Charlie Greep
Aug 20, 2019
One Night Only [Matt Bissett-Johnson, Australia, 2018]
One Night Only is a short but memorable piece of animation that feels simultaneously indebted to classic animation, with its slapstick and b
Sam Briggs
Aug 12, 2019
Battersea Power Station [L. T. Hewitt, UK, 2019]
Battersea Power Station’s strength is in its bravery. As a first time film from director, writer, editor, actor and producer L.T. Hewitt und
Sam Briggs
Aug 12, 2019
The City of Honey [Moein Ruholami, Iran, 2018]
The City of Honey operates on a simple duality: the wonderment of a child’s imagination vs. the crushing reality of life in areas reeling fr
Sally Roberts
Aug 4, 2019
Clean Up on Aisle 9 [Derrick J. Johnson, USA, 2018]
Having just defeated the Wildcats in the football game of the year, Cody (Jesse Carver) is forced to pass up a crazy house party (and the ch
Sally Roberts
Aug 4, 2019
There’s No Sin To The South of Ecuador [Igor Furtado, Brazil, 2019]
There’s No Sin To The South of Ecuador arguably has two leading roles: one is a man in a wedding dress; the other is the Virgin Mary. Both a
Sally Roberts
Aug 3, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2019: Tide [Berkant Dumlu, Switzerland, 2019]
Although Tide has many levels of interpretation, as the sun glares down in record temperatures and unprecedented fires rage across the melti
Sally Roberts
Aug 2, 2019
Supper for Civilised Girls [Ella Robertson, UK, 2019]
The film opens with Millie (Holland Bailey) and Francesca (Hiral Varsani), two schoolgirls on their way to meet the formidable Miss Kerswell
Sally Roberts
Aug 2, 2019
The Curious Child [Howard Vause, UK, 2019]
The Curious Child is an unusual film both in its aesthetics and in its content. It manages to be suitable for younger viewers without being