competition screening

BODY

Director: Zhivko Dimitrov

Inspired by phenomenology and the role of the human body in shaping perceptions of reality, BODY follows the journey of a fictional character in search for answers to the grand questions of life, the universe and everything.

I found this piece haunting and atmospheric and the hand made style really appealed to me. Although for some reason I felt the piece was unfinished not because of story behind it but the overall look.

RECOVERED

Director: Alfredo Cozzie & Joe Efstathiou

This was a 3-D animated short film based on an evacuted part of london which has been devastated by an unknown robotic type creature.



At first glance this piece looks beautiful and it kind of took me back with its textures and modeling and how much time it must have taken, but after it finished I kind of realised its been done before and it just felt a little unsatisfying.

STUCK ON THE EDGE

Director: Jennifer Fearnley

Recently discharged from hospital, 100 year-old Mavis returns to her London home where she is lonely. Visiting her 99 year-old brother in care home she reveals issues we will all inevitably face.

This was my favourite and my real appeal to it was the connection you feel with this women over time and how I think most people would instantly think about there grand parents. She takes us on a journey through her struggles she deals with day in day out and is in some places very sad and others really funny. Her outlook on death seems almost