wonder

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 8, 2023 | Festivals, VENICE 2023, Verdict Shorts |

The miniature beings that starred in an 80s television show slowly unravel in Wander to Wonder, a surreal animation that riffs on an enchanting children’s story trope.

Tag: France

Merckx

At Dawn

Mi Bestia

Knit’s Island

Wander to Wonder