To Be Crossed and Shattered: Solidarity as Disruption at the 67th International Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Steffanie Ling July 2021 Festival Reports In last year’s festival report of Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen I lamented a number of programs that were postponed, including the theme program, Solidarity as Disruption. This year, a selection of tha...
Thresholds of Work and Non-Work in Tulapop Saenjaroen’s People on Sunday Steffanie Ling October 2020 Feature Articles Last January, I was seeking a joyful film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. When I asked around, one recommended a film about a woman who attempts to flee an asylum. Others asked if I meant a comedy...
More Like Collage Than Contest: The 67th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Online Steffanie Ling July 2020 Festival Reports The 66th Edition of the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen went online too, and we all know why. A moment to note and speculate on some personally anticipated and logistically reasonable absences. re-sel...
Echoes of Exclamation: The 65th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Steffanie Ling July 2019 Festival Reports The Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen is like a restaurant that everyone keeps going to even though the quality of the food is consistently unpredictable. The festival has fashioned itself as an idiosyncra...