Jordan Rossi’s ‘Shakespeare on Death’: A Brave, Captivating Effort at Honoring William Shakespeare
Through the years we’ve witnessed countless screen adaptations of the work of William Shakespeare. It was to our surprise when…
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Thyrone Tommy’s ‘Avalanche’: How Easy It Is to Become What You Despise
A young boy and a talented archer, who takes his hobby very seriously and passionately, has a strained relationship with…
Rajendra Thakurathi’s The Dishwasher: The Price of the American Dream
Rajendra Thakurathi’s The Dishwasher is an important short film on several different layers. First of all, it should be said…
Kheaven Lewandowski, Director of ‘River’: ‘Making Films For a Living Is a Privilege’
Excited by his inspired and visually captivating short film River, we decided to have a little chat with Kheaven Lewandowski,…
Justin Dec’s ‘Boats’: A Hilarious Take on a Nothing-to-Laugh-About Subject
There’s the merciless money-making machine underneath the Hollywood sign, standing proud and tall, the symbol of the blooming industry of…
Gareth Calverley’s ‘Pedal’: A Film with Heart Written All Over It
When we started reviewing short films, we immediately agreed on what type of films we would want to showcase. There…
Ray Wong’s ‘Burnt Grass’: An Excellent Sci-Fi Built Around a Genius Idea
For his festival debut, the Toronto-based filmmaker and music-video director Ray Wong chose to tell a 11-minute-long sci-fi tale of…
Kheaven Lewandowski’s ‘River’: The Light of New Beginnings in the Suffocating Darkness of Tokyo
We know almost nothing about the gigolo scene in Tokyo. We haven’t experienced the wild, neon-lit nights of Tokyo bars…
‘Keep It Clean’: A Role Model Student Film
When a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman visits an overly tidy man with an OCD who lives in a spotless apartment,…
Michael Morrow’s ‘Mummers’: A Punch in the Stomach When Your Guard Is Down
Besides being nicely shot, well acted and cleverly written, Michael Morrow‘s Mummers is a sneaky film, it has to be…