short film
After its premiere at the Queens Short Film Festival, Film Inquiry’s Samantha Celentano got to speak to the writer and lead actor of Oatmeal, Martha Frances Williams, as well as the director Alessia Gatti.
We were able to talk with Niclas Gillis and Tanisha Lambright, the director and star of the short film drama Hold Me Down, which follows a day in the life of a 19-year-old single mother who works as a stripper at an illegal nightclub in the South Bronx to support her child.
Jax Griffin checked out the short films at SXSW to scope the up-and-coming fimmakers, and reviews her favorite ones, among them Hair Wolf, Haven, Milk and more!
Emotional and heartbreaking, shocking and impactful, theses short films are an exemplary showcase of Hollywood’s menagerie of talent. Here’s a brief rundown of 2018’s Oscar nominated live action shorts.
We were able to talk with Neville Pierce, film journalist turned filmmaker, director of the short films Lock In, Ghosted, and Bricks.
We review this year’s oscar nominated documentary shorts, and while all of them are strong contenders, we also discuss their general lack of experimentation and originality.
Sentimental and surprising, gorgeous and gory; watching them one after another it’s impossible not to be struck by the talent on show. Here’s a brief rundown of 2018’s Oscar nominated animated shorts.
There are seven remarkable films at the heart of Femme Frontera, a short film showcase…
A sequel to an earlier short, Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow 2 has just as much ambition as its predecessor, with astounding animation, voice acting, and an overall worldview of existential pessimism.
We spoke with Sean Meehan, director of short film Lost Face, based on a Jack London short story, set in frozen mid-1800’s Russian-America.
We were able to talk with Hanna Böhman, subject of the documentary Fear Us Women and a prominent fighter in the conflict in Syria.
Fear Us Women takes us on a journey alongside the all-female Kurdish armed forces fighting ISIS, and it’s a gut-wrenching first-hand account.
Gridlock is a short film that manages to be tense, chilling, and gripping, with not a minute of its length wasted.
Mum is an incredibly moving and profound short film about a transgender woman reconnecting with her ailing mother.
Running in at just 15 minutes, Penalty’s unique style of cinematography and editing make it a powerful piece of cinema.
