Reviews

Oldenburg 2016. Review of “The Circle” by Rûken Tekeş

Kurkish director Rûken Tekeş’s first short film “The Circle” is a story of discrimination and violence inflicted on minorities and…

8 years ago

Oldenburg 2016. Review of “Love on the Top of the World” by Jan Cvitkovič

Renowned Slovenian helmer Jan Cvitkovič asks us – and himself – what love is in his latest short film “Love…

8 years ago

Oldenburg 2016. Review of “The Egg and the Hatchet” by Chris Skotchdopole

“The Egg and the Hatchet”. This is the perplexing and yet somewhat comforting title of Chris Skotchdopole’s first film that…

8 years ago

Oldenburg 2016. Review of “And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye” by Francisca Alegría

Chilean newcomer Francisca Alegría’s first short, “And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye”, is a cinematic bomb…

8 years ago

Oldenburg 2016. Review of “A Beautiful Day” by Phedon Papamichael

The recipient of the 2012 German Independence Honorary Retrospective Award, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Phedon Papamichael returned to Oldenburg with his latest…

8 years ago

Jameson Cinefest 2016. Review of the short film “Reverse Angle” by Michaël De Nijs

Typically, a reverse angle shot is taken from 180’ (opposite) to the previous shot, and used to show how a…

8 years ago

Review of “Sequin Raze” by Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

In 2010 Sarah Gertrude Shapiro began working on “Sequin Raze”, her first short film project and disenchanted memoire of the…

8 years ago

Jameson Cinefest 2016. Review of “Brothers” by Javier Roldán

„To die will be an awfully big adventure,” Peter Pan said. And he was right – at least when his…

8 years ago

Jameson Cinefest 2016. Review of “Hold On” by Charlotte Scott-Wilson

Cutting and visceral. That is what „Hold On”, Scottish director Charlotte Scott-Wilson’s second short film is. The winner of the…

8 years ago

Jameson Cinefest 2016. Review of “Jewish Blind Date” by Anaëlle Morf

Swiss newcomer Anaëlle Morf’s graduation short is an entertaining and touching work that leaves its viewers happy and hopeful. The…

8 years ago