Filmmakers to Watch

Kevin Slack’s ‘The Drought’: What Life Really Comes Down To

Writing isn't easy. Since a great deal of our readership is comprised of film lovers, much of whom are directors,…

9 years ago

Tom Oliver’s ‘In the Near Light’: Anything Is Possible With Your Heart In the Right Place

Young British filmmaker Tom Oliver's half-hour short film In the Near Light is a beautifully envisioned story visually influenced by…

9 years ago

Ben Ryder’s ‘Guardian’: Free Will or Predeterminism?

You always have a choice. There's always another way. Ben Ryder's Guardian is a thrilling and finely acted little ride…

9 years ago

Christopher Rucinski’s ‘Dogs In the Distance’ Scores Distressingly Close to Home

When two close friends take a shortcut on their way home from the store, they are intercepted by a couple…

9 years ago

Christopher Yogi’s ‘Obake’ Is a Touching Piece of a Beautiful Albeit Sad Dream

Japanese-American filmmaker Christopher Makoto Yogi's Obake is a short film that could be best seen as an accomplished effort to…

10 years ago

Clarke Scott’s ‘If I Had Another Day’ Is a Complex and Touching Filmmaking Endeavour

Clarke Scott's If I Had Another Day is a complex film we've really enjoyed unpuzzling. The melancholically toned story of a…

10 years ago

The Oscar nominated ‘Miracle Fish’ is a beautiful Australian short film its author Luke Doolan can certainly be proud of

The Oscar nominated Miracle Fish is a beautiful Australian short film its author Luke Doolan—he’s also a brilliant editor of…

10 years ago

Jared Hogan’s ‘Small Little Things’: The Complexities of Love

Jared Hogan's Small Little Things is a story of two teenagers who meet and fall in love. Less than 11…

10 years ago

Andrew Rowe’s ‘Sleepy Stories’ May Be Silly but Cleverly Pulls It Off

Andrew Rowe's Sleepy Stories is, admittedly, built upon a relatively silly concept, albeit a clever one. An insomniac, deeply exhausted…

10 years ago

Daniel Goldhaber’s ‘Bad Kid’: A Vision Startlingly Devoid of Comfort

Daniel Goldhaber's Bad Kid is not a film consumed easily. This story of a disturbed American boy living in the…

10 years ago