Produced by Nicole Hilliard-Forde, Matt Hilliard-Forde, ‘We Forgot to Break Up’ is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Chandler Levack. The film centres on Evan Strocker (Jesse Todd) a music journalist, who has just finished writing a memoir about his time with Heidegger Stairwell, a legendary indie-rock band from Northern Ontario. As Evan attempts… Continue reading ‘We Forgot To Break Up’ Is About Reconnecting To The Past…
Tag: Short Film Reviews
‘June’s Baby Shower’ Is The Portrait Of A Woman & Her Choices …
12:39 minutes are too short a time to live anyone’s life. But, director-writer Kathryn L Scurry manages to bring to screen the life of a woman and her choices. Choices that she has been confronted with, decisions that she had been coerced into taking and how in the web of life, all remain interwoven and… Continue reading ‘June’s Baby Shower’ Is The Portrait Of A Woman & Her Choices …
‘Contentment’ Challenges One’s Understanding Of The Journey To Lasting Happiness!
At 4:13 minutes in duration, ‘Contentment’ centres on a woman & her primaeval fear, that of contentment. As confusing as it sounds, that prolific is the short. The protagonist Scout played by Alexandria Rose Rizik is not only the director, actor and writer of this film but also the poetess on whose work this film… Continue reading ‘Contentment’ Challenges One’s Understanding Of The Journey To Lasting Happiness!
‘(Bi)Polar Bear’ Talks Of Matters We Prefer To Brush Off Under The Carpet…
Written and directed by Mackenzie Patrick, ‘(Bi)Polar Bear’ is a Chinese box in a labyrinth from the opening shot all the way through to the end. It follows the interconnected lives of three high school students with their own set of problems that they are clearly not equipped to handle. The opening shot is of… Continue reading ‘(Bi)Polar Bear’ Talks Of Matters We Prefer To Brush Off Under The Carpet…
Small Fish: A Vignette Of Colours…
Art & Craft are a strange being. Both easy to express, open to myriads of interpretations and profound in just their expanse. ‘Small Fish’ at 13:41 minutes in duration, touches upon both these themes, but in an unusual way. Directed and written by Maxime Beauchamp, the screenplay of the film is destined to take its… Continue reading Small Fish: A Vignette Of Colours…
‘Forget Me Not’ Is About Two Little Hearts Helping Their Mother Find Hers…
The school bell rings, and there’s the rush out, of children on their way into their mother’s arms; except for two. For their mother isn’t there. Their tiny little hearts broken, they sit on the pavement waiting for their mother. Their conversations which reflect that this probably isn’t the first time they have been let… Continue reading ‘Forget Me Not’ Is About Two Little Hearts Helping Their Mother Find Hers…
‘Hearts & Minds’ Shows The Tell-Tale Journey Of An Ex-Army Veteran Dealing With PTSD…
Trauma holds the ability to break even the most resilient minds. It comes with a heavy price costing the one suffering from it whatever they hold dear the most. ‘Hearts and Minds’, manages to convey the relentless agony of a mind through a unique, at times charring narration. Written and directed by Michael Heaton, the… Continue reading ‘Hearts & Minds’ Shows The Tell-Tale Journey Of An Ex-Army Veteran Dealing With PTSD…
‘Vacation Rental’ Is The Horror That You’d Pray Never Happens To You…
Horror as a genre isn’t easy to deliver. And, yet, it has survived the cynical eye of generations together to establish itself as a potent category of the 21st century. Clearly, there must be something that’s going right. There is something compelling about seeing characters narrowly escaping an impending doom while looking consumed doing it.… Continue reading ‘Vacation Rental’ Is The Horror That You’d Pray Never Happens To You…
‘Mister Swolo’ Is a Eccentric Piece of Surrealist Comedy…
Watching Eric Liddle’s ‘Mister Swolo’ is like taking a joyride into an absolutely bizarre dream that makes perfect sense only while it exists. Two friends, Harrison Charge (Jack Anderson) and Peter Short (newcomer Gary Bannon) embark on a road trip and have themselves hijacked by the creation of Harrison: Mister Swolo! Harrison, a comic artist,… Continue reading ‘Mister Swolo’ Is a Eccentric Piece of Surrealist Comedy…
‘The Portrait In The Lobby’ Is The Perfect Blend Of Magic & Amusement!
Each painting is a story. But, this one tucked in its golden frame is a living tale. For, it can deceive you with its tricks and magic. ‘The Portrait In The Lobby’ by Mycle Scheuer is the telling of a living fresco, a magician caught within the confines of a frame. Any trespasser would be… Continue reading ‘The Portrait In The Lobby’ Is The Perfect Blend Of Magic & Amusement!