Short Film Reviews
From the streets of Belgium to the desert of Tunisia, from an orphanage in Guatemala to an apartment in Brooklyn, this year’s Oscar-nominated live action short films manage to take the viewer on a trip around the world in less than two hours.
A powerful and thoughtful short film, Brotherhood tackles complex themes of family and conflict with a muted elegance.
My Time is eminently enjoyable and tackles important subject matter for people of all ages.
Boxed is an example of how powerful a film about America’s darkest period can be if shot through the eyes of those who can understand the weight of what they’re portraying.
In this report from Austin Film Festival 2019 Kristy Strouse covers two interesting, female driven shorts, notes from a writer’s panel with Liz Hannah, and a review of The Bygone.
Patrick CrosseI had the privilege of getting to watch the winners of each of the Drunken Film Festival Oakland’s categories this year.
The short film Judas Collar poetically wields its message with an unspoken but clear affront to such violent practices, with beguiling results.
In our final report from the 2019 New York Film Festival, we look at some of the amazing short films showcased this year.
The NFFTY is scheduled to end on October 27, 2019, with these last seven short features: Virgencita, Green, Men Helping Women, Winner of Peace, Charley Horse, The Best is Yet to Come and Lavender.
Ahead of its presentation at the Downtown LA Film Festival, we spoke to Zenon Samuels about his short film Survive.
Glass Cabin is a delectable little horror short reaching into the depths of the human mind, a mind that cannot be trusted.
Capturing a legacy of fear, Pia Borg’s short documentary Demonic is the perfect depiction of a time when the depths of the mind, imagination and fear gripped a nation.
We spoke with Academy Award-nominated short filmmaker Ruairi Robinson about his new, Lovecraft-inspired short, Corporate Monster.
We spoke with Elizabeth Blake-Thomas about her short film Unseen, about the kidnapping and trafficking of young girls through fake social media modeling contests.
Coda and Low are two short films that indicate why the rise of short films on streaming platforms is fortuitous. They deserve to be seen.