By David Pountain Tim Marshall’s gorilla is an open and entrancing short that itself inspires an openness to the universe at large. Beginning part of the way into a couple’s camping trip and climaxing with a […]
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By David Pountain A potent exercise in sustained dread, Judd Myer’s horror short Son is an efficient and effective construction of ominous, claustrophobic imagery, chilling sounds and concise storytelling. Following a young boy left home […]
By William Page Despite the thunderous weather, over 60,000 people yesterday attended Tropfest, the world’s largest short-film festival, which returned to Centennial Park in Sydney after a turbulent few months when its future hanged in […]
By David Pountain Benedict Campbell’s 2008 short Lloyd Neck is a moment of quiet contemplation amidst the bustle and bitchiness of adolescent life, tenderly fleshing out the intuitive nature of a relationship between two siblings. Shot […]
By Lauren Hurrell This Is Normal displays the sense of community among deaf people through the use of sign language and natural expression, whilst also highlighting the difficulties in social interaction, independence, and finding acceptance, both […]
By David Pountain Italian director Maria Sole Tognazzi’s latest feature, Me, Myself and Her (original title: Io e lei), is a two-woman love story that takes on an unusually late stage in the relationship. While […]