Sally Roberts
- Oct 2, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2019: Two Down [Rolfin Nyhus, UK, 2019]
All hail the greasy spoon! This is the message of Rolfin Nyhus’s charming six-minute short, Two Down. Set in a classic London café, three me
Sally Roberts
- Oct 2, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2019: Rath [Kevin Hu, USA, 2019]
The film opens with outlaw Howard on the run from the authorities. He stashes his sack of loot and makes a run for it through the endless du
Sally Roberts
- Oct 2, 2019
Paracosm [Bahadir Karasu, Turkey, 2018]
Bahadir Karasu’s Paracosm joins this budding genre with its exploration of dreams, drugs and fate. The story opens with Mesut, who, unhappil
Sally Roberts
- Sep 23, 2019
Beyond the Pointy Hat [Shannon Meilak, Australia, 2018]
During the filmed ceremony, we learn what a broomstick is actually used for, what the rituals try to achieve and how the newcomers felt abou
Sally Roberts
- Sep 21, 2019
Turning Tide [Andrew Muir, UK, 2018]
The chemistry between David and the Nazi soldier is brilliant. So much is said through wordless communication, and is all the better for its
Sally Roberts
- Sep 20, 2019
Tommy [Mike Stevens, Canada, 2018]
Lance Birley also gives a solid performance as callous father Frank Dupree, whose beefy malice is reminiscent of John Goodman’s quietly terr
Sally Roberts
- Sep 20, 2019
You or Me [Yana Zinov, USA, 2019]
The short opens with an image of BDSM magazines strewn across a coffee table, yet while the theme of masochism runs throughout the film, it
Sally Roberts
- Sep 20, 2019
Piercing Stillness [Arepo, Italy, 2019]
Although, in his director’s statement Arepo writes that his motives are to celebrate stillness in a world so caught up with movement, this s