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MOTHERLAND
GOOD BOY
THE STUPID BOY
A ROSARY AND A DIAMOND RING
HARD FEELINGS
Val-e-ree
WRAP ME IN A SHEET
FOR I AM DEAD
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ISTINA
Tamara Denic’s 29-minute drama Istina may not say anything new about political conflicts or freedom of speech, but the eloquence, poignancy, and laconism of what
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MOTHERLAND
Not everyone is lucky to have been raised by two parents, much less their own ones. Christina Yoon’s touching short film Motherland examines what it
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GOOD BOY
Tom Stuart’s affecting short film Good Boy doesn’t aim to change the world or push forth some sort of trending agenda. Its low-key nature and
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THE STUPID BOY
In a world divided by hate, perhaps love is the answer. Leave it to filmmaker Phil Dunn to turn that somewhat simplistic statement into a
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A ROSARY AND A DIAMOND RING
Writer/director Nanak McCann’s subtle short film A Rosary and a Diamond Ring resonates with its realism. The film takes place in San Francisco in 1971.
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HARD FEELINGS
A good film with bad ensemble acting does not exist. Case in point: First time director Rick-kendy Noziere’s earnest short Hard Feelings. It aims for
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Val-e-ree
Brimming with empathy and insight, Samantha Lavin’s 10-minute inclusive short Val-e-ree will haunt the viewer long after the credits roll. A subtle story of female
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WRAP ME IN A SHEET
At first glance, not a whole lot happens in Molly Muse and Britt Harris’s short drama Wrap Me in a Sheet. Yet within 16 minutes,
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FOR I AM DEAD
“I’m disgusted by my existence,” laments Oscar (Al Nazemian), the protagonist of Patricia Delso Lucas’s short film For I Am Dead. His words reverberate throughout