short film

"Most People Don't Realise The Growing Extent Of Our Water Crisis": Interview With Orlando Von Einsiedel & Sudha Bhuchar, Director & Star of INTO DUST
“Most People Don’t Realise The Growing Extent Of Our Water Crisis”: Interview With Orlando Von Einsiedel & Sudha Bhuchar, Director & Star of INTO DUST

Film Inquiry spoke with Orlando Von Einsiedel and Sudha Bhuchar for their short film Into Dust.

MOVIE NIGHT: An Uneven Night of Fright
MOVIE NIGHT: An Uneven Night of Fright

Matt Rosenblatt’s 2020 short film Movie Night peeks in on a couple’s first date where they watch a horror movie. But what lurks on the video?

2021 Oscar Documentary Shorts: Memories and Humanity Cry To Be Heard
2021 Oscar Documentary Shorts: Memories and Humanity Cry To Be Heard

Stephanie Archer takes a look at the 2021 Oscar Documentary shorts!

THE MAN IN THE PINSTRIPE SUIT: Precise Execution Delivers Promise
THE MAN IN THE PINSTRIPE SUIT: Precise Execution Delivers Promise

There are short films that spark franchises, and The Man in the Pinstripe Suit has the makings of such a success.

2021 Oscar Animated Shorts: Animated Passion Comes To Life
2021 Oscar Animated Shorts: Animated Passion Comes To Life

Stephanie Archer takes a look at 2021’s Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films: Burrow, Genius Loci, Opera, Yes-People and If Anything Happens I Love You.

MONKEY BARS: A Sidling, Unsettling Step Away From Girlhood
MONKEY BARS: A Sidling, Unsettling Step Away From Girlhood

Monkey Bars is a must see short film with with its atmospheric, evocative score that adds to the anxiety of its scenes.

BLUE RUBY: A Stylistic But Ultimately Flat Ode To 20th Century Cinema
BLUE RUBY: A Stylistic But Ultimately Flat Ode To 20th Century Cinema

Precise, clean, and clearly well-thought-out on a technical level, Blue Ruby is charming, well-constructed and rewards multiple viewings.

Drunken Film Fest Bradford 2020: Six Winning Shorts
Drunken Film Fest Bradford 2020: Six Winning Shorts

Drunken Film Fest Bradford announced six short film winners that represent a passionate, multicultural, and wonderfully bizarre mélange of movies.

Sundance 2021: DOUBLESPEAK: Devastating, Beautiful And Urgent
Sundance 2021: DOUBLESPEAK: Devastating, Beautiful And Urgent

Doublespeak may be a short film, but it joins other recent features and dives into how a system that is supposed to protect people can fail again and again.

THE PRESENT: A Devastating Look At Life In Palestine
THE PRESENT: A Devastating Look At Life In Palestine

Farah Nabulsi’s short film, The Present, captures the dehumanising and frustrating experience of living under occupation.

EXAM: A Notably Tense Iranian Short Film With Interesting Subtext
EXAM: A Notably Tense Iranian Short Film With Interesting Subtext

Sonia K. Hadad’s Exam is a 15-minute panic attack that doesn’t immediately de-escalate, embodied by Sadaf Asgari’s superb performance.

TRAINED: A Dynamic Concept Frozen Over
TRAINED: A Dynamic Concept Frozen Over

Trained focuses on a unique idea but never seems to spring up or explore what’s beneath the surface of it’s chosen gimmick.

CARGA: A Slick, Genre-Blending Horror
CARGA: A Slick, Genre-Blending Horror

Carga is a gripping short film. Its marvellous build-up is ever so slightly hindered by a speedy conclusion—it’s a film you want to be longer.

BIG TOUCH: The Grandest of Small Gestures

Big Touch contains far more than its diminutive runtime would suggest. A very short-short, the film draws its audience into several small, human moments.

Interview with Kevin & Leslie Alejandro, Directors of ADULT NIGHT
Interview with Kevin & Leslie Alejandro, Directors of ADULT NIGHT

Alex Lines had the chance to talk to the film’s married co-directors, Kevin and Leslie Alejandro, about the creation of Adult Night.