Jasmine J. Johnson’s Inner Demons is an obscenely effective horror that delves into the inner turmoil of depression. The film’s storytelling is so effective that it draws you in from the first frame. Ariel Brown is phenomenal in this powerful and atmospheric short film. Mya (Ariel Brown) prepares to start her day and fight the horrors that are forever
Category: HollyShorts Film Festival
Rat! ★★★ 3/4 HollyShorts 2024
The sight of a giant paper mache head will now have you running to lock your doors after watching Neal Suresh Mulani’s entertaining Rat! A great look at the role social media has on our society today. When music journalist Navin (Neal Suresh Mulani), disgruntled with the lack of engagement
Wake ★★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
A devastating, ambient dream of a short film, Martin Klapperbein’s Wake is a divine piece of filmmaking that stands out with just how hauntingly gorgeous it is. The collaboration between Klapperbein and writer/creative director Liam Higgins has resulted in a visually stunning and emotional film. When a man (Michael Wamara) loses his wife and unborn daughter,
River of Grass ★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
A grim, tension-filled drama, River of Grass exudes atmosphere from filmmaker Derek Magyar, leaves you gripped. You are never allowed to get comfortable as we venture down this nightmare for the traumatised Larry. Enthralling from beginning to end. Upon returning from the Vietnam War, troubled young soldier Larry (Dylan McTee)
Shouting at the Sea ★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Shouting at the Sea is a beautifully tender film by Benjamin Verrall. Full of melancholy and affection, both Harry Michell and Maddie Rice are not just impressive but deeply authentic in their performances, drawing the audience in with their vulnerability. Reconnecting after years apart, two friends (Harry Michell and Maddie
Anuja ★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Adam J. Graves’s short film Anuja is a touching drama about two orphaned sisters trying to make the best of life despite their deprived situation. Graves stings us with hard doses of reality throughout while allowing the playfulness of a child to shine a beacon of hope onto us—a fabulous
Will I See You Again? ★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Will I See You Again? is a striking and refreshing tug at the heartstrings film. Michael Perez-Lindsey’s film is an empathetic glance at loss, lost love, sexuality, and spirituality. It is an excellent, moving drama. After two decades of separation, two former college teammates, Max (Hosea Chanchez) and Paul (Nick
Fishtank ★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Wendi Tang’s Fishtank is a film that hooks you in with an odd premise but becomes a thoughtful and engaging exploration into a person’s life as they battle their own demons. Fantastic from top to bottom, Tiffany Chu delivers another accomplished performance. Jules (Tiffany Chu) has been sober for a
The Dog ★★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Danielle Baynes’s The Dog is a powerfully effective glance at the mental health struggles of veterinarians. Kate Walsh is devastating as our beleaguered vet in this short film that you will not be able to shake from your mind—utterly fantastic. A sick dog mysteriously appears in the clinic of an
Ride Baby Ride ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
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
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