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THE 20 BEST ASIAN SHORT FILMS OF 2022
"Brilliance knows no duration... (one of) the best Asian short films of 2022..."
https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/01/the-20-best-asian-short-films-of-2022/?fbclid=IwAR0RHAo-PLdXaFoW3nb9LpO7xqpftDgdBN5NEAsXjurmziWs0W9HSBBVT6g
by ASIAN MOVIE PULSE | 13 JANUARY 2023
THE 15 BEST #SubmitYourFilm MOVIES OF 2022
"Using violence in order to send an anti-violence message is not exactly an easy thing to do..."
https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/01/the-15-best-submityourfilm-movies-of-2022/?fbclid=IwAR2k_yji7F4IS8RT8l-Sm0LD2tiTbyxsv6o7bmvfDx6EvVpTnALeuLE1HPM
by ASIAN MOVIE PULSE | 8 JANUARY 2023
'CYCLE' IS AN EXCELLENT SHORT THAT HIGHLIGHTS MAKHIJA'S ABILITY OF HANDLING VIOLENCE
“…the aesthetics of the movie… perfection, through an approach that is raw and realistic, in documentary-like fashion… “Cycle” is an excellent short… handling violence in a way that sends pointed but very realistic messages.”
https://asianmoviepulse.com/2022/08/short-film-review-cycle-2021-by-devashish-makhija/
by PANOS KOTZATHANASIS | 2 AUGUST 2022
TRUE LIFE TERROR
"the very real horrors of colonialism and systemic sexual violence against tribal communities are presented with harrowing and brutal accuracy... 'Cycle' is an extremely impressive feat... true life terror."
https://www.ghoulsmagazine.com/articles/wench-film-festival
by GHOULSMAGAZINE.COM | 10 JULY 2022
THE BEST FILMS AT MIFF
“(Conventional) film angles and compositions do not appear anywhere in the entire short film. However, the film’s visual casualness has a powerful yet subtle thought behind it. Devashish Makhija is one of the most important directors of today.”
http://newspaper.pudhari.co.in/articlepage.php?articleid=PUDHARI_BAH_20220619_4_3&width=204.6px&edition=&curpage=4
by ANMOL KOTHADIYA | 19 JUNE 2022
'CYCLE': SHIFTING GAZE ON VIOLENCE
"deftly captures a spectrum of emotions in a compressed manner, most effectively through lead actress Bhumisuta Das’s moving embodiment of horror, pain, numbness, wrath, and despair."
https://rituse.medium.com/cycle-shifting-gaze-on-violence-a17c7215f794
by RITUPARNA SENGUPTA | 17 DECEMBER 2021
‘SHORT FILMS FREED ME UP…I MADE WHAT I WANTED TO, THE WAY I WANTED TO' | The Indian Express
“Cheepatakadumpa and Cycle seem to be different from each other… but reflect the same concerns and approach to filmmaking that make (the films) distinct for Indian cinema”
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/devashish-makhija-short-films-cheepatakadumpa-cycle-7667538/
by ALAKA SAHANI | 11 DECEMBER 2021
DEVASHISH MAKHIJA DISCUSSES HIS FILM 'CYCLE' | Ek Chaupal
Shot in a found-footage format, the film talks about a tribal affair in a remote village in India.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=J8dPMZ777Z8
by EK CHAUPAL | 9 DECEMBER 2021
CYCLE IS BRUTAL AND HARDCORE | Shorted.in
"If the purpose of art is to disturb, compelling you to engage in constructive thought which leads to reformative action, then Cycle is indeed a crucial piece of art."
https://shorted.in/short-films/cycle-devashish-makhija-rebellion-militancy/
by ROSHEENA ZEHRA | 8 DECEMBER 2021
ONE ON ONE WITH DEVASHISH MAKHIJA: CYCLE & CHEEPATAKADUMPA
"idiosyncratic style and directorial flair - pushes the traditional boundaries of storytelling"
https://upperstall.com/features/one-on-one-with-devashish-makhija-cheepatakadumpa-cycle/
by DIPANKAR SARKAR | 6 DECEMBER 2021
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
"compels you to stay glued to the screen"
https://theshillongtimes.com/2021/11/28/cycle-of-violence-2/
by SHOMA A. CHATTERJI | 28 NOVEMBER 2021
CYCLE : A LETTER
"Filmmaking असल जीवन से निकली है तो ये इस craft के इतने सुंदर होने की हार है कि असल जीवन में ये घट रहा है। ये फिल्म देखना। कचोट देगी।"
https://ekchaupal.in/cycle-devashish-makhija/
by PARIDHI | 17 NOVEMBER 2021
CYCLE : HORRIFYING, DISTURBING & BEAUTIFUL
"The film doesn’t feel like it has been written, shot and directed. It’s so real that it feels like it just came to life."
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWXuljJr3eb/?utm_medium=share_sheet
by VIDAR JOSHI | 17 NOVEMBER 2021
CYCLE : CHILLING
"the camera zooms in, focussing on the pain of the young tribal girl, and the perpetrators are mostly voices in the background.
The effect is chilling."
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/devashish-makhija-cheepatakadumpa-cycle-dharamshala-international-film-fest-diff/article37508253.ece
by SUBHA J RAO | 16 NOVEMBER 2021
CYCLE : HORRIFYING... BRUTAL... FANTASTIC
"...the brilliance of the film lies in the very suspension of normative ideas. Cycle does not have a beginning or an end. It ends as abruptly as it begins, giving us shades of lives rarely recognized, but not the comfort of knowing that things are any closer to getting better for them."
https://thereclinerseat.wordpress.com/2021/11/13/cycle-review/
by RACHIT RAJ | 13 NOVEMBER 2021
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