Adam Donald
- Mar 16, 2021
Library [Kaveh Kanani, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2020]
Library (Fingils) is a short, sweet, and simple animation from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Set in a world inhabited by animals...
Sharleen Opia
- Mar 16, 2021
Close Away [Miguel Ángel Cardona, Spain, 2020]
Close Away (Cerca de Lejos) illustrates the evolving nature of human sexual interactions; highly topical in an age of physical isolation...
Jordon Briggs
- Mar 14, 2021
Caged Bird [Dana Dajani/Rami Kanso, Jordan, 2021]
In Caged Bird, an animated music video written and directed by Dana Dajani, a woman takes a stand against her lover’s possessive behaviour,
Sarthak Kaul
- Mar 13, 2021
Zhwan [Kaveh Jahed, Iran, 2019]
Kaved Jahed’s Zhwan is a subtle but scathing social commentary on gender inequality, sexism, and regressive patriarchal mores...
Will Whitehead
- Mar 13, 2021
Fish Legend [Toni Silvennoinen, Finland, 2019]
As Fish Legend opens, we are immediately struck by Silvennoinen’s use of colour. The drab environment of the man’s building is...
Fung Ying Cheng
- Mar 13, 2021
Redman [Harry Oddie, UK, 2021]
Harry Oddie’s Redman reimagines a very particular hero identity. Perhaps as a subversion of the superheroes that have crept up in film...
Will Whitehead
- Mar 12, 2021
Rut [James Henson, UK, 2017]
James Henson’s Rut reimagines Tales of the Unexpected for the oppressive world of 21st-century finance.
Hope Smith
- Mar 11, 2021
Fargate [Sally Cancello, UK, 2020]
In light of International Women’s Day, it is time that we paid more attention to our female directors, creators, actresses...