For her first television film – a remake of a classic by Fassbinder – director Vera wants the perfect cast. But the first day of shooting is fast approaching and the numerous casting sessions have yet …
From the Balcony
Don Hertzfeldt Night
Would You Look at Her
For not conforming to the norms for boys and girls as they exist in conservative Macedonia, Aneta is labelled a lesbian. And thus subject to bullying and a constant stream of verbal abuse from the …
Tangles and Knots
Like their characters, actresses Odessa Young (1998) and Leeanna Walsman (1979) are almost twenty years apart. At times, that gap between mother and daughter in Tangles and Knots is nigh invisible, at …
The Blazing World
By day, Margaret lives in a world that could easily exist in the universe of Sofia Coppola, replete with pastels and soft lighting. But her dreams appear to be created by different directors: the …
Painting with Joan
If you were at Pluk 2017, you might have seen the short VHS porn pastiche Hot Winter: A Film by Dick Pierre by director Jack Henry Robbins. If so, you'll know what to expect stylistically from …
Manivald
Animator Chintis Lundgren – no relation to Dolph, as far as we know – in her absurdist social satire Manivald pleads the case of her may contemporaries she has watched struggling to grow up. Whether …
Wyrm
Director Christopher Winterbauer is also a creator of corporate videos through his production company Oddly Specific Media. 'Oddly specific' could definitely also be used to describe Wyrm. From one …
Merry-Go-Round
The official synopsis for Merry-Go-Round offers a few handholds that the film doesn't quite make explicit: “The restaurant is closing, and Oleg Maratovich wants to celebrate. Taking along three of his …
Maude
Actress Anna Margaret Hollyman's career was going alright, she admits. At least for the indie scene: she appeared in films that were selected for major festivals, even in some lead parts. But still: …
LOVE
While in Symphony no. 42, Bucsi created a forest full of animals behaving oddly, for LOVE she has animated a complete universe of unearthly life together: from smiling planets to marine creatures with …
