Short Film Reviews

Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE
Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE

Kristy Strouse takes on three bold short films, wrapping up this year’s Sundance Film Festival with some horror, some comedy, and some punk rock.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Writer And Director Masha Ko of THE LOOMING

We interview multi-talented Writer/director Masha Ko who recently won the Sundance Jury Award for Best Short Film Director at this year’s Film Festival!

Slamdance 2024: DARLA IN SPACE Interview With Co-writers/directors Eric Laplante and Susie Moon!
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: DARLA IN SPACE & WELCOME TO THE ENCLAVE

Darla in Space and Welcome to the Enclave are great examples of perfect programming with unexpected narratives. 

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Cynthia Garcia Williams Writer/Director of LEGEND OF EL CUCUY
Slamdance 2024: LEGEND OF EL CUCUY

Legend of El Cucuy brings an old folktale back to life in an effective way. Perhaps this short will be shown to children and future generations as a cautionary tale.

Slamdance 2024: Dosh
Slamdance 2024: DOSH

Screening at Slamdance, the short film DOSH focuses on family struggles through the lens of a specific culture and mental health taboos within.

Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD & Legend of El Cucuy
Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD

With PU EKAW TNOD, we’re able to see such vision exploring the idea of being the viewer and the viewed, and it’s just as creepy as you think.

Interview with Actor/Writer/Director Alden Ehrenreich For His Film SHADOW BROTHER SUNDAY
SHADOW BROTHER SUNDAY: Proof That Alden Ehrenreich Is A Triple Threat

Shadow Brother Sunday accomplishes numerous feats, boasting pitch perfect performances, and Ehrenreich displays remarkable promise.

BONDING: Curiosity Piqued

Bonding is a stylish and intriguing short film that leaves the audience yearning for more.

Adult Children of the American Revolution: A Darkly Comedic Short
ADULT CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A Darkly Comedic Short

With Juliette Fairley’s newest short film, “Adult Children of the American Revolution,” we face an experience that’s as funny as it is uncomfortable.

Shadow Acting: A Tense, Contained Drama
SHADOW ACTING: A Tense, Contained Drama

For fiction writers, a commonly-heard tip is to “write what you know.” In that same…

KALIMBA: Effectively Alluring & Eerie

Kalimba is a tightly wound wonder, enigmatic but enticing.

The Hype of Pedro Almodovar's STRANGE WAY OF LIFE & THE HUMAN VOICE
The Hype Of Pedro Almodovar’s STRANGE WAY OF LIFE & THE HUMAN VOICE

It’s been a long time since short films have received the amount of hype around…

EARLY SHORT FILMS OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE: Exploring Icarus Films’ New Anthology
EARLY SHORT FILMS OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE: Exploring Icarus Films’ New Anthology

Throw in an informative booklet with an essay by Eric Le Roy and Early Short Films of the French New Wave is truly a must-own.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: Shorts
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: Shorts

The short film selection at Melbourne International Film Festival is never less than stellar and this year’s selection didn’t buck the trend.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Thrillers, Dramas And Aliens, Oh My!
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Thrillers, Dramas And Aliens, Oh My!

While thus far, I have delivered my thoughts in the showcases, in my last report, there’s a little bit of everything.