ISTINA
October 30, 2023
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MOTHERLAND
October 27, 2023
GOOD BOY
October 24, 2023
THE STUPID BOY
March 1, 2023
A ROSARY AND A DIAMOND RING
February 20, 2023
HARD FEELINGS
February 13, 2023
Val-e-ree
February 7, 2023
WRAP ME IN A SHEET
January 29, 2023
FOR I AM DEAD
January 13, 2023
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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,
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