Writer/ Director Joseph Ollman uncovers a splotch of hope in the darkest of situations in Bitter Sky. Bitter Sky is a short film that follows Nia, a troubled youth searching for an escape from her awful home life. Frequent physical confrontations with her school mates combined with abuse from her adopted father and a runaway…
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Timo’s Winter: A young boy goes on an emotional rollercoaster
We’re heading towards the winter, and that’s always such a depressing moment. The days get shorter, the weather darker and apart from celebrating Christmas and New Year, there’s not much happening. Luckily, we have a family that gets us through those sombre times. Sadly, not everyone is that luckily, and certainly not the young Timo….
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…
Charles Xiuzhi Dong’s AFTER CLASS is a symphonic masterpiece of film
After Class by Charles Xiuzhi Dong “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings” -Hodding Carter Charles Xiuzhi Dong’s short film After Class is a symphonic masterpiece of film. A virtuoso of film, he takes on an orchestral journey that hums with suspense and…
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),…
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…
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…
S.A.M. Unexpected love is in the air
No matter how different we all are, what we love, and what goals we want to achieve in the future, we want the same thing. Being loved by someone with who we can spend our days. Sam is no different but sadly, he’s been treated differently because he has Down-syndrome. Finding love and declaring your…
LOOK AT ME Director Nika Fehmiu “a generation that appears apathetic and even more disconnected”
We caught up with Director Nika Fehmiu to talk about her latest film LOOK AT ME. Nika Fehmiu’s Tribeca selected film ”Look at Me” prompts us to question our disconnect with society Starring Hadley Robinson (Little Women), John Gargan (Homicide City) and introduces Connor Vasile alongside Juliette Alice Gobi On a New York City winter…
Alejandra Jenni’s WORTH is a brilliant film that allows for a more open discussion on a long-overplayed stigma
Worth takes a look at the life of the woman behind the curtain as it were. The reality that unites all of the fairer sex is intimately portrayed in Alejandra Jenni’s honest fictional short film about the uncomfortable taboo topic of, periods. Jenni’s film is an in your face declaration, abiding by societal norms to…
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