Review

What happens when the person you looked up to all your childhood passes away and in spite of your best efforts, you never get to say goodbye? Based on his personal experiences, writer-director Ritesh Matlani creates a drama about coming to…
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Director/Writer Keith LaFountaine's 'A Single Yesterday' is the agony of a daughter coming to terms with the loss of her father. The excruciating pain she lives with wills her mind to turn the tables. And, ironically, she uses the very…
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Having an upbringing in a toxic infested atmosphere, where you breathe in fear, a doomed reality with an abusive alcoholic father will unquestionably carve a scar of haunting memories of a childhood flooded with trauma. All of these…
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With the 14-minute short 'Pitfall', Ben Desmond has taken the old, unlikely alliance trope and done something new with it. While German forces retreat after a defeat in 1943, two soldiers from opposite sides of the line find their…
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Loss is keenly felt. Rachel Annette Helson’s 'Hatched' is a particularly well-made film that deals with the reverberations of it. Though it is the driving force behind Kay’s character, the details of her loss is not an explicit presence…
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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…
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‘Papercutter’, written and directed by Aaron Colborn follows an MMA fighter who seeks help from a support group for his uncontrollable rage. While what seems to have been a tried and tested storyline, the film fails to impress for its lack…
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Toby Wosskow’s ambitious Zulu short, 'Sides of a Horn' works to depict two sides of rhino poaching - the poachers and the rangers. Set in South Africa, starring locals, 'Sides of A Horn' (SOAH) is a vital step to bring critical…
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Maryna Kovalevska’s '15 minutes' is a heart-pounding crime thriller that balances thrill and suspense with smart dexterity. The film focuses on the offshoots of desperation, helplessness and fear, and the paths they can lead you down. …
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Struggling startup lawyers are battling tooth and nail to survive the economic strain. And, that’s when they fall victim to a felony at gunpoint. Sounds like a perfect crime drama to you? Apparently not for director John Martin Jr.! This…
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