Ever wondered what happens behind those closed doors of Hollywood parties? You see the after-party pics and wonder if it was all that it’s cracked up to be. Or been dragged into a party you didn’t want to attend? Or, worse, hosted one that you couldn’t bear to be a part of? Well, director Jeremiah… Continue reading Fizzle: Stripping Away The Chatter To See What’s Beneath The Shimmering Glitter Of A High-End Party
Author: Indie Shorts Mag Team
I AM Norman: Magnificent Storytelling Informing Us Why The LGBTQIA+ Community Deserves All The Attention
Hauntingly beautiful, Arron Blake and Darius Shu’s I AM Norman is hard to watch, harder to not watch. A unique short, all of 18:11-minute in duration, the film stars just one actor, but carries the voices of countless others. Voices that have been suppressed. Voices that should have been heard. Voices that deserve to be heard.… Continue reading I AM Norman: Magnificent Storytelling Informing Us Why The LGBTQIA+ Community Deserves All The Attention
The Sweetest Girl: A True Story, From The Heart Of Haiti
Director Samuel Ladouceur’s The Sweetest Girl is a 23:21-minute long tale of a family that is torn apart by secrets and confessions. A slow-burning love saga of a family of four, the film inspired by the characters of the novella ‘‘Revelations: Roads To Redemption’’ by Yanatha Desouvre, who has also co-written the script with Harry… Continue reading The Sweetest Girl: A True Story, From The Heart Of Haiti
Best Short Films On Netflix You Shouldn’t Miss
Netflix is a treasure trove for film aficionados. It wouldn’t even be an exaggeration to state that the audiences today are spoilt for choice. Needless to add then, that this seemingly infinite library, makes it hard to pick from its collection. And, imagine the tragedy of missing out on some epic shorts such as the Oscar-winning Two Distant Strangers?!… Continue reading Best Short Films On Netflix You Shouldn’t Miss
Rabbits Under The Shed: An Eye-Opening Anthropomorphological Musical
Enter writer-director Mia Stegner’s animal kingdom that seems infinitely better than ours and forget your woes. With a 25:02-minute long, animated narrative involving fluffy beings and feathered creatures, what’s there not to like? Add to that, Stegner, who essentially makes us feel miserable for not being one of them—for clearly, not only are they simply adorable… Continue reading Rabbits Under The Shed: An Eye-Opening Anthropomorphological Musical
Gracianna Winery Releases Their Promotional Short Film “Grateful” Worldwide
Elliot deBruyn, a Brooklyn-based cinematographer and documentary filmmaker lends his talents to Sonoma County winery, Gracianna, as he debuts his latest work; a short film titled Grateful. The upcoming short focuses on Gracianna Winery’s brand promise—”wines for those with something to be grateful for”—featuring the very best of Sonoma County’s environment and majesty. Gracianna’s promotional short film premiered… Continue reading Gracianna Winery Releases Their Promotional Short Film “Grateful” Worldwide
It’s Not You, It’s Her: New-Age Quarantine Comedy
In the vast terrain of unfamiliarity that the pandemic kicked the global population into, dipping your toes into the less serious, more awkward pool of dating (online and otherwise) has thrown up problems few are equipped to handle. And in our capitalist society, when you’re good at something, you make a side hustle of it.… Continue reading It’s Not You, It’s Her: New-Age Quarantine Comedy
Oeil Pour Oeil: Multi-Directed Hearty Story, Hilarious Fails
Written and directed by a team of six, the 6-minute animated Oeil Pour Oeil (an eye for an eye) is a laugh riot. Centred around a one-eyed, not quite malicious, pirate desperately in search of treasure, Oeil Pour Oeil functions as a series of gaffes with a heart of gold, give or take a few… Continue reading Oeil Pour Oeil: Multi-Directed Hearty Story, Hilarious Fails
Ahead: Love and Need Intertwine in Ways Out of Our Control
Every now and then, some stories come along that feel overwhelmingly universal and simultaneously very, very specific. For example, what could you possibly have in common with a story about a headless—not metaphorically; literally headless—person? Turns out, quite a lot. Ala Nunu Leszynska’s 5-minute animated short, Ahead is the experience of many, many people, even… Continue reading Ahead: Love and Need Intertwine in Ways Out of Our Control
Flu: A Metaphorical Analogy For Alcohol Addiction
Writer-director Nikhail Asnani’s Flu requires intent viewing. Not meant for the frivolous kind, the short, all of 15:55-minute in duration deals with addiction and the inherent depravity that it pushes its victims into. A film on the internalised world of one such former addict as she struggles to remain sober and maintain a healthy relationship… Continue reading Flu: A Metaphorical Analogy For Alcohol Addiction