Snipped (2025)

-Written by Kyle Bain. 

2025 HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW!

When you hear the word “Snipped” I think it’s fair to say that one very specific thing comes to mind. With that comes some expectations, and Snipped makes good on the precedent that it sets. 

When a Jewish convert schedules a circumcision, comedy ensues, tensions rise, and Snipped explores a world of prejudice and uncertainty. 

The intended comedy often comes through more as discomfort rather than comedy. To a degree, I suppose that’s almost the same thing, and it feels that this was the intention anyway. A problem I often find when watching foreign comedies is my inability to fully understand that aforementioned comedy. American sarcasm, body language, and voice inflections differ greatly from that of other nations—and, with that, my sense of humor doesn’t often translate in a way that’s conducive to understanding films like Snipped. Moreover, comedy is subjective, meaning that there’s an additional barrier between me and the film on my screen. Unfortunately, Snipped suffers from these truths, and while I do believe that the right audience will find solace in the often wholesome, but sometimes edgy comedy of Writer-Director Alexander Saul’s Snipped, it presented itself to me in a way that felt a tad inaccessible. 

Regardless of the subject matter of Snipped, there is something intimate and warm present within it. The relationship between Adam (Louis Bodnia Andersen) and his father, Martin (Nicolas Bro), is charming, full of honesty that makes the film more accessible—beyond the comedy that is. There is clearly some deep-rooted trauma that exists within Adam’s narrative, though it never fully makes its way to the surface. The implications, however, are enough to warrant some level of respect and appreciation for this father-son duo. 

Snipped follows a relatively contained narrative that, on the surface, doesn’t appear to be much more than attempted comedy with a sexual vehicle. However, while comedy is lost in translation, the larger, more important implications present within Snipped are further reaching than that comedy could have ever been. Snipped is ultimately a successful examination of religion and more. 

Written & Directed by Alexander Saul. 

Starring Louis Bodnia Andersen, Nicolas Bro, Ellaha Lack, Imad Abu El-Foul, etc. 

6.5/10 = WATCH IT FOR FREE