A story with digital life as the common denominator between its two forking arcs, Joe Jennings Jr.’s #ISFJ follows four friends on their night out as things unceremoniously fall apart. Running to 18 minutes, the story’s focus and lament on the world going digital is channelled through the titular #ISFJ, which becomes the thread which… Continue reading #ISFJ: Leaving And Loving In A Changing World
Author: Indie Shorts Mag Team
Claire-ity Episode 1: Dead Marriages And Bad Decisions
The pilot of Claire-ity, directed by Michael Klapp, features an extensive cast and sets up the story that is to unfold over the next five episodes. Marybeth Massett, who stars as the titular Claire Vanguard in this satire, is also the writer for the show. The show follows the adventures of an ultra-conservative (gun-loving, MAGA… Continue reading Claire-ity Episode 1: Dead Marriages And Bad Decisions
How I’ve Met God: A Coming Into Form
Featuring the antisocial genius as its protagonist, How I’ve Met God is a strangely alluring film. Writer-director German Kuzyura takes the familiar character and premise, and turns them into an atypical exploration of the protagonist’s psyche. For a change, the antisocial genius is a woman here. Gonzo journalist Lida (Georgia Waehler), just as abrasive and… Continue reading How I’ve Met God: A Coming Into Form
SASHA: All The Things A Product Can Do
Shot on an iPhone, David McGuff’s sci-fi SASHA is an emotional take on the android custom-built companion. Unfolding over nine minutes, the story follows Dorian’s attempt at finding himself a suitable companion after recently going through a divorce. McGuff plays Dorian. The entire film takes place as a single scene in a single location, Dorian’s… Continue reading SASHA: All The Things A Product Can Do
The Night Out: A Jolt To Expectations
Two adolescent girls go on a trip to celebrate one turning eighteen. A serial killer follows them. Jordan Burbank directed The Night Out knows the history and the expectations it sets up with that premise. It is a direct comment on that history and those expectations. And it is a poignant one. When the film… Continue reading The Night Out: A Jolt To Expectations
The Love You Want Exists: Romance And A Whole Lot Of Comedy To Wash It Down With
Balancing satire with sincerity, Zanah Thirus’ The Love You Want Exists teases its characters while also allowing space for serious thought, and true to its name, warm romance. Running to 24 minutes, the often fourth wall breaking comedy centres on Elyssa and Marcus who have taken on the arduous task of separating commitment from oppressive… Continue reading The Love You Want Exists: Romance And A Whole Lot Of Comedy To Wash It Down With
Grace: Examining A Loss Of Faith
Cults rely on vulnerabilities, and those who can reliably make full use of those vulnerabilities. Grace closely explores the latter through the former. R.J. Glass’ 15-minute drama uses the perspective of a cult leader’s son as the mediator between the magnetic, cult persona of the father and the young, white boys who have been drawn… Continue reading Grace: Examining A Loss Of Faith
The Winners Of Short of the Year 2021 – Big Congratulations!
Nothing brings me more joy than to be the harbinger of good news. Announcing this year’s winners is special to me, for two reasons. One, because it is the second successful run to our Awards season and two, we continue to live in uncertain times. And, this event, to me, brings a measure of hope.… Continue reading The Winners Of Short of the Year 2021 – Big Congratulations!
How To Hack Birth Control: Sound Information Wrapped In Satirical Goodness
The first installment of Sassy Mohen’s three part series How To Hack Birth Control, a show focused on cis women’s sex life and the role of birth control in it, is a wickedly funny 30-minute trip into helpful, accurate sex ed, flanked by game show sequences and scene crashings by its charmingly scathing narrator (read… Continue reading How To Hack Birth Control: Sound Information Wrapped In Satirical Goodness
21st & Colonial: Police Brutality And Its Inevitable Results
21st & Colonial, Angelo Reyes’ 19-minute crime drama (co-written with Toby Osborne), is a depiction of one of many police shootings, where it positions the cop and the victim as the two main characters in a bloody tale. Other characters dot their lives, their circumstances flesh them out into real people, and when they finally… Continue reading 21st & Colonial: Police Brutality And Its Inevitable Results