The Veiled City

Natalie Cubides-Brady

United Kingdom | 2023 | 13 min

Credits:

Directing: Natalie Cubides-Brady

Editing: Ona Bartroli

Sound: Ben Goodall

Music: Athena Varosio

Production: Jacob Swan Hyam

Synopsys:

Merging reality with fiction, this speculative city symphony explores London’s Great Smog of 1952 in the context of the present-day climate crisis.

Festivals / Awards:

• Berlinale, Shorts Competition (World Premiere), German, 2023
• Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal, 2023 – Best Documentary
• Zinebi Bilbao, Spain, 2023 – Mikeldi for Best Documentary Short Film
• London Critics Circle, UK, 2024 – British Short Film of the Year
• CineGlobe Film Festival, Switzerland, 2024 – Special Jury Prize
• Nominated: Best Short Documentary, IDA Documentary Awards, 2023
• Nominated: Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards 2024