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Oldenburg’s tribute to Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 14, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024 |

The director and actress couple Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu have been in hiding since having to flee after their arrest was ordered by the military junta in 2021.

Nostalgia of a (Still) Alive Heart

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 13, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024, Verdict Shorts |

Two young children are left to find their own way when their father commits suicide in Diego Gaxiola’s poignant magical realist short, Nostalgia of a (Still) Alive Heart.

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.

Tag: short film

Oldenburg’s tribute to Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu

Nostalgia of a (Still) Alive Heart

Bits

Skin

Muna