MIRRORMIRROR
2023 · 11m · UK
Directed by Björn Rühmann
A psychological short exploring identity and self-perception through characters whose relationship to mirrors and reality becomes increasingly unstable.
Picked by Zoe
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Rühmann builds a world of fractured reflection with the precision of a commercial director who genuinely has something to say.
Fractured-reflection psychological short with Beethoven and Smuggler production — that's a slick commercial pedigree masquerading as art-cinema. 1,403 views suggests audiences agreed it's atmosphere over substance.
Beethoven piano arrangement as the emotional spine of a fractured-reflections psychological piece is at least musically thoughtful, but Black Mirror and Under the Skin are heavy comparisons for a film signaling itself mostly through credits and atmosphere. I'd want more than a Smuggler-production gloss.