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BUTTRESS short film, Comedy Festival review
BUTTRESS, 13min. USA
Directed by Emily Barber
“Buttress” follows the story of “Sam” [Nancy Payne], a young woman navigating the burdensome, unpredictable time after losing her grandmother.
https://nancycpayne.wixsite.com/buttress
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NEW MOON - SEASON 1 TV Webseries Festival review (interview)
NEW MOON - SEASON 1, 30min,. USA
Directed by Ken Forman
Alan Twombley wins a vacation on the moon, but when the companies that send him go bankrupt, he's stuck there.
https://www.newmoonseries.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552358982046Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What moti...
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ART AND PEP feature film, LGBTQ+ Toronto Festvai film review
ART AND PEP, 88min., USA
Directed by Mercedes Kane
Art Johnston took Pepe Peña home one night in 1972 and he never left. Together, they opened Sidetrack, a small bar that’s become a 16,000-foot pillar of Chicago’s gay business district. At Sidetrack, the community sings show tunes on a Sunday and... -
DADDY ISSUES short film, Comedy Festival review (interview)
DADDY ISSUES, 10min, USA
Directed by Erin Marsz
When Danny goes to dinner with his mother, Barbara, he is confronted by her haunted insistence his deceased father is still with her, forcing him to confront his fears about the ghosts existence or else deal with his mother’s presumed insanity.
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LETTER FROM ST. ANTHONY'S film, Music Film Festival video review
LETTER FROM ST. ANTHONY'S, 3min., UK
Directed by Franck Trebillac
Letter From St. Anthony's is an experimental film created as a companion piece to support the latest release of the musical duo Amon Tobin and Thys. Blending together experimental dance and whimsical cinematography this film is an ... -
HACK THE PLANET short film, Toronto DOC Festival review (interview)
HACK THE PLANET, 31min., Netherlands
Directed by Floris Tils
Technology is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the protection of nature. In “Hack the Planet” we follow two tech-wizards from the Netherlands who developed a smart camera system that could be groundbreaking in preventing human-eleph... -
POLLO LOCO short film review (interview)
POLLO LOCO, 26min,. USA
Directed by Derek Bauder
When a young, power-hungry drug dealer discovers the love of his life has been unfaithful with a member of his crew, he and his right-hand man seek revenge.
https://www.instagram.com/dannydorito23/
https://www.facebook.com/bauderdj/
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BIG EXIT short film, Chicago Festival review (interview)
BIG EXIT, 11min,. USA
Directed by David Sackerman
Josh is a lonely, awkward individual who is ignored by his coworkers and disrespected by his boss, but when he gets some bad news, he comes up with a scheme to get the last laugh.
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BEYOND THEIR YEARS - The Incredible Legacies of Herb Carnegie and Buck O'Neil
BEYOND THEIR YEARS - The Incredible Legacies of Herb Carnegie and Buck O'Neil, 48min,. USA
Directed by Daniel Horgan
Herb Carnegie (hockey) and Buck O’Neil (baseball) never met, but shared a parallel journey. Excluded from competing at the highest levels of their respective sports because they we... -
IKAARTUIT short film, Toronto DOC Festival review
IKAARTUIT, 22min., Canada
Directed by Annie-Claude Roberge
For 6 days, Inuit teenagers will go kayaking to discover their territory in Nunavik (Quebec, Canada) but also their identity, what drives them and defines them as human beings. It is through the practice of kayaking, other ancestral tradi... -
GREAT OCEAN LOVE short film, Toronto DOC Festival review
GREAT OCEAN LOVE, 30min., Australia
Directed by Ella Bourne
Great Ocean Love is part documentary, part road-trippin’ surf flick that follows Belinda Baggs, Linley Hurrell, and Lilly Pollard on a journey of discovery along the Great Ocean Road. Centred around the teachings of Gunditjmara whale dre... -
(WA) short film, Fashion/Experimental Festival Film Review
(WA), 2min., China
Directed by Yun Yan ZENG
”Listen, her voice is an ancient echo from the future“
This time, we explore the mountains and forests to find the power of ethnic women, and explore the origin of the Wa ethnic group in China. The mythological legend "Sigangli"
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WAVESWATERWALL short film review
WAVESWATERWALL, 8min,. Switzerland
Directed by Barbara Peikert
The castaway is literally pulverized and laminated by monstrous waves and transformed into a tsunami when he comes into contact with the white hole of the ocean. Poetic verses and voices evoke this traumatic destiny.
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RICK FLAIR FLO film, Music Film Festival video review
RICK FLAIR FLO, 3min,. Canada
Directed by Salima Stanley-Bhanji
Ric Flair Flo is a rap music video by solo artist Sinzere. It is the 13th track on her Tabula Rasa album which is about gaining access to our truest selves and wiping the slate clean.
http://sinzereofficial.com/
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WORDLOTTO - PILOT TV Webseries Festival review
WORDLOTTO - PILOT, 66min., USA
Directed by Johnny Baca
In a world where words are limited, Tom Brennan grudgingly handles appeals from citizens who claim that their WordMeters are malfunctioning. After he’s assigned a string of bizarre clients, the Word Representative’s life spins out of control.... -
MLFY film, Music Film Festival video review
MLFY, 4min., France
Directed by Goulwen Courtaux
MLFY music video takes you on a mesmerizing journey through the vast expanse of human history. This AI-generated creation serves as a tribute to the remarkable trip of the human race, showcasing our triumphs, struggles, and collective achievements... -
UMBRA OF DECEIT short film review
UMBRA OF DECEIT, 4min,. Germany
Directed by Dave LojekIn the halls of power, a minister has fallen from grace. Government agent Beckett recruits a deadly operative with a dubious past to restore control via coercion. As the power play unfolds, Beckett must confront the consequences of his choic...
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ENCONTRO feature film, Chicago Festival review (intervew)
ENCONTRO, 116min., France
Directed by François Manceaux
Seven years after the death of his wife, Alain, a belgium director, longs to meet the actress of his unfinished film, with whom he shared a passion in Lisbon. Once in place, discovers that she had disappeared. A unknown woman offers him help... -
THE MARIAS (AS MARIAS) short film, Toronto DOC Festival review (interview)
THE MARIAS (AS MARIAS), 17min., Brazil
Directed by Dannon Lacerda
Within a conservative society, triplets share heartfelt narratives of their lives in a small Brazilian town nestled along the border with Paraguay.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
During the ...
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HUMUS short film, Experimental Festival film review
HUMUS, 15min,. France
Directed by Claire-Marie REOT, Amaury REOT
With the application of clay to the body we are witnessing a ritual of acceptance. To let go absorbed by te matter, and lose your stigmata to be reborn more humble, harmonized.
https://soulmagnet.fr/
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BOY SCIENTIST film, Music Film Festival video review
BOY SCIENTIST, 3min., USA
Directed by Susan Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia
A brilliant boy scientist meets the girl scientist of his dreams, poised and beautiful, surrounded by flasks and beakers. The best he can do is bottle her image in his flask, so he may serenade and waltz with her in his Quantum... -
ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD short film, Comedy Festival review
ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD, 4min., USA
Directed by Junan Wang
In a lively comedy rap video, Bernice, a Chinese transplant adjusting to life in a predominantly white neighborhood, accepts an invitation to a neighborhood potluck, tasked with bringing an 'Asian Chicken Salad'. Initially marked by cultural ... -
NEAR THE RIVER short film, Toronto DOC Festival review
NEAR THE RIVER, 11min., USA
Directed by Darby McAdams
In the tourism town of Livingstone, Zambia, a group of local men who make their living portering kayaks aspire to become safety kayakers on the Zambezi River. The proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme threatens to flood the famous rapids ... -
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