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ALI ALI
directed by Rishabh Jain
In the first moments of the film, we already know where we are. In a rural Indian village, in between kids, who love to play cricket...FULL REVIEW
VOICES OF THE MOUNTAINS
directed by Laboratory for visual storytelling
We land on a desert landscape, cracked and dry. Water is present among the clay-colored ruins rising from the rocky ground. The ochre tones evoke the inside of a mountain, a past once open to the sky. What does the earth hide?....FULL REVIEW
GLIMPSE OF CHILDHOOD
directed by Nizami Murtuzayev
At first, it is notable in the short film A Glimpse of Childhood that the artistic team behind the film clearly know the craft of filmmaking and does have excellent skills to tell stories through that medium, whether they have a professional background or not...FULL REVIEW
AND THIS IS MY BODY
directed by Concha Vidal
And this is my body is a film, which 'grows' out of a painting, but what starts as a calm, idyllic vision turns into the opposite, of what we see at the beginning. A woman lies on the ground with a tree coming out of her ear. .....FULL REVIEW
MOISTURE
directed by Duda Gorter
All the characters are very interesting. They have deepness and faith. The Heroine acts very good and represents all the tension what a woman in her age and position "could" feel. Also she represents the loneliness and a life without perspective. But.....FULL REVIEW
SCREEN TIME
directed by Dimitry Brazhenko
The life of a character animated on a Wacom tablet, is forever changed, when he meets a companion created out of sand. This 5 minute animated short follows a classic romantic drama formula - boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back – with the whimsical artist and evil creator as the antagonist....FULL REVIEW
DELAY
directed by Wang Han-Xuan
From a cinematic perspective, I think it is excellent. The framing is beautiful, and I especially loved the way the camera observes the characters from a certain distance, allowing the audience to watch rather than be instructed how to feel...FULL REVIEW
BECAUSE I AM A GIRL
directed by Sayazhan Ispolganova, Alisa Tyan, Rosita Keneshova, Fatima Chorobekova, Alina Alybekova, Dariya Murzulukova, Aiana Baimuratova
The film's multi-voice narration transforms it into a choral piece, weaving collective perspectives and lived experiences into a single breath.... FULL REVIEW
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
directed by Genevieve Sulway
When Worlds Collide is a touching documentary about an accident that forever changed the town of Javea, Spain. Through a carefully crafted recounting of events, the film develops a clear narrative arc around the tragedy that claimed the lives of three triathletes and immortalized their legacy....FULL REVIEW
GHOSTING SOCIETY
directed by Rory Knox
Three men retreat from society to go camping,setting the stage for a film that, despite its flaws— bare bones cinematography and poor sound recording—manages to be surprisingly entertaining and occasionally funny. .....FULL REVIEW
NAAGAYA
directed by David Hanju Youk
Naagaya, or 'go on forward' in Korean, is a dystopic vision of a post apocalyptic world. It is inhabited by zombie like creatures – humans wearing VR headsets, enslaved and controlled by a mysterious superpower....FULL REVIEW
TRUE LOVE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN
directed by Erkan Can
True Love Is Never Forgotten addresses a very important social issue, which is the position of a women with a very strict traditional background where her family dominates and imposes pressure on whom to marry....FULL REVIEW
KILOMETER 9 OR SINCE WHEN DO YOU STOP TO LOOK AT THE CITY
directed by Mika Nivola
The film is visually striking and demonstrates a clear artistic vision. The cinematography is beautifully crafted, making deliberate use of depth of field and spatial composition to create compelling imagery and give each shot a stronger sense of purpose....FULL REVIEW
THE SERENA VARIATIONS
directed by Warren Fischer
The Serena Variations is a visually stunning short film, with cinematography that transforms each frame into a painterly gem. Every shot feels meticulously crafted, offering a visual feast that captures the audience's attention from the very first moment.....FULL REVIEW
IL FUTURO PERDUTO
directed by Matthias Müller
The Lost Future is a fresh, experimental short film shot on 16mm where the filmmaker forgoes narrative storytelling to deliver a sensory experience. The film straddles the line between an art installation and a music video, sidestepping traditional conventions to pose existential questions about identity, perception, and the future.....FULL REVIEW
ROCK OF THE DEAD
directed by Diego Ramos
Rock of the Dead is a punk rock comedy short that dives headfirst into absurdity, blending heavy metal, satanic rituals, and slapstick humour. At 20 minutes, it brims with enthusiasm, inventive ideas, and a rebellious spirit that captures the scrappy, DIY ethos of its subject—a struggling punk band....FULL REVIEW
VITA NOVA
directed by Dmytro Zavora
The film starts with a scene of veterans,limbs missing, making their way on crutches, amidst the rubble of a destroyed post-war German city. Over a decade ago, this image could have been a mere flashback from World War II archives and chronicles...FULL REVIEW
TREASURE IMAGINATION
directed by Scott Rice
In the world of short films, when the main goal becomes showcasing technical abilities for making a feature, the result may end up resembling a flashy demo rather than an independent cinematic work....FULL REVIEW