Paradaïz (2025)★ 6.0/10
- Animation
- Short
Directed by: Matea Radic
Through absurdist animation and archival images, a young woman visits her slippery and surreal homeland.
Reviews
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maeb22October 5, 2025
maeb22October 5, 2025(Pulling over my VIFF 2025 reviews from Letterboxd)
VIFF 25 #3 (Short Forum 1, Film 4 of 7)
I was a bit surprised to see something about Sarajevo, having been at the screening of The Track earlier (about Sarajevo's luge track and young luge racers). Couldn't help but compare the two and how they contend with the city as a character. The Track takes a future facing, youth-centered approach, Paradaïz does the opposite, grappling with nostalgia and memory, and it deals in history, rather than the future. As I went into the short forum completely blind, this was a welcome surprise in the mix, as I love animated shorts. In my adventures into watching lots of the Oscar-nominated animated shorts, the NFB logo has become a bit of a Pavlov thing for me. I know I'm in for some weird styles and hopefully some poignant storylines. This delivered.
VIFF 25 #3 (Short Forum 1, Film 4 of 7)
I was a bit surprised to see something about Sarajevo, having been at the screening of The Track earlier (about Sarajevo's luge track and young luge racers). Couldn't help but compare the two and how they contend with the city as a character. The Track takes a future facing, youth-centered approach, Paradaïz does the opposite, grappling with nostalgia and memory, and it deals in history, rather than the future. As I went into the short forum completely blind, this was a welcome surprise in the mix, as I love animated shorts. In my adventures into watching lots of the Oscar-nominated animated shorts, the NFB logo has become a bit of a Pavlov thing for me. I know I'm in for some weird styles and hopefully some poignant storylines. This delivered.