Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews [Animated]
- Excerpt: : [Ice Merchants] is my favorite of the bunch, a bizarre yet moving father/son story animated with incredible style, its use of color particularly striking.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews [Documentary]
- Excerpt: [Haulout is] a stunningly shot document of a mysterious and marvelous natural phenomenon now showing alarming evidence of the disastrous effects of climate change.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews [Live Action]
- Excerpt: [Le Pupille] is offbeat, Rohrwacher employing whimsical touches like an animated paper clock, an adorable stray dachshund and frozen frames that accentuate absurdity.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews [Animated]
- Excerpt: This year’s selections are an eclectic bunch.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews [Documentary]
- Excerpt: The entries in this category briefed me about nature and human nature.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews [Live Action]
- Excerpt: If one thing unites all of these entries, it’s that human relationships are fraught with tension. The finest of these stories ends on an uplifting note.
- Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight
- [New] | Christopher Reed @ Hammer to Nail
- Excerpt: The Academy Awards take place on March 12 this year, and as usual there are 15 short films each vying for their own special Oscar, 5 within each of the 3 different categories: animation, documentary, and live action.
