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LAZY CIRCLES: “Welcome” To Goshé
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LEFTOVER FEELINGS: A STUDIO B REVIVAL
The “godfathers of Americana music”, John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas represent the spirit of Nashville. With an easy-going camaraderie, they compose music that at first

SING, FREETOWN
The majority of Western audiences are most likely not aware of Sierra Leone’s tumultuous history. Torn apart by civil war, corruption, and devastating Ebola outbreaks,

CHICKEN
Writer/director Josh Leong’s Chicken is a near-perfect short film that’s both subtle and supremely ambitious, quiet and heartbreaking, and relevant without resorting to speechifying. Dealing

SOLUS
Gravity’s distant little cousin, Jonathan Brooks space-set short film Solus does a lot with a little, functioning as an extended teaser for an epic, hard

AAGNOSTIC
The clever title of Daniel James Dismuke’s short film AAgnostic may just be the cleverest thing about it. It does, indeed, focus on a young

EGRESS
A rich back story is revealed during the opening credits of Clarito Zapanta’s 35-minute short film Egress. A warrior, Kess Kynes (Becky Byrd), with a

THE FIFTH CHAIR
Chris Vaughn’s short and feverish The Fifth Chair is the definition of a missed opportunity. It deals with heavy subjects ripe for exploration, like the

LAZY CIRCLES: “Welcome” To Goshé
Writer-director Marcus Ross displays undeniable skill with the 37-minute webisode Lazy Circles: “Welcome” to Goshé, which functions brilliantly as a pitch to a TV studio.

FOOLS, GOLD
Jim Allison’s Fools, Gold is a witty cinematic snippet that’s as disarming as it is well-made. Working with two actors and a semblance of a