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Bits

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 12, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024, Verdict Shorts |

A woman in smalltown Montana has a near miss with a serial killer but becomes obsessed with being his victim the dark, absorbing drama – Bits.

Skin

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 10, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024, Verdict Shorts |

A young woman confronts her true self in the mirror in this beautifully shot and symbolic evocation of an individual’s transition from female to male in Leo Behrens’ Skin.

Muna

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 16, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

A teenager navigates the social pressures of school and the expectations of family in Muna, a thoughtful coming-of-age drama about personal desires and dislocated grief.

Pirsas

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 27, 2023 | Festivals, San Sebastian 2023, Verdict Shorts |

Angelica Maria Torres Tamayo works through a personal tragedy in Pirsas, a deeply affecting documentary about a family trauma and the prospect of recovery.

Amma ki Katha (My Amma’s Tale)

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 26, 2023 | Festivals, San Sebastian 2023, Verdict Shorts |

History, folklore, and contemporary realities intertwine in Amma ki Katha, Nehal Vyas’ essayistic meditation on national aspiration and how stories become enmeshed in state oppression.

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Bits

Skin

Muna

Pirsas

Amma ki Katha (My Amma’s Tale)