Snigdha Kapoor’s HOLY CURSE is a cinematic cry, furious, fragile, and luminous. It’s the kind of short film that grips you by the throat from its first frame and doesn’t let go until long after the credits fade. Here is a filmmaker unafraid to confront the invisible violence of conformity, and in doing so, she delivers a…
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“MONEY TALK$” — A Bold, Gritty, and Electrifying Oscar Contender
Tony Mucci’s MONEY TALK$ is the kind of short film that doesn’t just demand your attention, it grabs you by the collar and doesn’t let go until the final frame. Set against the gritty pulse of 1981 New York City, the most violent year in the city’s history, the film unfolds with the raw immediacy of a…
*****OSCAR Contender BAZIGAGA “A touching short inspired by Zura Karuhimbi who saved hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide”
Inspired by the real life of Zura Karuhimbi, this touching short depicts life during the 1994 Rwandan genocide for Bazigaga, a locally feared shaman who, through the use of her quick thinking, becomes an unlikely hero in the face of disaster. The director Jo Ingabire Moys wrote the script for the film after herself living through the genocide as…
