The thesis of Allie Avital’s The Naked Woman is perhaps that regret is corrosive. The 16-minute film opens on a momentous intersection of two people unknown to each other. One’s actions (or lack thereof) begin to haunt him, almost as an act of penance. Does it make a difference? A cello plays in the background,… Continue reading The Naked Woman: On Secret Doubt And Painful Regret
Tag: Drama Short Film Review
Forever & Always: A Heartfelt Story Straight From The High Schools
Writer-director Jacob Ward’s Forever & Always carries the hallmarks of the love stories we have all witnessed, or better still, been a part of. Sweet, soulful, and simple in its narrative, he presents an uncomplicated take on one such story that brings James & Kayla onto our screens. High school nostalgia is hard to let… Continue reading Forever & Always: A Heartfelt Story Straight From The High Schools
Proof: Love Tested In A Polarised World
Writer-director Nora Jaenicke’s Proof couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. A film on love and borders, immigration and aspirations, the short, all of 10:58-minute in duration builds a narrative around a woman whose love life soon becomes the bone of contention between her dignity and dreams. Granted the new cabinet in the States… Continue reading Proof: Love Tested In A Polarised World
Goodnight: Soulful Recalling Of One’s Past Love
If you are willing to overlook the misleading heading, then writer-director Revell Carpenter’s 10:23-minute-long Goodnight is a slow-paced, non-linear short that explores the trajectories of two individuals who once shared something deep. But, don’t make the mistake of presuming the film to be melodramatic; it is certainly anything but that (to everyone’s credit)! And, due to… Continue reading Goodnight: Soulful Recalling Of One’s Past Love
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
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
The Foal: A Hangover Horror Like None Other
It’s hard to peg writer-director Nikhail Asnani’s The Foal into a genre. It has convincing elements of horror, fantasy, why even a thriller. A slow narrative that takes its time to build, offering enough drama to make its audience invest in it, the short at 10:30-minute might seem peculiar for its subgenre, especially because neither the… Continue reading The Foal: A Hangover Horror Like None Other
Something Round: The Surreal Quality Of Grief
We expect therapists to be sorted. Certainly, the people who solve our issues must have their own affairs in order, we believe, naively. Nikhail Asnani’s 17-minute short dispels that notion. At the centre of Something Round is a woman grieving unrequited love, only to let it fester into something deeper, more damaging. Three characters populate… Continue reading Something Round: The Surreal Quality Of Grief
The Little Thief: Richly Narrated Children’s Tale That Rings In Nostalgia For All
It must take someone highly skilled or gifted to craft a tale with just three characters, in just 3-minute’s duration. But then the name Nicole Vanden Broeck springs on the screen and you know how that feat must have been achieved. If her recent Elle is anything to go by, one must hardly be surprised… Continue reading The Little Thief: Richly Narrated Children’s Tale That Rings In Nostalgia For All
While The Cat’s Away…: Brilliantly Executed Quirky Short On Someone’s Idea Of Idling
There are films that hit you immediately with the enormity of their content. And there are those that slowly boil and then simmer down. It is hard to place While The Cat’s Away… into either of those. It is undoubtedly striking, for both, its story and execution and there are multiple times across its 10:59-minute… Continue reading While The Cat’s Away…: Brilliantly Executed Quirky Short On Someone’s Idea Of Idling