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RESfest — A–Z of films

2006

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  • 0,08
    Review preview for 0,08

    Kramer truly gets to the heart of his protaganist’s handicap and helps you to see it more clearly.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about a unique boy who loves football.
  • Badgered
    Review preview for Badgered

    The more I thought about the cuddly critter after I'd watched this funny and heart warming short, the more I liked him.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A badger with the bedtime blues.
  • Birds
    Dogs shake their slo-mo thang to a Vitalic track.
  • Carlitopolis Redux
    A lab mouse gets into a tight squeak.
  • A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
    Review preview for A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash

    Careful facts started seeping down my neck until I was almost in a state of shock.

    Chris · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary exploring the oil industry and its impact on the world economy.
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  • Food Fight
    Review preview for Food Fight

    A little too reductive and juvenile.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    It's war and the chips are down.
  • Le Grand Sommeil
    Review preview for Le Grand Sommeil

    This is clever, if distinctly odd.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Cracker toys take sleeping tablets and have somnambulant misadventures.
  • The Host
    Review preview for The Host

    Funny, scary and races along at a fierce pace.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A toxic monster terrorises Seoul.
  • Humans!
    Review preview for Humans!

    Shakespeare said brevity is the soul of wit and in the case of Humans! he'd be spot on.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The world gets a nasty case of the humans.
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  • loudQUIETloud: A Film about the Pixies
    Review preview for loudQUIETloud: A Film about the Pixies

    If you like the Pixies even a little bit, this is a rare opportunity to experience them at their best.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about The Pixies.
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  • Mogwai "Travel Is Dangerous"
    Review preview for Mogwai "Travel Is Dangerous"

    It has plenty of imagination.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Pop music video featuring a creepy crawly exodus.
  • Moloch
    Review preview for Moloch

    Big on atmosphere but low on specifics.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    War erupts on an industrial wasteland.
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  • Radiohead "There There"
    Review preview for Radiohead "There There"

    The technique is interesting and it's fantastical, Alice In Wonderland style imagery is a match for the track.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Fantastical video set in the woods.
  • Rock The Bells
    Review preview for Rock The Bells

    A deceptively polished work.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    A concert promoter tries to reunite the Wu-Tang Clan.
  • Silence Is Golden
    Review preview for Silence Is Golden

    If you only see one short film this year - make it this one.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    A boy's eye view of life with his single mum and a nutty neighbour.
  • The Tale Of How
    Review preview for The Tale Of How

    Like a beautiful piece of filigree it is the detail that makes this short so beautiful, both in terms of its look and its narrative.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Animated birds try to escape a belligerent octopus.
  • This Is Me
    Review preview for This Is Me

    By paring the script down, there is plenty of room for sight gags and they are neatly realised and slick.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Plane brilliance.
  • Tyger
    Review preview for Tyger

    Marcondes' artistic mix of puppetry, traditional and computer-generated animation is a feast for the eyes.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A tyger brings the jungle to town.