Ride Baby Ride is a mean horror short that finds a great balance in inflicting sharp inhales from the audience. Sofie Somoroff has conjured up a fantastic short that affects you. A young mechanic gets the chance to fix up a 1978 Camaro, but her dream care soon becomes her
Category: HollyShorts Film Festival
Dropping ★★★ 1/2 HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
A tension-filled 9-minute short film that you do not want to end, Dropping excels at keeping the audience in the dark as well as on their toes. RJ Collins’ film has a great concept that should be explored in feature form. Upon her father’s insistence, Nora joins her stepbrother and
The Hereafter ★★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
There is an infuriating plausibility to the premise of Ryan Noufer’s The Hereafter that it makes you want to clench your fists and scream. While treading the world of corporate greed, a heartbreaking story of grief is the key to the film’s success, resulting in a triumph. Olive, a terminally
Dixieland ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
The emotionally impactful Dixieland has a simple premise but executes it so well, thanks to all-around great work. William Hellmuth’s short film pulls you in for those 14 brief minutes. Tony Todd and Philip Orazio are on top form in this terrific period drama. Charles, a Black Union physician. After
Bilskådaren (The Car Spotter) ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
Bilskådaren (The Car Spotter) is an utter delight from beginning to end. Martin Sandin has made a wonderful mockumentary that promises nonstop laughs. Peo loves spotting cars. It gives his everyday life a little twist. It’s also a hobby that is about to ruin the most important thing he has.
Complicated Order ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
Emmie Lichtenberg’s fun directorial debut Complicated Order had the stars align with a pitch-perfect cast and a great concept. There is a whole lot to love about this comedy, making it an easy must-see.
Humo ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
Humo keeps its childlike gaze throughout its haunting depiction of life for a little boy in a concentration camp. Rita Basulto’s film is a beautifully told yet sad tale that will affect you. A boy, Daniel, travels by train towards a dark destination known as the Smokehouse. No matter how
Tall Dark and Handsome ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
As funny as tragicomedy Tall Dark and Handsome can be at times, Sam Baron’s film shows us just how destructive our insecurities can be if not taken control of early. It is a compelling short that has you wanting to give the fantastic Amit Shah’s Varun the firmest of shakes.
Motherland ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
A painful yet stunning film, Christina Yoon’s Motherland emotionally flattens you. Tiffany Chu’s performance almost destroys you as her character tries to search for the truth about herself. Leah (Tiffany Chu), a Korean adoptee raised in America, returns to Korea to search for her birth mother. Leah is met with
In The Garden of Tulips ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
Julia Elihu’s affecting In The Garden of Tulips is a drama that takes hold of you and never lets go. A beautiful but aching film that shows the risks people will take for a loved one to be safe. At the height of the Iran-Iraq War, Caroline takes a final
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