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Gather in the Corner Review
GATHER IN THE CORNER: Balances Storytelling and Commentary

Gather In The Corner works well as a subtle satire on school safety, while also being a light-hearted watch.

THE FATHERING PROJECT: Breaking The Cycle
THE FATHERING PROJECT: Breaking The Cycle

The Fathering Project turns passion into poetry in the pursuit of finding what it means to be a father in today’s society.

ODD DOG: An Animated Short For Cat And Dog Lovers Alike
ODD DOG: An Animated Short For Cat And Dog Lovers Alike

The idea of something as simple as Odd Dog being so funny, heartfelt, and poignant is refreshing on several levels.

OLLA: Trapped With an Intensely Boring Man
OLLA: Trapped With an Intensely Boring Man

Ariane Labed’s Olla tells an important tale of the migration of resourceful, young, Eastern European women into Western Europe.

The Life Force (2020) - source: Fanny Veliz Grande & Eric Marinho
Film Inquiry’s Seed&Spark Campaign Picks Of June 10, 2020

We are highlighting crowdfunding campaign picks from our friends at Seed&Spark. This week’s films (and one podcast!) run the gamut.

NFMLA Monthly Film Festival June 2020: Asian Cinema Shorts Part 1
NFMLA Film Festival June 2020: Asian Cinema Shorts Part 1

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.

Tribeca 2020: Narrative Shorts Part 2
Tribeca 2020: Narrative Shorts Part 2

Stephanie Archer continues her coverage of the online Tribeca 2020 Film Festival by taking a look at some more narrative short films.

Tribeca 2020: Narrative Shorts Part 1
Tribeca 2020: Narrative Shorts Part 1

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.

THE TELLTALE HEART: A Blood-Soaked Descent Into Madness
THE TELL TALE HEART: A Blood-Soaked Descent Into Madness

The Tell Tale Heart is a punky, blood-spattered thrill ride from McClain Lindquist, whose debut short film brings something quite new to Poe’s story.

Tribeca Film Festival 2020: Documentary Shorts
Tribeca Film Festival 2020: Documentary Short Films

Stephanie Archer covers eight documentary short films from Tribeca, compelling pieces that allow voices to be heard and provoke conversation.

CARMENTIS: When The Sun Goes Down

Carmentis never runs out of ways to use the subversive potential of the sci-fi genre to articulate the loneliness and disorientation that haunt the film’s main character.

Tribeca 2020: Tribeca N.O.W. Shorts
Tribeca 2020: N.O.W. Shorts

Three short films of Tribeca’s N.O.W. segment proved to be truly captivating and eye-opening.

Tribeca Film Festival 2020: SOLITARY
Tribeca Film Festival 2020: SOLITARY

Thankfully there are films like Solitary to shed a light on the injustices that dehumanize our citizens and poison our justice system.

Tribeca 2020: Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi Goldberg
Tribeca 2020: Animated Shorts Curated By Whoopi Goldberg

Stephanie Archer reports on Tribeca Film Festival 2020 online, and reviews the animated short films curated by Whoopi Goldberg.

DUMMY: Learning to Love Yourself Has Never Been This Genuine
DUMMY: Learning To Love Yourself Has Never Been This Genuine

Cody Heller brings an inescapable vulnerability to her latest series Dummy, an honesty not typically seen in female driven stories.