Under Southern Eyes – Page 49 – A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.

Ostrich Politic: a brilliant short film about the ease with which societies become fascist

Mohammad Houhou, “Ostrich Politic” (2018) What struck me most about this film is its encapsulation

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Ellis Ka-yin Chan, Tena van der Galovic, Zozo Jhen, Yen-chen Liu, Marine Varguy, “A Gong

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Fabien Corre, Kelsi Phung, “Les lèvres gercées” (2018) In just five minutes, within the setting

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Camille Aigloz, Simon Anding Malandin, Michiru Baudet, Margo Roquelaure, Diane Tran Duc, Lucy Vallin, “Mehua”

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Alix Arrault, Martin Hermane, Samuel Klughertz, Jules Rigolle, “Parfum Fraise” (2017) You can renounce a

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Arthur Chaumay, “J’attends la nuit” (2018) A delightfully ambiguous and dark short, with stunning animation

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Nathan Otano, Remy Clarke, Leila Courtillon, “Quand j’ai remplace Camille” (2017) A deftly made short

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Julie Bousquet, Estelle Hocquet, Catherine Manesse, “Caldeira” (2018) A short animated study of sibling rivalry

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Lulu Wang, “The Farewell” (2019) As a character study of an individual torn between her

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Jiaozi, “Ne Zha” (2019) A loud, noisy and overblown blockbuster animation fantasy made to please

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