Tag: Grief

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OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES: Ross Syner’s BROTHERS grips with moral ferocity and emotional precision

By Sally Green Few short films possess the narrative control and moral weight of BROTHERS. Ross Syner’s latest work unfolds with the taut precision of a stage play and the emotional intimacy of a confession. A grandfather, two grandsons, and an unspoken secret, that is all the film needs to interrogate the meaning of loyalty and the price of conscience. From the first frame, Syner’s direction … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES: Ross Syner’s BROTHERS grips with moral ferocity and emotional precision

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Good Boy directed by Tom Stuart and starring Ben Whishaw and Marion Bailey

An off-beat short film by first-time director Tom Stuart looks at relationships in grief, love, and life. The script is minimalist in its content; however, the true essence is in the lead actor’s performance and both Whishaw and Bailey, deliver excellent executions. Accepting the present, tormented by the pain of the past, living with relations of varying nature and out of all this not letting … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Good Boy directed by Tom Stuart and starring Ben Whishaw and Marion Bailey

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Knight of Fortune directed by Lasse Lyskjaer Noer – A Nordic experience of grief

 Writer and director Lasse Lyskjaer Noer has created a masterpiece with Knight of Fortune he not only breaks the taboo around grief but emphasises the importance of acknowledging and processing loss. Grief has many faces and affects each person individually. Noer has really captured the different facets of grief.  The contrast between loss and doing your job is brought out in a very matter of … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Knight of Fortune directed by Lasse Lyskjaer Noer – A Nordic experience of grief

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar shortlisted The After directed by Misan Harriman – Life rarely follows the path that you want to be on

Creator Misan Harriman and writer John Julius Schwabach have excellent script that captures the winding road of life with its many short-lived moments of joy and happiness and the deep gorges of heartache and tragedy; through it all the journey carries on. Leading star Dayo, played by David Oyelowo delivers a powerful performance, with an authenticity and realism that makes you believe that this is … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar shortlisted The After directed by Misan Harriman – Life rarely follows the path that you want to be on

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