Locarno review: Rainer, a Vicious Dog in a Skull Valley (2023)
Art is a battlefield, and nothing is more obvious in depicting that than creating an actual one on stage.
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Locarno review: The Currency – Sensing #1 Agbogbloshie (2023)
There is something spiritual, as Elom 20ce hums along to the melodies created by the devices.
Vienna Shorts is going big on its 20th edition
Running from 1-6 June, festival directors Doris Bauer and Daniel Hadenius-Ebner have announced the screening of 340 short films from 58 countries around the world in 90 curated programmes at six locations.
Review: Young Plato (2021)
Break the cycle. Think for yourself. By introducing philosophical debate, McArevey and his staff are hoping to stop this vicious continuation of sectarian conflict.
Review: The Shadow (2019)
Is a motherly sin to blame for the evil possession of a young boy? Director Nayla Al Khaja, who holds the historic position of being the first female director-producer in her native United Arabic Emirates, peppers this initial question with influences from her own life.
Review: Live Forever (2020)
The final product is nothing less than an exhilarating, perky musical love letter to the victims of horror movies. The by the number by-goners, the red shirts of their genre.
Melies d’Argent Short Film Selection Review
With this year’s selection of Melies d’Argent shorts, Grossmann has mastered to mostly pick a selection of shorts that broaden the given genre conventions or at least pay homage to them. From stylish eye candy to entertaining reimaginations, there is a spark of whiz and originality in these shorts…
Slak’s Vicious Cat Short Films
Expect the unexpected. In many ways, Grossmann’s selection of shorts defies the laid-out narrative or utilizes it to translate it into stunning visualizations. There is more to the formula that can be found repeatedly in full-length features but should be reexamined whenever the chance presents itself.
Men and Society
Men destroy what they create. As we have built our society over millennia, we tend to tear them down when they are no longer serve our interests.
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