“It’s weird. But it’s real.” This is a quote from Uppsala International Short Film Festival’s catalog that opens the introduction text about this year’s special programme double bill Ukraine Stay Real and Ukraine Stay Weird, curated by Olha Reiter from Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art.
One might assume that the film titled My Father Is My Mother’s Brother would be just another futile attempt at provocation,
At first glance, Angelo Dorado (played by Jason Roy Léveillée), aka the Golden Angel is just a regular guy (aside his always present mask) who likes to read about Mexican wrestling scene before taking a shower to …
A man in his fifties is sitting chained to a chair at a hospital, obviously shortly after a surgical procedure. He is still connected to the infusion stand, but weakness is something else. A police detective, who has almost taken his life enters the room to conduct her interrogation.
That there is no one who’s actually practicing virgin-sacrificing on graveyards under the light of candles arranged to form a pentagram, doesn’t really matter. Such picture is present in the minds of state-, church- and media gurus who imprint it to hearts and minds of …
What a strange and, frankly, indescribable viewing experience it is, right from its overly long title taken from an out of context line of dialogue fired by one of the film’s characters.
As we all know, laughter is therapeutic. It raises the level of hormones responsible for feeling happy. If it is natural and hearty, that is. Probably everyone could and should find something to laugh about
When the fire broke out at the rock club Colectiv in Bucharest, Romania during the concert of a local heavy metal band, 27 of the visitors died instantly and about 180 injured were rushed into hospitals.
Alex Gibney is one of the world’s most prolific documentarians with an average of two titles in different formats (film, TV series), styles and genres every year as a director only. He is even more active as a producer. His is a man of reputation partly due to his high releasing tempo…
