#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 16: ELIZA
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 16: ELIZA

With the #ShortFilmADay challenge, Film Inquiry promotes the watching of short films, and supports indie film and filmmakers! It’s never to late to join! Find more information about the challenge here.

POLTERHEIST: Revenge Served Cold, Dead Cold
POLTERHEIST: Revenge Served Cold, Dead Cold

Straight off a win from the 2016 Drunken Film Festival in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, comes a quirky, well written short. Though bleak and serious in its setting, there are definitely lots of laughs here. Polterheist, written by David Gilbank and Paul Renhard, is an entertaining watch, with a nicely planned plot.

#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 15: TIGHT JEANS
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 15: TIGHT JEANS

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DON'T BREATHE And Don't Go Into The Basement
DON’T BREATHE And Don’t Go Into The Basement

Have you ever had a dream where you were being chased? In this dream, were you being pursued by a faceless monster? Or perhaps you were being stalked by a familiar presence in the waking world?

#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 14: FIVE
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 14: FIVE

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IN JACKSON HEIGHTS: Frederick Wiseman's Latest Masterpiece
IN JACKSON HEIGHTS: Frederick Wiseman’s Latest Masterpiece

By definition documentaries sound like a pretty straightforward genre; but the evolution of the genre over the years is anything but simple. While I don’t want to sound combative towards the artistic growth of any art form documentaries have splintered into so many different directions, we’re running out of terms for all of the varied sub genres. For every Michael Moore, Alex Gibney, or Errol Morris there seems to be only one Frederick Wiseman which is why his work always feels like a breath of fresh air.

#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 13: SOAR
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 13: SOAR

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CLOWN: A Body Horror Comedy
CLOWN: A Body Horror Comedy

Written and directed by Jon Watts with co-writer Christopher Ford back in 2014, Clown has been in the offing for some time now. Originally conceived in 2010 as a fake trailer for a forthcoming feature attraction fictively produced by contemporary horror genre guru Eli Roth, Watts’ first feature length production is a mixed bag. Blending various elements of body horror with the basic thematic structure of a domestic comedy, Clown is more silly than it is scary.

#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 12: SIMILITUDE
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 12: SIMILITUDE

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#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 11: POINTS OF ORIGIN
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 11: POINTS OF ORIGIN

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#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 10: HABEAS CORPUS
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 10: HABEAS CORPUS

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THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS: A Story Lost In Adaptation
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS: A Story Lost In Adaptation

When deciding whether a story should be written as a book or a screenplay, a writer must decide which media would be the best platform to tell their story. The Light Between Oceans, based on a novel by M. L.

#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 9: BRENDA
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 9: BRENDA

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#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 8: BLUE GIRLS BURN FAST
#ShortFilmADay Challenge Day 8: BLUE GIRLS BURN FAST

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COLONIA: A Vanilla Depiction Of History
COLONIA: A Vanilla Depiction Of History

In 1973, Augusto Pinochet seized power in Chile and demoted the previous civilian rule to replace it with a military dictatorship. Colonia Dignidad, commanded by Paul Schäfer and other allies of Pinochet, served as a prison for political detainees under his regime, despite the bastille being concealed by the veneer of a farming commune. With a historical premise as intriguing as this, it’s unfortunate how much Colonia’s (also known as The Colony) filmic portrayal falters more than it succeeds.