Ruhaan is prose given to the inner voice. A silent film, shot in monochrome, it is a mysterious conjugation of trauma, addiction and the bondages of the human mind. Directed by Terence-Hari Fernandes, the film is a sensitive portrayal of two characters as far apart from one another as possible and yet fluid in the exchange… Continue reading Ruhaan: Reflective Journey Of Someone Lost
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Hang Up!: The Most Acrimonious Phone Call Ever
If you thought you have seen enough marriages crumble on screen, you’d be in for a rude awakening with Hang Up! Not only does it breathe in an original style in narration with its storytelling of a bitter marriage that exposes all things that can go wrong, but it does so, so ingeniously that you… Continue reading Hang Up!: The Most Acrimonious Phone Call Ever
Patrick: A Coming-Of-Age Drama Based On True Accounts
Queer stories have seldom been given their due credit. It isn’t just the literature on them that warrants attention; but deep, personal tales that rarely make it to the forefront, much less the screens that truly deserve the attention. One such film is Adam Swain Ferguson’s Patrick. Based on Ferguson’s own, unforgettable experience, the film… Continue reading Patrick: A Coming-Of-Age Drama Based On True Accounts
Uninvited: A Terrifying Account Of One Night
Written and Produced by Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Uninvited under the Lekh-Haq Films Production is an unforgettable, nightmarish retelling of a night’s event. Directed by Terence-Hari Fernandes, the film is capped at 6:22-minutes and doesn’t waste a single frame in recounting what could clearly have been a haunting experience. The film opens to Rhea’s return home.… Continue reading Uninvited: A Terrifying Account Of One Night
How Am I Doing?: A Bittersweet Expose Of Middle Age
Eli has a lot on his plate; a fumbling career, a blubbering agent, an ex-wife who is soon-to-be-married and a daughter whose heart needs to be won over, every day. As if these weren’t alone enough, writer Ken Perlstein makes Eli a recovering alcoholic. If you thought these were too many facets for a singular… Continue reading How Am I Doing?: A Bittersweet Expose Of Middle Age
Anthony Straeger’s Latest Book On Preparing and Submitting Films to Film Festivals Is A Must Read
An Independent Filmmakers Guide To Preparing & Submitting To Film Festivals is the sum of 30 years of expertise, first-hand experience and insights that come unmatched. Anthony Straeger, its author, has been a filmmaker, writer and producer for over three decades now. Presently a director at the Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest since 2017, his unique position,… Continue reading Anthony Straeger’s Latest Book On Preparing and Submitting Films to Film Festivals Is A Must Read
Small Boy: Revisiting Childhood Fears
At 9:00-minutes in duration, Small Boy is a strong concoction of childhood memories, fears and finding freedom. With its ensemble cast, consisting only of children and a single adult who never makes it fully to the frame, the film is all in all a revisit to one’s childhood. And, yet, writer-director Nathan Young’s Small Boy… Continue reading Small Boy: Revisiting Childhood Fears
The Five Minutes: A Sci-Fi That Goes Beyond Time-Travel
No matter how many time-travel films you have seen or books you have read, Shange Zhang’s The Five Minutes goes beyond the routine. Granted that the mystique that comes with this genre is guessable, but not the sublime storytelling that Zhang adopts. The Five Minutes combines the elements of drama, fantasy and science fiction all-in-one,… Continue reading The Five Minutes: A Sci-Fi That Goes Beyond Time-Travel
7 Swiss Short Film Festivals You Shouldn’t Miss [2024]
As cinema halls continue to remain closed due to the pandemic, our eyes have grown accustomed to Netflix and Amazon Prime. Nothing wrong with that! But just that, that’s not going to be the case forever! Soon, we’ll return to our former glory days and the art will be restored to where it belongs – galleries and screens.… Continue reading 7 Swiss Short Film Festivals You Shouldn’t Miss [2024]
Claude: A Chapter In Mental Health
Chris Frint’s 24:06-minute long Claude works on you slowly. Despite the opening scene that very early on establishes the characters, their dynamics and almost predictable arcs, the uncertainty looms. A film on friendship, family and loss, both accidental and intentional, Claude digs into the after-effects of a traumatic experience that leads into very unexpected outcomes.… Continue reading Claude: A Chapter In Mental Health