Robin Takao D’Oench’s intense short film Fireline takes us not only into the heart of wildfire fighting but into the lives of the inmates tasked with fighting them. Showing us how we shouldn’t be so quick to judge someone – a sublime and impactful short. After being denied parole, an
Category: HollyShorts Film Festival
Saint Vassily (Short Film) ★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Rife with tension, Saint Vassily is an absorbing short thriller from writer and director Masha Egieva. An excellent film that forces us to look morally within ourselves while highlighting the powerlessness we face those more powerful than us. In 1982, in the USSR, Vassily, an ambitious student, prepares for his
Triptych (Short Film) ★★★★★ Hollyshorts 2024
Sophia Ray’s utterly stunning Triptych is a triumph of a short film. Its beauty and unsettling nature, coupled with its psychological surrealist horror, make it a captivating exploration of the price of ambition. Ray has crafted a visually and auditorily alluring piece that will keep you engaged long after finishing
The Lake in the Sky ★★★★★ HollyShorts London 2024
Teenage filmmaker Caleb Reese Paul has made something quite extraordinary with the riveting The Lake in the Sky. From the first second of this deeply textured 17-minute short film, you are thrown into a thoughtful and reflective film. Warren (Caleb Reese Paul) is an isolated and grieving teenager who has
Where Are All The Gay Superheroes? – ★★★★ HollyShorts London 2024
Tom Paul Martin’s fantastic Where Are All The Gay Superheroes? explores that continually prodding question. It is an important short film that should open up a multitude of conversations. After saving the world once again, superheroes Sterling and Meridian take a rare moment to be alone from prying eyes. The
Play Again ★★★ 1/2 HollyShorts London 2024
Sometimes, it’s okay to admit when you’re not okay; that is the message that Zen Pace pushes home in their emotional animated short film Play Again. This moving short tackles the idea of how core memories slowly help us heal and find strength within ourselves. After just losing his father,
Cammy and Mike – ★★★★ HollyShorts London 2024
A fantastic first glimpse into two characters that we will hopefully see a lot more of down the line, Cammy and Mike is an instant success for co-directors Rob McIlhenney and William Groebe. Cammy and Mike are two of the cutest robots you will see on this side of Wall-E.
Fish Out of Water ★★★ 3/4 HollyShorts 2024
Jade Pettyjohn shines in Francesa Scorsese’s Fish Out of Water. This thought-provoking drama is about ensuring that past trauma doesn’t make it to the next generation while also searching for redemption. It’s a compelling short that will leave you pondering long after the credits roll. Lexi (Jade Pettyjohn), a struggling
Play Date ★★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Play Date is as purposely uncomfortable a 12-minute film as you will find. Raw from beginning to end, Amberlee Colson and Laura Campbell have crafted a devastating piece of magic in this short film. The host (Amberlee Colson) is prepping for her daughter’s birthday party when an unexpected guest (Laura
The Cockroach ★★★★ 1/2 HollyShorts 2024
As magnificent as it is empowering, Mary Pat Bentel’s The Cockroach is a glorious drama that showcases the importance of support and resilience after a traumatic situation. Melissa Johns demands your attention in this short film. After a body-altering accident, perfectionist Emily (Melissa Johns) tries to navigate and come to
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