short film

BFI Film Academy Programme: 3 Short Films By Young Up-And-Coming Filmmakers In The UK
BFI Film Academy Programme: 3 Short Films By Young Up-And-Coming Filmmakers In The UK

We got a glimpse of three beautifully inventive and genuinely moving short films made by the 18 teenagers in the BFI Film Academy programme.

THE OTHER RIPKEN: An Accidental Hero
THE OTHER RIPKEN: An Accidental Hero

The Other Ripken is a short but sweet documentary about Billy Ripken, a little-known baseball player who played for the Baltimore Orioles.

[RE]DEFINED: A Complex Story In Simple Terms (& Interview With Writer/Director, Danae Grandison)
[RE]DEFINED: A Complex Story In Simple Terms (& Interview With Writer/Director, Danae Grandison)

Danae Grandison’s [Re]Defined is a 10-minute short film that dives into the nitty gritty of adolescent life, leaving few doors unopened.

FANTASSUT: The Human Face of War
FANTASSÚT: The Human Face Of War

Fantassút, a short documentary about the largest refugee camp in Europe, is a surprisingly beautiful depiction of real people who lived through hellish conditions.

CALEB: A Unique Story Showcasing The Intelligence Of Children & Technology
CALEB: A Unique Story Showcasing The Intelligence Of Children & Technology

With sci-fi short Caleb, Amanda Mesaikos and Susanne Aichele have brought us a unique and interesting piece that keeps the viewer engaged.

Jacob Burns Film Center's Creative Culture Program: An Experiment In Filmmaking & Interconnectedness
Jacob Burns Film Center’s Creative Culture Program: An Experiment In Filmmaking & Interconnectedness

Creative Culture is the Jacob Burns Film Center’s (NY) educational program. We watched the fellows’ films and interviewed the program director.

Where The Holocaust Film Is The Most Lighthearted: 2017's Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films
Where The Holocaust Film Is The Most Lighthearted: 2017’s Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films

For the documentary short film section, The Academy mostly nominated shorts about the refugee crisis that attempt to humanize the victims.

Harsh Truths & Touching Tales: 2017's Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films
Harsh Truths & Touching Tales: 2017’s Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films

This year’s nominees for the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film are a diverse selection of stories from across the globe.

Proud Parents And Conflicted Cowboys: 2017's Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films
Proud Parents & Conflicted Cowboys: 2017’s Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films

With varying styles and lengths, the 2017 Animated Short Films offer innovation, emotion, and satisfying storytelling.

BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION: A Tale Of Obsession
BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION: A Tale Of Obsession

In Broadcast Signal Intrusion, a psychological horror short film, a grief-stricken video archivist becomes increasingly obsessed with the meaning behind a sinister television signal hijacking.

What Makes The Perfect Horror? A Talk With GENE Director Nick Padley
What Makes The Perfect Horror? A Talk With GENE Director Nick Padley

We sat down with Nick Padley, director of the horror short film GENE, which is making the rounds on the festival circuit.

SOMATIC: An Original Copy
SOMATIC: An Original Copy

Somatic is a short film from director Will Nash, delving into complex questions of cloning and the nature of our reality.

SOMETHING BLUE: Take A Long Breath For This Short Film

Something Blue should be added to the increasing list of films where absence, of one sort or another, is at the vigorous heart of the film itself and as the cliché says, it makes the heart grow fonder.

COLOR: Simple Animation, Deep Story
COLOR: Simple Animation, Deep Story

Color is an animated short film about a creature that looks a lot like a lima bean with legs. This little creature has a beautiful yellow color that it tries to hide to fit in with the creatures and the buildings in the town it lives in.

From Filmmaker To Film Festival Director: An Insider's Guide
From Filmmaker To Film Festival Director: An Insider’s Guide

As readers may or may not know, I took a break from writing these past few months as I was running my first ever film festival. The Drunken Film Fest (DFF) had its inaugural year in Bradford, England this past summer and it was pretty successful for a first year free film festival, if I do say so myself. However, my background when it comes to festivals is not in running them, but rather in trying to get accepted to them.