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EXTINGUISH THE BURNERS AND LIGHT UP LIFE short film, ENVIRONMENTAL review
EXTINGUISH THE BURNERS AND LIGHT UP LIFE, 30min., Netherlands
Directed by Angel Hernandez
Pablo Fajardo, the renowned environmental lawyer who managed to bring down the North American transnational Chevron (formerly Texaco), shows us his world of commitment for the rights of an Amazonian populati... -
THE LAST TIME MARTIANS CAME HOME short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review
THE LAST TIME MARTIANS CAME HOME, 19min, Australia
Directed by George Tsounis, Jason Da Silva
Set at the turn of an era in 1961; Jack and Donna occupy a rural farm in America, are expecting their first child but their relationship is strained by Jack's abusive and controlling behavior. One night,... -
LET YOU GO short film, LA LGBTQ+ Festival review (interview)
LET YOU GO, 11min,. Mexico
Directed by Dylan Edgardo Galicia León
Andrea, a girl who's in a lesbian relationship, begins to have visions of an old love that her heart has not overcome, the guilt she feels for her new relationship causes the memory of this past love to make her question her feelin... -
NEMORISE short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review (interview)
NEMORISE, 6min., Spain
Directed by Vladi Haivoronski
A scientist tries to put his consciousness into the AI drone.
http://haivoronski.co/
https://twitter.com/haivoronski
https://www.instagram.com/haivoronskis/Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
Having some...
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VIRAL shorts film, Thriller/Suspense Festival review (interview)
VIRAL, 11min., USA
Directed by Al Chang
In their pursuit of viral fame, a group of young women's social media recording session turns perilous when they're stalked by an internet serial killer.
https://www.instagram.com/4lcfilmGet to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?...
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REQUIEM FOR A RIVER short film, ENVIRONMENTAL review
REQUIEM FOR A RIVER, 58min., USA
Directed by Mary Patierno
Requiem for a River explores the New Mexico stretch of the Rio Grande — an iconic but endangered American waterway — in a time of climate change and calls for environmental justice. Through lyrical imagery and in-depth interviews with a d... -
AN ANGRY BOY feature film, Horror Underground Festival review (interview)
AN ANGRY BOY, 99min,. USA
Directed by Andrew Fitzgerald
Owen was kidnapped by a ruthless predator when he was younger and his repressed memories are starting to flood back. As he struggles to piece together the haunting mystery of his past, he realizes what he must do - hunt him down and make him... -
THE SONG OF THE SOLEMN SWAN short film, Dance Festival review
THE SONG OF THE SOLEMN SWAN, 2min., Canada
Directed by Aiden McMahon
Shot in Montreal, Quebec, The Song of the Solemn Swan captures a performer's struggles with having to take everything so seriously. -
MATERNITY short film, Horror Underground Festival review (interview)
MATERNITY, 5min., Finland
Directed by Joel Koskinen
A timid, pregnant woman living alone, finds her inner strength when she must defend herself against a mysterious intruder.
https://www.instagram.com/maternity_film/Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
My mo...
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ONCE AND AGAIN short film, LA LGBTQ+ Festival review (interview)
ONCE AND AGAIN, 5min., USA
Directed by Jessica Q Moore
Tasha, a woman in her mid 40’s, trudges through the end of
her day until she sees an old flame on the train platform. The
lovers reminisce and rekindle feelings towards each other only
to realize that circumstance continues to keep them apart... -
NOT FROM HERE short film, Style/Experimental/Fashion Festival review
NOT FROM HERE, 5min., South Africa
Directed by Oscar Tony O'Ryan, Louise Coetzer
NOT FROM HERE is an ode to the unique South African Karoo landscape. The film follows two visitants, conjured by their circle, as they journey across the barren desert landscapes. Stark contrasts are drawn between th... -
MÅNGATA short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review
MÅNGATA, 16min., Germany
Directed by Maja Costa
Little Alya and her father are crossing the Mediterranean Sea on a boat that takes them from Africa to Europe in search of a safe place to call home. Tragically, the boat sinks. Thanks to Mångata—“the road to the moon”—the rescuers spot little Alya,... -
THE GREAT NO-MAN'S LAND short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review (interview)
THE GREAT NO-MAN'S LAND, 6min,. Belgium
Directed by Giacomo Segers
A fantasy creature by the name of Chloro undertakes a journey across the Great No-Man's Land; a ruined fantasy world destroyed by mechanized conflict. He does this in order to return to his home and reunite with his family.Get t...
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DANCING BEARS short film, Style/Experimental/Fashion Festival review
DANCING BEARS, 4min., Germany
Directed by Dominik Hill
Even today, bears are still mistreated in Europe as dancing bears or restaurant bears. The film delves into the bears' lives and humanizes them.
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THE RELAPSE shorts film, Thriller/Suspense Festival review
THE RELAPSE, 27min., India
Directed by Naren Singh Nayak
Psychological suspense thriller based on adiction.
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MEMORIES OF FUTURE PAST short film, Dance Festival review
MEMORIES OF FUTURE PAST, 9min., USA
Directed by Dale Andree, Claudio Marcotulli
Giving voice to the Everglades through the generational presence of past, present, and future. -
THE LAST ASHLYN short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review (interview)
THE LAST ASHLYN, 9min,. USA
Directed by AJ Moss
A young girl in an ancient, fantasy world attempts to stop her mother and father, the last of her family, from dueling to the death over honor and spite.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
For a decade I have slo...
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NIGHT FEED short film, Horror Underground Festival review (interview)
NIGHT FEED, 1min., UK
Directed by William Allum
Late one night a baby is terrorised by a monster in their room.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
My wife and I had just had our first baby, and the country was just about to go into lockdown with COVID.
After m... -
WAWA BY THE OCEAN short film, Dance Festival review (interview)
WAWA BY THE OCEAN, 5min., USA
Directed by Ryan Walker Page
A dance narrative that explores inner and outer landscapes—emphasizing the overlap of pain, sensuality, and joy.Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
I stumbled upon this song and it flung all the doors op...
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THE INVISIBLE FOREST short film, ENVIRONMENTAL review
THE INVISIBLE FOREST, 27min., Brazil
Directed by Andy Costa
In a time of advanced deforestation in the Amazon, we delve into the stories of struggle and resilience of individuals who view the forest as an inseparable part of their lives. These are people who shield the forest, confront the harass... -
MOTHERLAND short film, LA LGBTQ+ Festival review (interview)
MOTHERLAND, 19min., USA
Directed by Lijie Xie
When a Chinese mother visits her son in Manhattan to celebrate news of his engagement, she's taken aback to discover that her son is actually planning to marry another man. As she watches the couple prepare to come out to her, she must grapple with he... -
SILENT SKIES - THE FIRST ELECTRIC PLANE FLYOVER film, Science & Nature review
SILENT SKIES - THE FIRST ELECTRIC PLANE FLYOVER, 17min., USA
Directed by Matthew Troy, Casey Hogue
Silent Skies follows the groundbreaking journey of three Pennsylvania college students who orchestrated and piloted the first ever fully electric airplane stadium flyover. Stunning fans with a whisp... -
TOOTH REGENERATION short film, Science & Nature review
TOOTH REGENERATION, 6min., Canada
Directed by Ken Yu, David Klitovchenko
Ken Yu, David Klitovchenko
Tooth decay is a problem that affects roughly over a third of the population. Although treatments like fillings and root canals can take care of this issue, sometimes the problem is so severe that ... -
PLASTIC GOURMET short film, ENVIRONMENTAL review
PLASTIC GOURMET, 3min., Germany
Directd by Pester Kuhtz
A mysterious seaman cooks plastic-polluted fish meals in a gloomy ship's kitchen in the middle of a storm on the ocean.
https://www.jupeter.com/plastic-gourmet
https://www.instagram.com/peterkuhtz/