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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
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Aug 4, 2019
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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 4, 2019
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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 3, 2019
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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
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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
Sally Roberts
Aug 2, 2019
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Tutu and Pointes [Irina Pizania, UK, 2018]
In present circumstances, London seems an unlikely setting for fairy godmothers and last-minute miracles. Irina Pizania’s film Tutu and Poin
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Jul 31, 2019
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Rose [Edwin Miles, UK, 2018]
Rose is unlike the vast majority of short films that reach the festival screens. It does not have a particular plot, it is not heavily styli
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Jul 31, 2019
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Since Twilight’s [Catherine Hardwicke, USA, 2008] pasty heartthrob, vampires have been synonymous with sexuality. It comes as little...
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019
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Collision [Jonell Rowe, UK, 2018]
Driving tests and the breakneck advance of invasive technologies are two very reasonable things to feel anxious about. Combine the two...
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Jul 31, 2019
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I Miss the War [Andrew Walsh, Australia, 2018]
Family reunions are not always joyous occasions. Throw in your dead mother’s ashes, an unexpected husband and a broken down fridge, and...
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Jul 31, 2019

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