Jump: Cruelty To The Self And Realistic Optimism
Perhaps one of the bleaker paradoxes to confront us is that of a depressed clown. And for as long as ...
Tag: Drama
The Reading: A Reckoning Of Creative License, And A Shattering Story
Nora Jaenicke's The Reading (co-written with Bobby Peretti) wastes no time in setting up its plot. Opening with an author ...
Ba Ham: A Refugee Story For The Generations To Come
One is left wondering after this 30-minute long film. Is Ba Ham a tale of friendship or love? Is it ...
Zaara: A Budding Filmmaker’s Dilemma Of Coping With A Reality That Doesn’t Match Her Dreams
Director-writer Hassan Raza’s 35:00-minute-long Zaara is many things at once. It’s a social drama, filmed with the distinct style of ...
Lea: Growing Up Through The Bleaker Days Of Childhood
There is something about films like Lea that is so absorbingly intimate that seeing the last of the end credits ...
Plastic Fingers: Uplifting Portrayal Of Life After Abuse And With Mental Illness
How do you work a heavy subject without it sagging under its own weight? David J Paradise attempts to answer ...
400 Days Later: A Closer Look At The Effects Of The Pandemic On The Theatre Industry
Director/editor/DoP Stephen Bell’s 09:45 minute long film picks on the theatre industry. And, by focusing on the life of one ...
The Naked Woman: On Secret Doubt And Painful Regret
The thesis of Allie Avital's The Naked Woman is perhaps that regret is corrosive. The 16-minute film opens on a ...
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, ...
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 ...
