While a burn survivor dwells on the event that scarred him, the people culpable try to cover up their greed-filled malpractice. As such, Facade becomes a poignant fable on empathy, guilt and culpability in the face of the cost-cutting austerity politics of the UK. Ewan Macbeth wrote this short when he himself was in the hospital recovering from a car accident, and found himself faced with the effects of these austerity policies on national healthcare.
– Hugo Emmerzael
Also in this combined programme
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When I Came to Your Door
A love letter retrieved from a demolished neighbourhood sparks this elegy for displaced people. -
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The Elephant & the Room
The history of African elephants brought to Europe leads to a furious critique of colonialism’s double-standards.
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Film details
- Countries of production
- Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Year
- 2025
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2025
- Length
- 5'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
