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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.

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.

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Nostalgia of a (Still) Alive Heart

Bits

Skin

Tako Tsubo

Bye Bye Turtle