Wonderful animated short. The Girl Behind The Mirror tells the story of a young trans girl who is struggling with her fears about living as her authentic self. It starts with her hiding in her room, frightened of the reactions of the adults around her. A girl appears in the mirror, calling out and comforting…
Whimsical animated short about a water tower called Theo who will not stop crying. He has a wee pal who tries to cheer him up and take him on adventures with his dog, but wherever they go they are met with hostility as Theo’s tears flood those around him. A fun and silly little romp…
Beautiful little animated short. We see through the eyes of a child exploring the world around them, innocent of the day’s perils, labours and life-changing events. Lovely painted style of animation and evocative sound design.
A wee person prays in a temple when a spirit appears and shows the interconnected nature of life. Beautifully animated with a gentle score.
Cute little kids’ cartoon about a scrap paper man cutting himself out a birthday party. Sweet.
Huh. The Mushroom Speaks is a strange little film. In an experimental style, it combines interviews with scientists about the importance of fungi to life on earth, and its potential in countering human damage to the environment, with more philosophical musings told silently in captions on screen supposedly from the perspective of a mushroom. It’s…
Jesus, that was rough. Delikado focuses on the work of indigenous land defenders in the Philippines, protecting their island against illegal logging. All the odds are stacked against them, and the film follows the huge sacrifices they make in trying to protect their land and people. Let’s just start here – everyone knows that the…
Hostile is a look at the hostile environment policies implemented by the UK government, and tracing both its origins and impact. The hostile environment policy follows the same tack that you find in a lot of government services with lists that target reduction – the dole, disability allowance, mental health care – in that the…
Foragers looks at the criminalisation of gathering Palestinian cooking herbs and vegetables on traditional Palestinian land by the Israeli state. The problem for those who seek power is that we actually live in a world with an overflowing abundance capable of meeting our needs. That is why separation from the land is such a vital…
Coming Home is a short film about the Freedom Dabka Group, a group of Palestinian-Americans in Brooklyn who use the traditional dance of dabka to connect with their heritage and keep it alive. The guys in this film grew up on the basketball courts of Brooklyn, but their parents still remember the Palestine they were…