There’s no way Christine Chen’s Ya Albi leaves you without a dent in your heart. Be it in the riveting performances of its lead actors, the music by Steffen Schmidt or in Alex Walker’s cinematography, the film is nothing short of a moving prose. A story unlike the usual on the immigrant and refugee crisis,… Continue reading Ya Albi: A Moving Tale On Resettlement & The Refugee Crisis
Author: Indie Shorts Mag Team
A Little Place Off The Edgware Road: Re-vising One Of Graham Greene’s Forgotten Stories
Produced by Alison Herrington, Tim Hewitt’s A Little Place Off The Edgware Road (ALPOTER) is a crime thriller based on a classic from the Graham Greene universe. Based on a short story written by him in 1939, ALPOTER delves deeper into the mystery behind its lead as in the parallel literary world one wonders about… Continue reading A Little Place Off The Edgware Road: Re-vising One Of Graham Greene’s Forgotten Stories
Back Water: Discovering Wilderness Of A New Kind
Produced by Anne Garrett and Jennilyn Merten, Jonathan Cohrs’s Back Water feels like a personal story; an ode to the planet that has been neglected for far too long. Focusing on the wilderness or the loss of it in New Jersey’s Kensack river, the film is a 1:05:49 minute long documentary on ecology, man-made disasters,… Continue reading Back Water: Discovering Wilderness Of A New Kind
The Becowing: Capitalism And Healthcare Are Friends
According to a report by the American Psychological Association in 2019, the suicide rate in America increased by 33% from 1999 to 2017, with 14 people committing suicide per 100,000 people. Being the second most important cause for death amongst sub-urban and rural middle-class Americans, Brian White’s short film The Becowing makes a strong statement… Continue reading The Becowing: Capitalism And Healthcare Are Friends
A Leg Up: Lesson In Surviving A Rigged System
Playing by the puns in the title, Joe Jennings Jr.’s A Leg Up is a neatly knit together piece on the drug menace in Atlanta, the detrimental capitalistic system of the United States of America and the subordination of the African-American population in one string. If that seems too much, Jennings does a good job… Continue reading A Leg Up: Lesson In Surviving A Rigged System
Bummer: Juxtaposing Family Squabbles In The Larger Scheme Of Mega Asteroids
You are celebrating life and the news of impending, inescapable doom shatters the spell. How do you feel? Barry Worthington’s Bummer comes with a smack-you-in-the-face premise: life, all life, on all of the Earth is about to end in a matter of hours. Worthington keeps the focus of this mammoth catastrophe on a mother-daughter duo,… Continue reading Bummer: Juxtaposing Family Squabbles In The Larger Scheme Of Mega Asteroids
Self Servers: A Relentless Satire On Millennials
It is human nature itself to be conceited and self-obsessed while consistently attempting to outshine others, perhaps even obliterate their achievements in order to emerge superior. In his 22-minute short film Self Servers, Eliezer Vergara puts forth a clever satirical portrayal of the pomposity of people at a semi-formal soiree, turning the focus this time… Continue reading Self Servers: A Relentless Satire On Millennials
Joseph Turns 42: Witness An Unusual Birthday
Birthdays mean celebrations: a party with friends, drinks, good food, a lot of laughter, and maybe some fun adventure. The day of the year one usually looks forward to. But Joseph is not like everybody, and his 42nd birthday will be nothing like he ever imagined. It certainly began in a way he never wanted. … Continue reading Joseph Turns 42: Witness An Unusual Birthday
Indie Filmmakers Presents #StayHome 60 Seconds Short Film Challenge
In a unique initiative to extend work-from-home even into the film industry, the Netherlands based ‘Indie Filmmakers‘ has unveiled a global short film competition with total prizes worth €4000+. This includes filmmaking equipments from some of the well-known brands like Røde, Atomos, Hollyland, Alladin Lights, Nanlite and Fxlion. All the brands have joined as a goodwill… Continue reading Indie Filmmakers Presents #StayHome 60 Seconds Short Film Challenge
Nemesis: To Each Their Due
In Tim Earnheart’s Nemesis, the ambitious and go-getter lot take centre stage. Set in the same universe as his earlier work, Ricochet (it is unclear if Nemesis takes place before or after the events of Ricochet), Nemesis‘s characters are confronted with the mysterious Institution from the previous film. The question Nemesis tackles is very, very… Continue reading Nemesis: To Each Their Due