Writer-director James Ristas’s Burn A Debt carries a distinct similarity to Todd Haynes’s Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story. The use of barbie dolls in Haynes’s film which was made in just over ten days while he was completing his MFA at Bard College, earned cult status for its uncommon storytelling. Ristas’s, however, deals with the… Continue reading Burn A Debt: Retelling Of Biblical Tales For Modern Times
Tag: Fantasy Short Film Review
Snake Trail: Making Peace With Loss
Shicong Zhu’s Snake Trail forges a rarely seen relationship with the dead, in a film that looks at it with more hope than grief. Set amidst circumstances that would generally have been expected to be gut-wrenching instead, the story eases the harshness of loss by synthesizing the optimism of traditional practices. At its centre is… Continue reading Snake Trail: Making Peace With Loss
It Happened One Day In East LA: Necessary Escapism To Make It Through The Day
What Victor Aguilar’s It Happened One Day In East LA has in abundance, and what makes it worthy is its optimism and intention. A 15-minute fantasy film, although it wobbles in its craft, It Happened One Day In East LA (co-written by Aguilar and Roxanne Joseph) attempts to cheer you up when despair rages on… Continue reading It Happened One Day In East LA: Necessary Escapism To Make It Through The Day
Metta Via: Stunning Sci-Fi Imagery On Consciousness
Co-writers Warren Flanagan and Paul Flanagan explore metaphysics, the conscious and the subconscious within a realm of exquisite colours and expertly-handled VFX effects. 10 minutes of pure fantasy, the film touches upon existential and spiritual philosophies laden with scientific and theological references. Evelyn (Stacey Armstrong) wakes up to find herself attached to the inception machine.… Continue reading Metta Via: Stunning Sci-Fi Imagery On Consciousness
Cactus Boy: That One Imaginary Friend We Have All Had
Chris Brake’s Cactus Boy is delicate, touching and quite literally a tribute: to one’s childhood, one’s best friend and to nostalgia. The story of a boy and his imaginary friend, Cactus Boy is a coming-of-age tale and at 17:04 minutes, a brief one at that. Colin Ford plays Winston Prickle, the quiet, reserved boy. (And,… Continue reading Cactus Boy: That One Imaginary Friend We Have All Had
Ian’s Realm Saga: Sample of Promising Fantastical Adventure
Directed by Chris Love, Ian’s Realm Saga is your extended trailer to a longer potential project. Based on popular author D.L. Gardner’s fantasy adventure series of the same name (she also wrote the screenplay), the 15-minute film rushes along after Ian, a teenager in pursuit of his father, who soon finds himself embroiled in conflict… Continue reading Ian’s Realm Saga: Sample of Promising Fantastical Adventure
Songbird Is A Coming-of-Age Tale Served With Fantasy
Director Sophie Black’s musical fantasy short ‘Songbird’ transports you into a world of fantasy and magic for 14 minutes. Written by Tommy Draper, the film is built as a modern fairytale which follows the story of a woman with a dulcet voice that attracts attention, both wanted and otherwise. Jennifer, played by Janet Devlin, is… Continue reading Songbird Is A Coming-of-Age Tale Served With Fantasy