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![Love, Blood, Pain [Magnum Borini, Brazil, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_3bc1047839b94ed8b0a87ba07a623735~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_3bc1047839b94ed8b0a87ba07a623735~mv2.jpeg)
Jordon Briggs
- Jul 31, 2021
Love, Blood, Pain [Magnum Borini, Brazil, 2020]
Love, Blood, Pain is visually arresting, but the filmās construction never allows any real story into its compiled imagery.
![Absence [Richard Marx, Germany/Ukraine, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_32df7efdd6fe44faae02e59bb56a5b0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_32df7efdd6fe44faae02e59bb56a5b0a~mv2.jpg)
Jordon Briggs
- Jul 31, 2021
Absence [Richard Marx, Germany/Ukraine, 2020]
Richard Marxās surrealist tale, Absence, follows Lena, a woman enraptured by the moon and stars, and enraged by the murder of her husband...
![Cremeschnitte [Yan Jin, United States, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_f277f43b33614b60907b0232c278fb62~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_f277f43b33614b60907b0232c278fb62~mv2.jpg)
Antonio Matei
- Jul 31, 2021
Cremeschnitte [Yan Jin, United States, 2021]
Cremeschnitte is more a video art piece than a conventional movie and, because of that, it has a strong power to expose controversial issues
![Apocalypse Notes [Pierre GaffiƩ, France, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_a7f3af998adb4545afa642ff4ed37fbf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_a7f3af998adb4545afa642ff4ed37fbf~mv2.jpeg)
Natalia Brammen
- Jul 29, 2021
Apocalypse Notes [Pierre GaffiƩ, France, 2020]
The post-apocalyptic sub-genre in film has been popular among various audiences going back to the earliest days of cinema.
![Chi Chi [Chelsey d'Adesky, USA, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_574ace437bc54bb9b36db50f3f40b252~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_574ace437bc54bb9b36db50f3f40b252~mv2.jpeg)
Dean Archibald-Smith
- Jul 27, 2021
Chi Chi [Chelsey d'Adesky, USA, 2020]
Much like Brian De Palma, DāAdesky is adept at deconstructing narrative tropes and reconstructing them with a kind of metatextual irony...
![Stray [Wanjiru Njendu, USA, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_6e56917b72ee48b0994524eede91e96e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_6e56917b72ee48b0994524eede91e96e~mv2.jpeg)
Paromita Sengupta
- Jul 23, 2021
Stray [Wanjiru Njendu, USA, 2020]
Stray by Wanjiru Njendu traverses between the real and the surreal, confronting the socially problematic issue of the disappearance of black
![2020 [HelƩna Antonio, Italy/UK, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_51709d50b06640c49bdd321bd630a326~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_51709d50b06640c49bdd321bd630a326~mv2.jpg)
Dean Archibald-Smith
- Jul 20, 2021
2020 [HelƩna Antonio, Italy/UK, 2020]
2020 was that year that caught up with itself. Probably not since World War II has the global community been brought so starkly into focus, and no amount of technological gimmickry or gadgetry could prepare us for the modern chaos that the Coronavirus pandemic left in its wake. Fast-forward a year later and tech-company billionaires the likes of Branson, Bezos and Musk, clearly shaken by the idea of their own mortality and bolstered by their sense of invincible wealth, hastil
![Water Walking [Mycle Scheuer, UK, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_fcbf1afb44304bde848d960abe49d5a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_fcbf1afb44304bde848d960abe49d5a9~mv2.jpg)
Sarthak Kaul
- Jul 18, 2021
Water Walking [Mycle Scheuer, UK, 2020]
Water Walking is at its core a deeply personal film about how we all have to, at some point in life, no matter how painful...
![When Will The Chameleon Speak [Lea Pfandler, USA, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_8e481ff8337848059342c9e0124df8f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_8e481ff8337848059342c9e0124df8f0~mv2.jpg)
Sarthak Kaul
- Jul 18, 2021
When Will The Chameleon Speak [Lea Pfandler, USA, 2021]
When Will the Chameleon Speak is a tender, melancholic, but ultimately hopeful exploration of the growing pains of being a young artist...
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![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Cornflakes Are Rubbish [Charlotte Nind/Jacob Bacon, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_220,h_123,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Original Sin [Paolo Sinigaglia, Italy, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ca789cc5313b4f94bf20f025dc4796ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_220,h_123,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ca789cc5313b4f94bf20f025dc4796ee~mv2.jpg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Shallow [Paul Ashton, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_951699be78e74888bc681fcd9d6c24cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_220,h_123,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_951699be78e74888bc681fcd9d6c24cc~mv2.jpg)
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![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Yuluu [Fatima Kried, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_eb393025c61143cf98b6e551df4adf77~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_220,h_123,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_eb393025c61143cf98b6e551df4adf77~mv2.jpg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: A Knowing of Loss [Marc Puig Biel, Spain, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_072ebdf19b3242179e4f33c08618e6bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_220,h_123,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_072ebdf19b3242179e4f33c08618e6bc~mv2.jpg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Rimi [Nischhal Sharma, India, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ebd19de0de484668a28350b72d2425e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_220,h_123,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ebd19de0de484668a28350b72d2425e9~mv2.jpg)
![In the Eyes of a Child [Marco Ferrara, Italy, 2023]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_01e294bd769e4a8aa341551ca7bc7871~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_58,h_33,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_01e294bd769e4a8aa341551ca7bc7871~mv2.jpeg)
![Two Knights [Piotr Szkopiak, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_4b197f184db54afc95f775fe48320bd7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_58,h_33,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_4b197f184db54afc95f775fe48320bd7~mv2.jpeg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2022: Throw Your Heart Over First [Mark McAuley, Ireland, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_f17e64582f494d729a117bddc19545a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_58,h_33,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9b7dde_f17e64582f494d729a117bddc19545a9~mv2.png)
![The Story of a Trout [Gareth Leah, USA, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_044565b04f7b4b6da729f134c619e377~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_58,h_39,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_044565b04f7b4b6da729f134c619e377~mv2.jpeg)
![My Name is Moe [Kabir McNeely, USA, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_680ffd6c85f642a6844b8785364c4288~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_44,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_680ffd6c85f642a6844b8785364c4288~mv2.jpg)
![Borrowed Time [Ginevra Gentili, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ed0c27adf0984653a11c5104f74a1b58~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_58,h_33,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ed0c27adf0984653a11c5104f74a1b58~mv2.jpeg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Cornflakes Are Rubbish [Charlotte Nind/Jacob Bacon, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_58,h_33,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg)
![The Skin She Sheds [Cass Virdee, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_bddd09258c164b9a90431ffd228c378a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_58,h_39,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_bddd09258c164b9a90431ffd228c378a~mv2.jpeg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Original Sin [Paolo Sinigaglia, Italy, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ca789cc5313b4f94bf20f025dc4796ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_33,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ca789cc5313b4f94bf20f025dc4796ee~mv2.jpg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Shallow [Paul Ashton, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_951699be78e74888bc681fcd9d6c24cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_33,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_951699be78e74888bc681fcd9d6c24cc~mv2.jpg)