The Rest Cure: Malevolence as a Reaction
Andreas Graf’s The Rest Cure, based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper, takes a turn towards horror in adapting ...
Tag: Drama Short Film Review
Sweet Street: Industry of Humiliation
Coz Greenop’s Sweet Street examines the failure of the state through the life of its protagonist. Set in England, the ...
Hope En Route: Everyday Duty and its Ripples through a Pandemic
Des Matelske’s Hope En Route (co-written with Jeremy Marshall) is a product of hindsight. Depicting the actions of a truck ...
The Beachcombers: A Collection of Treasures
Peter Naylor’s The Beachcombers is a 7-minute film based on a poem by Jon Lawrence and narrated by Emilia Fox. ...
Sofa Surfer: What a Night Without a Home Can Do
Michele Olivieri’s Sofa Surfer is a drama about a homeless man with nowhere to go for the night. Thirteen minutes ...
Land of Nod: A Refiguration of Jeanne d’Arc
Josh Massarotti’s 12-minute Land of Nod briefly portrays the eve of Joan of Arc’s execution, directly referencing the 1928 The ...
Mei: Living with Mental Illness and an Unsympathetic Family
Leanne Bailham’s Mei, co-written by Bailham, Barbara Vonau, and Cat Watson, depicts the struggle of the eponymous character with depression ...
Let Tomorrow Be: Love and Duty Collide Again
Peter Nogueira’s Let Tomorrow Be unfolds a drama between two siblings, one an official of the law and the other, ...
Absolute Power: Structures of Power and Their Preservation
Isaac Suero’s Absolute Power demonstrates not how absolute power corrupts, but how it reveals. Written by James Roche, the 20-minute ...
Man Obsessed: Romantic Obsessions And Everything Else They Distract From
Tony Suriano’s Man Obsessed details the journey of its protagonist, Sam, through unrequited love, breakdown and a chance at a ...
