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RESfest · 2006

RESfest 2006

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18 films · 18 reviews

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0,08

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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.

(Country: Netherlands; Year: 2006; Director: Johan Kramer; Writer: Johan Kramer)

Badgered

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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.

(Country: UK; Year: 2005; Director: Sharon Colman; Writer: Sharon Colman)

Birds

Dogs shake their slo-mo thang to a Vitalic track.

(Country: France; Year: 2006; Director: Pleix; Writer: Pleix)

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.

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2006; Director: Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack)

Food Fight

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A little too reductive and juvenile.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
It's war and the chips are down.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Stefan Nadelman; Writer: Stefan Nadelman)

Le Grand Sommeil (The Big Sleep)

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This is clever, if distinctly odd.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Cracker toys take sleeping tablets and have somnambulant misadventures.

(Country: Belgium; Year: 2003; Director: Vincent Patar, Stephane Aubier; Writer: Vincent Patar, Stephane Aubier)

The Host (Gwoemul)

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.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2006; Director: Bong Joon Ho; Writer: Baek Chul-hyun, Bong Joon Ho, Ha Won-jun; Stars: Song Kang-ho, Byeon Hie-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Du-na, Ko Ah-sung)

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Three Legged Legs; Writer: Three Legged Legs; Stars: n/a)

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Steve Cantor and Matthew Galkin; Stars: Charles Thomson (Frank Black), Kim Deal, David Lovering, Joey Santiago)

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Monkmus; Writer: Mogwai)

Moloch

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Big on atmosphere but low on specifics.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
War erupts on an industrial wasteland.

(Country: Poland; Year: 2006; Director: Marcin Pazera; Writer: Marcin Pazera)

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.

(Country: UK; Year: 2003; Director: Chris Hopewell; Writer: Chris Hopewell)

Rock The Bells

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A deceptively polished work.

Chris · 3 out of 5
A concert promoter tries to reunite the Wu-Tang Clan.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Casey Suchan, Denis Henry Hennelly)

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.

(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Chris Shepherd; Writer: Chris Shepherd; Stars: Conor Morris, Kate McCloughlin, Andrew Dunford, Patsy Peters)

The Tale Of How

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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.

(Country: South Africa; Year: 2006; Director: The Blackheart Gang; Writer: The Blackheart Gang)

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.

(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Sam Arthur; Writer: Sam Arthur; Stars: Paul Broughton, Darial Pertwee, Antony Du Silva)

Tyger

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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.

(Country: 2006; Year: 2006; Director: Guilherme Marcondes; Writer: Guilherme Marcondes) , Official site