Short Film Reviews
A collection of six short films by Black directors, Our Right to Gaze challenges what has been pervasive since the inception of Hollywood: the “White Gaze.”
The 2021 collection of New French shorts has a wide range of genres, from science-fiction to slice-of-life realism, and some wildly experimental animation.
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?
Stephanie Archer takes a look at 2021’s Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films.
Stephanie Archer takes a look at the 2021 Oscar Documentary shorts!
There are short films that spark franchises, and The Man in the Pinstripe Suit has the makings of such a success.
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 is a must see short film with with its atmospheric, evocative score that adds to the anxiety of its scenes.
Drunken Film Fest Bradford announced six short film winners that represent a passionate, multicultural, and wonderfully bizarre mélange of movies.
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.
Farah Nabulsi’s short film, The Present, captures the dehumanising and frustrating experience of living under occupation.
Sonia K. Hadad’s Exam is a 15-minute panic attack that doesn’t immediately de-escalate, embodied by Sadaf Asgari’s superb performance.
Black Panthers shows the resistance group through the words of its own members and the curious eyes of a visitor.
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 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.