Glasgow Youth Film Festival — A–Z of films

The sheer warm-heartedness of this film means that it is always a delight to watch.

There is an unvarnished authenticity to these men and their situation.

Akiz has crafted a film which may fall down a little when it comes to special effects but which soars in its depiction of life on the brink.

By contrasting an artificial man with the real but unsubtly false men and women of the world and their queer existences, Burton presents satire with a dull thud.

Like a Brazilian Angela Carter, writer/director Anita Rocha da Silveira tells the story of a young woman emerging from a sheltered suburban world to walk a dark path, discovering the wild creature inside herself.

Saskia Diesing's rapid fire photography captures the pace of Nena's quickly shifting world but isn't afraid to linger when the moment calls for it.

Elasri's engaging performance and de Jong's vibrant directorial style connect well to create an energetic and genuinely unusual little film.

Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett have great chemistry and give wonderfully naturalistic performances, making them easy to engage with.

Showcases the hand-drawn aesthetic and an admirable focus on female characters that is part and parcel of the Ghibli brand.

Eggers draws fully on the iconography of the period, the muted greys and greens of the landscape captured by cinematographer Jarin Blaschkee broken only by repeated flashes of cardinal red, bringing with it the suggestion of cardinal sin.