Awakenings: a spooky Gothic retelling of the classic Henry James story
Bhargav Saikia, “Awakenings” (2015) Inspired by and closely based on Henry James’ famous novella “The Turn of the Screw”, this short film is conventional in its…
Horror
Thicker Than Water: a touching film about a mother’s love and care
Seung Yeob Lee, “Thicker Than Water” (2015) Modern South Korean families, in particular the relationship of mothers with their sons and the extremes the mothers will…
French and French-language Films
On / Off: a film on identity, memory and the consequences of inattention
Thierry Lorenzi, “On / Off” (2013) This short space-exploration thriller film had been doing the film festival circuit for a number of years before DUST channel…
Clean Cut: short whimsical sci-fi black comedy of an unlikely serial killer in the making
Andrew Hunt, “Clean Cut” (2015) From DUST, an online channel specialising in screening science fiction films made by up-and-coming film-makers comes this very amusing and cheeky…
French and French-language Films
Hors Saison: a powerful character study of consequences arising from rash actions and interpersonal tensions
Nicolas Capitaine, Celine Desoutter, Lucas Durkheim, Leni Marotte, “Hors Saison / Out of Season” (2017) Few films can portray character and tell a story complete in…
French and French-language Films
In Orbit: a distinctive visual style in telling a rough story about survivor guilt
Soham Chakraborty, Hanxu Chen, M Joffily, Justin Polley, Julie Trouve, “In Orbit” (2019) Similar to Gobelins’ 2018 release “Quand j’ai remplacé Camille” in its theme of…
French and French-language Films
Mehua: criticising the dogma and empty rituals of religion
Camille Aigloz, Simon Anding Malandin, Michiru Baudet, Margo Roquelaure, Diane Tran Duc, Lucy Vallin, “Mehua” (2017) In real life, the Aztecs did not sacrifice their own…
French and French-language Films
J’attends la nuit: a little masterpiece full of ambiguity and stunning animation
Arthur Chaumay, “J’attends la nuit” (2018) A delightfully ambiguous and dark short, with stunning animation that looks so realistic and which perfectly captures the atmosphere of…
Perfectly Natural: science fiction horror film about demonic possession of the for-profit corporate kind
Victor Alonso-Berbel, “Perfectly Natural” (2018) No aliens, monsters, paranormal events or denizens of Hell or the 25th dimension abound here but this 12-minute short is as…
French and French-language Films
Memo: a man’s struggle against Alzheimer’s disease and being helpless and dependent on others
Ines Scheiber, Jules Durand, Julien Becquer, Elena Dupressoir, Viviane Guimaraes, “Memo” (2017) A very touching film on Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on sufferers’ daily lives,…