Tania Notaro captures with overwhelming precision the fears and struggles women can face with motherhood in her second short, Postpartum. This film will strike a chord with many, a must-watch. Life takes a dark turn when a young woman, Mary (Tania Notaro), faces the realities of motherhood. Motherhood is one
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Ginny Reaper (Short Film) ★★★★ Belfast Film Festival
Niamh McKeown’s mockumentary Ginny Reaper is a short film you will immediately fall in love with. There is so much to enjoy within those fifteen minutes that you will never want it to end. Ginny, a grim reaper, embarks on her first holiday in one hundred years only to be
Sound and Colour (Short Film) ★★★★★ Belfast International Film Festival
Filmmaker Emma Foley barely gives her audience a second to breathe in the outstanding Sound and Colour. Alison Oliver shines as the future star that she is in this powerfully painful short film. Hannah (Alison Oliver) returns home to face her dysfunctional and emotionally repressed family after her attempted suicide, only to find her family avoiding
Sarajin ★★★★ 1/2 Rising Voices (TIFF)
Filmmaker Justin Kim WooSŏk’s latest short film, Sarajin, is a demoralising look at an immigrant families’ struggles when the industry they pitched their livelihoods to fails. It is an excellent film that doesn’t forget to leave us with hope. In a remote Alaskan town, DongSu, a snow crab fisherman, struggles
Thaw ★★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
A profoundly intimate piece of filmmaking from Alex Bush, Thaw mesmerises. Becoming a remarkable love story that delves into the self-discovery of one’s gender. What a debut. Huck and Smith have always been unlikely friends, Huck being a restrained and gentle boy while Smith is known for being the rambunctious
Hey Alexa ★★★★ HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
A bright little gem of a short film, Rebecca Demeter’s Hey Alexa, gives us an inventive look into what is in that little box. Stevie Lynn Jones shines through with her engaging performance.
Se dit d’un cerf qui quitte son bois ★★★★★ (Short) Born of Woman – Fantasia 2023
Se dit d’un cerf qui quitte son bois (Said Of A Deer That Sheds Its Antlers) is a perfect dark comedy short. Salomé Crickx has created a wonderful piece of magic here in this instantly rewatchable film. Today is the 167th annual Shedding, a cheerful ceremony that brings all generations together to promote
Write Here ★★★★ BFI Flare 2023 (Short Film)
Write Here is an excellent short – sensitive story; you are placed into the mind and heart of a character whose dream is to never forget. Jake Muñoz Consing is an almighty talent to keep an eye on. Eddie, An ageing gay man living alone with Alzheimer’s, struggles to hold
Haulout (Short Film) ★★★★ London Film Festival 2022
Haulout is a powerful documentary that shows the sheer overwhelming scale of the consequences of climate change on beautiful animals in the Arctic. Tragic and sobering, Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev’s film is essential viewing. A lonely man waits to witness an ancient gathering on a remote coast of the
Birds (Short Film) ★★★★★ London Film Festival 2022
A film of discovery, Katherine Propper’s Birds is a lovely look at a time when summer could feel like a never-ending dream. A wonderful exploration into connection with friends, love, nature and everything in between. You can’t but adore this film. Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers during the
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