Short Film Reviews
Colour Me Brown is a personal, self-reflective conversation on one’s race and the associated complications of being different.
Stephanie Archer takes a look at the two short films Josiah and Day Release which premiered at the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
Gather In The Corner works well as a subtle satire on school safety, while also being a light-hearted watch.
The Fathering Project turns passion into poetry in the pursuit of finding what it means to be a father in today’s society.
A Girl from a Box is a light-hearted short that manages to delve deep into modern relationships with a funny and delicate touch.
For this report from the virtual Sydney Film Festival 2020, we delve into thirteen of the short film finalists.
The idea of something as simple as Odd Dog being so funny, heartfelt, and poignant is refreshing on several levels.
Cornel Ozies’ prescient and perceptive documentary Our Law is having its world premiere at the digital edition of this year’s Sydney Film Festival.
Ariane Labed’s Olla tells an important tale of the migration of resourceful, young, Eastern European women into Western Europe.
On June 6-7, Seed&Spark will be presenting Big Read: Our Stories, Our Lives, here are reviews of the block of four short films.
Cineola Film Festival, celebrating Latin Cinema, will be held online by Seed&Spark on June 6-12. Here we talk about the short film block Resistir.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles brings its NFMLA Monthly Film Festival online June 5 to 7. We cover 5 more of the short films in the Asian Cinema program.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles brings its NFMLA Monthly Film Festival online June 5 to 7. We cover 4 of the short films in the Asian Cinema program.
Stephanie Archer continues her coverage of the online Tribeca 2020 Film Festival by taking a look at some more narrative short films.
In Part 1 of our coverage for Tribeca’s Narrative Shorts, there was everything one would expect – intrigue, heart, and catharsis – each wrapped in their own stories and own voice.