One of the films we highlighted from last year’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) graduate showcase, Franz Böhm’s now BAFTA nominated live action short, Rock Paper Scissors, brings the war in Ukraine, still raging but maybe less out of earshot, right back into your consciousness. Through happenstance Böhm found himself talking to a young Ukrainian army recruit who, in his tragically short life, found himself forced to shoulder the responsibility of life or death decisions. His story, encapsulated in Rock Paper Scissors, is one of resilience, love and sacrifice and stands out as a truly human tale. Wars are fought on epic scales but the rich live which are caught up in them are often reduced to mere fatality statistics. Böhm knew he had found a story which would draw out the individuals from those clinical figures and alongside a dedicated team of collaborators, he worked with Ivan,...
- 1/28/2025
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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