SAFE ZONE REVIEW: A HAUNTING AND POWERFUL ANIMATED SHORT THAT PUTS HUMANITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
Oscar-qualified filmmaker Ahmad Alameldeen draws on 12 years on the humanitarian frontline to deliver a deeply affecting film, painstakingly hand-drawn before being brought to life through AI animation. At a time when artificial intelligence in filmmaking continues to divide opinion, SAFE ZONE offers a fascinating example of how technology can serve human creativity rather than replace it. Written and directed by Ahmad Alameldeen, this powerful … Continue reading SAFE ZONE REVIEW: A HAUNTING AND POWERFUL ANIMATED SHORT THAT PUTS HUMANITY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY
OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: FROM THE FRONTLINES OF WAR TO THE OSCARS: DIRECTOR AHMAD ALAMELDEEN’S SAFE ZONE EXPOSES THE HUMAN COST OF HUNGER AS A WEAPON
Drawing on 12 years working in some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, writer-director Ahmad Alameldeen delivers a powerful Oscar-qualified animated short exploring survival, humanity and the devastating consequences of using starvation as a weapon of war. For 12 years, writer-director Ahmad Alameldeen witnessed the devastating realities of war firsthand. From Iraq and Syria to Somalia, Libya and Nigeria, he worked alongside some of … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: FROM THE FRONTLINES OF WAR TO THE OSCARS: DIRECTOR AHMAD ALAMELDEEN’S SAFE ZONE EXPOSES THE HUMAN COST OF HUNGER AS A WEAPON
KILORAN BAY REVIEW: MICHAEL BRUCE’S POWERFUL SCOTTISH SHORT CONFRONTS THE NOTION OF ‘HOME’
Michael Bruce’s KILORAN BAY is a concise and emotionally focused musical short that brings together Scottish culture, LGBTQ+ identity and the difficult process of returning to a place associated with a painful past. Written and directed by Bruce, the 13-minute film uses the setting of the Scottish Hebrides and the traditions of a wedding cèilidh to explore shame, longing, self-acceptance and queer joy. The story … Continue reading KILORAN BAY REVIEW: MICHAEL BRUCE’S POWERFUL SCOTTISH SHORT CONFRONTS THE NOTION OF ‘HOME’
RULE, BRITANNIA REVIEW: ANTI-REFUGEE RHETORIC LAID BARE
Max Fisher’s RULE, BRITANNIA is a politically charged short drama that examines patriotism, fear and the human consequences of anti-refugee rhetoric through a sharply constructed story of two brothers whose assumptions are challenged by the very people they set out to confront. Directed by Fisher and co-written by Ayman Alhussein and Greer Ellison, the film follows two patriotic brothers who steal a fishing boat and … Continue reading RULE, BRITANNIA REVIEW: ANTI-REFUGEE RHETORIC LAID BARE
THE SECRET ASSISTANTS REVIEW: A THOUGHT PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF WHAT IT COSTS TO SPEAK UP
Katey Lee Carson’s THE SECRET ASSISTANTS is a sharply focused drama about power, ambition and the uncomfortable choices that arise when speaking up carries a personal cost. Written, directed and produced by Carson, the BAFTA-qualifying short places its central character in a situation where recognising that something is wrong is only the beginning of the dilemma. Camille Rutherford stars as Sophie, an ambitious novice whose … Continue reading THE SECRET ASSISTANTS REVIEW: A THOUGHT PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF WHAT IT COSTS TO SPEAK UP
