Modern Goose ★★★ 1/2 TIFF 2023

Modern Goose wonderfully brings awareness to how we as a species take for granted animals’ need for nature in our ever-growing suburban landscapes. Karsten Wall’s short documentary is a compelling reminder that this planet isn’t just ours. Able to navigate by reading the Earth’s magnetic field, fiercely loyal to flock

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Se dit d’un cerf qui quitte son bois ★★★★★ (Short) Born of Woman – Fantasia 2023

Se dit d’un cerf qui quitte son bois (Said Of A Deer That Sheds Its Antlers) is a perfect dark comedy short. Salomé Crickx has created a wonderful piece of magic here in this instantly rewatchable film. Today is the 167th annual Shedding, a cheerful ceremony that brings all generations together to promote

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Write Here ★★★★ BFI Flare 2023 (Short Film)

Write Here is an excellent short – sensitive story; you are placed into the mind and heart of a character whose dream is to never forget. Jake Muñoz Consing is an almighty talent to keep an eye on. Eddie, An ageing gay man living alone with Alzheimer’s, struggles to hold

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Haulout (Short Film) ★★★★ London Film Festival 2022

Haulout is a powerful documentary that shows the sheer overwhelming scale of the consequences of climate change on beautiful animals in the Arctic. Tragic and sobering, Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev’s film is essential viewing. A lonely man waits to witness an ancient gathering on a remote coast of the

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Birds (Short Film) ★★★★★ London Film Festival 2022

A film of discovery, Katherine Propper’s Birds is a lovely look at a time when summer could feel like a never-ending dream. A wonderful exploration into connection with friends, love, nature and everything in between. You can’t but adore this film. Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers during the

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My Year of Dicks (Short Film) ★★★★ London Film Festival 2022

As relatable a story about your sexual awakening as you will see, My Year of Dicks is a wonderful short film that tells a sincere, funny and honest tale. A female-driven animation than harmonises exceptionally well with the story – a must-watch. It’s 1991, and Pam is trying very hard

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New Voices from Hong Kong Students reviews

And I, And I. Dir Lam Yan Yue Judy, a single mother and Peter, her intellectually disabled son, have been through 45 years with each other. As minorities, lives were half spent with forgotten dreams and helpless love. Yet, they found a temporary exit through music. A genuinely wonderful short

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