Milly Gribben provides a run down of the best short films to catch at the London Short Film Festival (LSFF) 2021. I’ve only seen a fraction of what the …
Film Festivals
Charlène Favier’s Slalom is a complex exploration of abuse
Charlène Favier's Cannes-selected debut, Slalom, is a tense pas-de-deux between a 15-year-old professional skiing star (Noée Abita) and her coach (Jérémie …
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Charlatan draws parallels between a faith healer and communism
Agnieszka Holland's Charlatan tells the story of Czech herbalist and healer Jan Mikolášek to draw parallels with post-war communism. Charlatan is the Czech …
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Sophie Dupuis explores masculinity in a Quebec mine in Souterrain
Sophie Dupuis's second film, Souterrain, is a thoughtful exploration of the emotional lives of men working in a Quebec mine. The film is screening across Canada …
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Guillaume Canet shines in Au nom de la terre (In the Name of the Land)
Au nom de la terre (In the Name of the Land) tracks farmer Pierre Jareau as he struggles with increasingly crippling debt and his mental health declines. The …
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Helicopter parenting reaches new extremes in Chasing Childhood
In Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld's documentary Chasing Childhood, American parents navigate how much freedom to give their children. The film screens …
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