Later Gator: Pulling a Dead Friendship Out by the Roots
Kevin Quinn’s Later Gator is a comedy-drama that knows how to balance tension with humour, stemming from the same source: ...
Tag: Short Film Reviews
The Other: A Powerful Work on the Conditions of Historical Womanhood
Maria D. Rapicavoli ends her 20-minute The Other on a note of exhaustion: “The story keeps on getting written.” The ...
Open Door: Micro Thriller About A Terrifying Catastrophe
Kevin Cate’s mystery thriller Open Door runs to under four minutes, almost all of which is dedicated to an unexplained—but ...
A Lovely Death: A Dark Fairy Tale Romance, A Painless End
Miguel del Campo’s A Lovely Death is a 7-minute gothic horror that imbues the Grim Reaper with the same kind ...
Icecap Seven: A Half-Hour Mystery Blended with Horror
Daniel Sandoval’s Icecap Seven is a 32-minute mystery produced on a shoestring budget that follows three characters through entwined, non-linear ...
Odd/Even: A Plan to Escape the Present
Ya-Ting Itchy Yang’s sci-fi Odd/Even finds its protagonist on the eve of a year-long hibernation with only hours left to ...
LIFE Happens: Taking Account at the End of It All
James Dubbeldam’s LIFE Happens chronicles four key moments in a man’s life as a sum of its worth. Eight minutes long, the ...
Dragonfly: The Memory of War and Its Echoes in Time
Julia Morizawa’s Dragonfly, a 14-minute WWII animation, details the effects of the Great Tokyo Air Raid on Japan through the story ...
Care & Repair: A Burdensome Brother and a Job Gone Wrong in Tense Dramedy
Michael Cooke’s Care & Repair is a comedy-drama that entertains from the first shot to the last. The adventures of three young ...
Yard Kings: Make-Believe Dreams and Their Makeshift Realisation
Vasco Alexandre’s Yard Kings weaves a tale of fantasy through the barbs of an impoverished, abuse-laden life that its 9-year-old protagonist navigates ...
