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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.

Tako Tsubo

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 22, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

A man has his heart removed in an attempt to lessen his existential anguish in Fanny Sorgo and Eva Pedroza’s expressive, lingering animation, Tako Tsubo.

Bye Bye Turtle

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 20, 2024 | Festivals, Berlinale 2024, Verdict Shorts |

A young girl avoiding her home and a woman returning to hers after a long absence form a brief but profound bond in Selin Oksuzoglu sparkling short, Bye Bye Turtle.

Circle

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 19, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

A young girl draws a circle on the ground and people are drawn to stand within its borders in Joung Yumi’s typically mannered and strangely engrossing monochrome animation.

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 films

Skin

Tako Tsubo

Bye Bye Turtle

Circle

Muna