Rolfin Nyhus’ The Gossip splits its time between the two parties involved in such a premise: the offender and the victim. Two best friends now at a precarious crossroads, the film is blunt in tracing their journey to this point. Kirsty’s (Eleanor Shaw) life is in shambles. A bad boyfriend (Dave Binder) and a drug… Continue reading The Gossip: The How-To Of Breaking A Friend’s Heart
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Gold: A Spot Of Shining Optimism
Charles Solomon’s Gold takes place at a time in Nigeria’s history marked by political violence. The story of a family set against this larger political climate creates a microcosm with which to understand the lives of the common people affected by things that appear beyond their control. Though the film opens with a humiliating event,… Continue reading Gold: A Spot Of Shining Optimism
Bob: Toeing The Thin Line Between Reasonable Caution And Bias
With the 18-minute film Bob, written by Dan Brier, director Drew Bierut makes a sweetly peculiar comedy that does not immediately reveal its cards. The uncertainty of what could happen keeps the audience and the characters, if not entirely on the edge of their seats, then certainly a moderate amount cautious. On the surface of… Continue reading Bob: Toeing The Thin Line Between Reasonable Caution And Bias
Dare to Dream: A Self-Destructive Path In Pursuit Of Approval
Alex Bates’ Dare to Dream is a drama about a young chef’s destructive desire to prove himself worthy to his abusive father, also a chef. Incorporating a quasi-emotional realism approach to portray his downward spiral, the film is a 30-minute saga of negotiating legacy. Despite what the title might lead viewers to assume, Dare to… Continue reading Dare to Dream: A Self-Destructive Path In Pursuit Of Approval
Last Lesson: Homophobia And The Slivers of Hope Despite It
Badar’s 10-minute Last Lesson takes on a homophobic parent and her instant prejudice against the piano teacher once the latter’s sexuality is revealed. Marked by painfully unyielding homophobia, the film showcases the experience of pushing against walls that do not budge. The film opens with Olivia (Lisa Finlayson) finding out. A neighbour (Michelle M. Tucker)… Continue reading Last Lesson: Homophobia And The Slivers of Hope Despite It
Withdrawal: An Account Of Addiction And The Way Out
Jacob Harding’s 25-minute drama Withdrawal is exactly what its name implies. A man with a multitude of personality issues battles with his addiction. On the line are his own life, his long-term relationship, and even his self-worth. A derivative of Fight Club, the film attempts to draw on some of that grimness to stage its… Continue reading Withdrawal: An Account Of Addiction And The Way Out
Left Behind: On The Isolation During And After Abuse
Through Left Behind Matthew R. Ford details and explores the aftermath of relationship abuse and all the ways it leaches the humanity out of its victims and survivors. Indeed, the difference between victimhood and survivorship is also put under scrutiny. Two women populate the world of Left Behind; Melissa (Grace Farrell) and Kat (Savannah Gallo).… Continue reading Left Behind: On The Isolation During And After Abuse
Incompleteness: A Series That Questions Everything
A three-part series, Dave Ash’s Incompleteness intertwines three different storylines to delve into questions of metaphysics and ask larger questions about the very frameworks that govern storytelling. Episode one introduces the main players and sets up their individual and overlapping storylines. Alex (Matt Bailey) is dying and racing against time to make a film as… Continue reading Incompleteness: A Series That Questions Everything
The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry: Dry Eyeballs And Razor-Edged Satire
Mannen som inte ville gråta (The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry) is a comedy that serves as a guise beneath which it distils the very real tendencies of the world. Satirizing the way companies function, the 16-minute film is based on a Stig Dagerman short story, written by Björn Boström and directed by Emil T. Jonsson. … Continue reading The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry: Dry Eyeballs And Razor-Edged Satire
Two Knights: Faith, Bitterness And Love Over Millennia
Piotr Szkopiak’s Two Knights is a dark-toned story of anger, questioning righteousness, morality, and the bounds of religion and duty. At its centre are Lucifer and Archangel Michael, whom Lucifer has invited for a game of chess. The writing credits are shared between Reece J. Morant, Adrian Darko and Tommaso Genovesi. The two characters may… Continue reading Two Knights: Faith, Bitterness And Love Over Millennia