Short Film Reviews

In Tim Earnheart's Nemesis, the ambitious and go-getter lot take centre stage. Set in the same universe as his earlier work, Ricochet (it is unclear if Nemesis takes place before or after the events of Ricochet), Nemesis's characters are confronted with the mysterious Institution from the previous film. The question Nemesis tackles…

Somewhere in Stockholm in 2018, two individuals fall in love. And, their story resonates with all those who have in the times of the social media.…

That he is undesirable to look at is known. That he gets the girl, in the end, is celebrated. And, that the curse is lifted gives us all the hope – that…

Over Samia’s head hangs the sword of administrative removal. Two emotionless words. Matter of paperwork and procedure, files, suits, that must be it. But administrative removal is only deportation in bureaucracy-speak, and deportation conjures up images only of tragedy, in whatever shape, form or measure. In Lauren Blackwell’s Métèque,…

Sexual crime requires sensitive viewing, even more, sensitive portrayal, but what do you do when the lines blur between the perpetrators and the victims?…

"Everyone sees the moments of glory, but no one sees behind the scenes" quotes Allyson Felix, but when a rube PA with unhealthy doses of enthusiasm, which…

Historical racism against black people and anti-semitism are brought together on one plane in the form of holocaust survivor, Howard and young, black academic, Michonne. Gregory G. Allen’s 11-minute drama Reparations brings up raw topics, asks uncomfortable, conflicting questions, but above all, tries to retain its humanity and remind the world of…

Written and directed by Otoja Abit (who also stars as the protagonist), Jitters is the story of an anxious young man going through wedding jitters, just…

Jason Julien-Connage's Valentine Jacobs chronicles the end days of a Bonnie and Clyde style adventuring couple in 1975, starring Julien-Connage as the titular…

Zane Van Cleave’s stalker thriller The Eyes On Me has little meat to it: the film settles for only introducing its broad plot points and leaving it at that. It tries to pack in a lot within a limited runtime, ending up with scenes that belong in a longer story and that, here, feel utterly disconnected. The stalker here is a young man, Tom…