Nara Normande’s beautiful animated short Guaxuma shares the story of a blossoming childhood friendship that is cut short. This award-winning film mixes several animation techniques all connected to sand and has won prizes at SXSW, Palm Springs, Hamptons, Cinequest, selected at TIFF, Annecy, LA Shorts. Tayra and I grew up on a beach in the northeast of Brazil….
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Maciej Kawalski’s double Oscar-qualifying comedy ‘Atlas’ tackles mental health and identity
Maciej Kawalski’s Atlas takes a look at mental health, identity, and perception. This wonderful comedy took home the top prizes at Bermuda International Film Festival and Huesca International Film Festival. The film stars Tomasz Kot (triple Oscar-nominated Cold War) and was written/directed by Kawalski. A remote psychiatric hospital receives a fascinating patient — he doesn’t…
Exclusive Interview with Daniel Bogran – “I’ve wanted to direct movies since I was about 14 years old.”
A film which received a wonderful reception during it’s screening at LA Shorts International Film Festival, Daniel Bogran’s short film Low tells a creative story which we believe a lot of people would be able to relate to. We had a chance to catch up with the talented director and question him about the inspiration…
The German King: As authentic as you can get
The 8th of August, 1914. Cameroon. King Rudolf (Adetokumboh M’Cormack) is receiving very troubling news about the Belgian King Leopold killing ten million of his fellow people from Cameroon. Sad, troubled and excruciating times are ahead for him and his Kingdom but at least he can count on the support of his German “brother” and…
Adetokumboh M’Cormack’s award-winning true story ‘The German King’ selected for Oscar-qualifying film festival BronzeLens
Starring Adetokumboh M’Cormack (Captain America: Winter Soldier), Raphael Corkhill (The Goldfinch), Constance Ejuma (Black Panther) and Scottie Thompson (NCIS). Adetokumboh M’Cormack’s insightful short The German King tells the true story of the German raised African King Rudolf Douala Manga Bell. This film earned Adetokumboh the Best Actor award at the Oscar Qualifying Rhode Island International Film festival and…
Exclusive Interview With Guaxuma Director Nara Normande – “I would have never imagined that a personal story would go so far”
Nara Normande beautiful short animation Guaxuma tells a very personal story about a beautiful friendship, which was cut short due to a horrifying accident. An animation which has won 4 Oscar-qualifying awards in 4 Oscar Qualifying film Festivals, we had the chance to speak with Nara Normande about her intimate film: why she wanted to…
Angus McDonald’s Manus Wins The Best Documentary Award At St Kilda Film Festival
Refugees and asylum seekers have been held captive under inhumane conditions on Manus Island in PNG for almost 6 years. The system is designed to be so brutal that asylum seekers are forced into despair and agree to go back home to whatever they have fled. Through his documentary Manus, Angus McDonald uses the first-hand…
Exclusive Interview with Eileen Byrne: “It changes the way you see yourself.”
Breast Cancer is a terrible life-threatening disease which not only affects the victim but the family and friends of the victim. For so many years, we have seen films which cover the subject of Breast Cancer but we rarely see films which specifically looks at the relationship a woman has with her body and sexuality…
Touch me: The devastating consequences of Breast Cancer
When you’re in a relationship, you try to support your other half in the best way possible; through thick and thin, in good times and in bad and in sickness and in health. Director Eileen Byrne (Legal.Illegal, La Nuit Passée) tells a highly emotional, touching and heartbreaking story in her latest film, Touch Me. Alice…
Exclusive Interview with Lydia Rui Huang: “I thought I was in a dream.”
A story that finishes with a shocking twist, This Perfect Day, a film directed by Lydia Rui, tells a personal story based on her experiences and it intertwines the important themes of family and music. A film which received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, we spoke to Lydia Rui about what made her…
