Selected for Aesthetica Film Festival Starring Darci Shaw (Judy) and Richard Harrington (Hinterland) Joseph Ollman’s short film Bitter Sky shares a story of a young girl and the relationship she has with her controlling adopted father. This topical film has already screened at the 2020 Prague International Indie Festival where it was nominated for the…
Category: Film Festivals
Andrew Montague’s short film My Other Suit Is Human – Review
My Other Suit Is Human follows the lives of a young couple coping with the death of their child. Written and directed by Award-winning Ireland native Andrew Paul Montague, and with former films, Offaly and Isle of Man earning him shortlisted nominations for the bursary awards and a pitch offer for the BFI at Aesthetica…
Exclusive Interview with Farbod Khoshtinat
Farbod Khoshtinat’s live-action short Two Little Boys which shares the story of a bullied boy who professes his love for a closeted bully. A film packed with high emotions and brilliant acting by a young cast, we are not surprised that this film is a finalist at Manhattan Shorts Film Festival and has screened at…
Lost Kings: A wonderful one-person performance by Dash Melrose
Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. Many snacks in between. Yep, many of us are lucky enough to have plenty of food on the table. Sadly, not everyone is in that position. We’re remarkably reminded of that thanks to writer/director Brian Lawes (“Tempo”, “Home Again”) and his latest “Lost Kings”. This short movie is about Zuri (Dash Melrose),…
Interview with Lanre Olabisi – “There is an aspect of the story that feels timely for many people.”
Lanre Olabisi short film A Storybook Ending tells the story of a black man who tells a white cop in self defence. A film which truly speaks to the times and the current climate of what is going on in the world today, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Lanre on his crucial…
For Your Consideration: A wonderful and bold film you should consider
Making a movie is never easy. You have to think of a storyline that can’t be too cliché but it has to be one that most people will love and you have to be original but not too daring. The road towards festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Toronto Film…
A Storybook Ending: When real-life takes over from fiction
It wasn’t only the news of COVID-19 that ruled our news bulletins during the last few months. It was also the Black Lives Matters movement. Whether or not it was the inspiration for A Storybook Ending by writer/director Lanre Olabisi, his latest short film couldn’t be more relevant. One house. Two couples of which one doesn’t…
Thomas Vernay’s Award-winning short Miss Chazelles focuses on a rivalry between two contenders in a beauty pageant
Thomas Vernay’s Miss Chazelles shares the tale of a rivalry between two beauty queens and their families, only for things to take an unexpected turn. This live-action short has won many high profile awards including the Best Drama Award at the 2019 Aesthetica Short Film Festival and the Best Actress Award (Megan Northam) at the…
Roy Arwas’ Award-winning short Clarity focuses on a turbulent relationship between father and son
Starring Chris Browning (Bright) & Brett Zimmerman (Hawaii Five-O) Roy Arwas’s Clarity shares the story of a man who confronts his abusive father over his past actions. This film has already screened Mammoth Film Festival 2020 where it won the Grand Jury Award for Short Film & Best Actor, it won the Best Student Film…
Exclusive Interview with Quiet Crossing Director Patrik Krivanek
Patrik Krivanek is a talented young Czech director whose film Quiet Crossing, which won the Best Film Award for the Micro Short Block section at Oxford International Short Film Festival, takes a look at three students desperately trying to get to safety as their political beliefs put them in danger. We had the chance to…
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