REVIEWS
Post-film thoughts.
EXODUS: The Uncertainties of Transitions and Human Relationships
Focusing on the life of two women post-incarceration, the documentary short film delivers a raw, compelling showcase of Trinity Copeland and Assia Serrano’s stories, experiences, and struggles after they get out of prison and return to their “normal” world.
Rains Over Babel: Eclectic Retribution and (Literally) Dancing With the Devil
Rains Over Babel (2025) is director Gala del Sol’s feature film debut at Sundance 2025, and what an intimately enthralling and adventurous debut it is. Through three separate character arcs that are also closely interwoven with each other, the film highlights the trials of not just coming to terms with your identity but being able to openly embrace it and celebrate it with the people who matter.
Como Si La Tierra Se Las Hubiera Tragado: Being a Woman
The short opens to Olivia sitting in a bus surrounded by the ambient sounds of traffic. The greyscale switches to a warm palette with a flashback of a memory from her childhood—her mom braiding her hair and telling her, “A pretty girl like you, they’ll eat you up.”
The Exiles (Los Tortuga): Textured Kinship
Spanish director Belén Funes’ The Exiles (original title: Los Tortuga) peers at that fragile relationship through the lens of its two main characters as they attempt to strike a balance between their own perceptions of each other and reality.
Society of the Snow: The Crash Between Hope and Despair
Directed by Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona, Society of the Snow (2023) portrays what the 29 survivors endured during 72 days to make it out of the cold mountain range alive. The film is an ode to perseverance, hope, friendship, and most importantly, brotherhood.