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Pets [David Wunderlich, Germany, 2018]
This intriguing and, perhaps to some, bleak science-fiction short film opens up in a near future. The title refers to the human condition...
Jim Rogers
Feb 25, 2019
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Beard Envy [John Tomkins, UK, 2018] /// Genesis [Michael Tekle, Germany, 2018]
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Tom Kent
Feb 25, 2019
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Harp [Staffan Gnosspelius, UK, 2018]
It seems wrong to recommend Harp to anyone without advising them see it without any expectations, as I was fortunate enough to do....
Tom Kent
Feb 20, 2019
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A Peculiar Imagination [Jamie H. Scrutton, UK, 2018]
This intriguing animated short deals with themes familiar to us all, from birth to death and everything in between, situating the...
Jim Rogers
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Caducea – The Man with the Bark Face [Christophe Mavroudis, Belgium, 2018]
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Expecting is an artful and revealing dance documentary that charts summarily the career of ballerina Michele Wiles (former principal...
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Radio Moon [Pierre Gaffié, France, 2018] /// The Hangman [Margaret McGoldrick, UK, 2018]
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Vincent Dolan
Feb 16, 2019
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The House [Giulia Gandini, UK, 2017]
Three children speculate the authenticity of an age-old tale surrounding Fallbridge House, where for many years nobody has been seen to...
Walt Eastfield
Feb 4, 2019
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Wait in Vain [Indigo Bates, USA, 2018] /// Generation [Pamela Woolford, USA, 2018]
A woman agonisingly waits for the phone to ring. She tries to psychically will the phone call into being with thoughts like “if I don’t...
Walt Eastfield
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