Review: Carbón (2020)
In his short documentary Carbón, the Swiss director Davide Tisato shows the life of Ismael and Nivardo as the citizens of the world of the underprivileged working class.
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Review: Menarche (2020)
Reaching for the combination of three myths: the one of Vagina Dentata, a folk tale according to which vaginas are equipped with teeth that can emasculate or castrate men, the water nymph Iara and the Amazon river dolphine (the shapeshifter known as encantado), in their script for Menarche Líbia Perez & Lillah Halla unite several types of all three interpretations into one.
Review: I am Afraid To Forget Your Face (2020)
Mysterious in its main build-up, the narrative doesn’t disappoint by meeting the viewers expectations as to where it’s going.
Review: The Lamb Of God (2020)
David Pinhiero Vincente’s sophomore short The Lamb Of God is based on the stories he was told by his father who came from the village of Solheira where the film was shot, to be precise – in the very house he had spent his childhood in. T
EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Anna Samo’s animation “Conversations With A Whale”
Anna Samo dedicates her eight short animation Conversations With A Whale to all her friends “who are dancing with their demons and talking to their whales”. The subject of the film deals, after all, with a shared trauma they are all going through upon finishing their art projects. The happiness one is overwhelmed with once […]
Review: 12K. Marx Street (2019)
The film is dedicated to every 8th Georgian who has been forcibly displaced from their home during many, many conflicts in the country’s recent history.
Programme overview: Connected
The first slot of the international competition of Uppsala Short Film Festival showcases a strong selection of films that explore the fragility of human existence within family and/ or society.
Review: Silver or Lead (2020)
Granados slips into the role of a macho rapper who’s sporting golden chains and a guilded gun, while in the background different scenes of violence take place.
Review: Lilla Olle (2020)
When two best friends undress at one point in front of everyone to go for a swim in the lake, Olle is not aware of the impact his little performance will leave on one of the guests.
