Oscar Qualifying Short Film Reviews – Page 4

As self-deprecatingly honest as a film can be while also showcasing the unpredictability of life, Gregg Chilingirian’s George finds the writer/director creating a character for

ISLA SOLEDAD

From Isla Soledad’s captivating opening shot to its moving conclusion, it becomes clear that filmmaker Omar Deneb Juárez and Academy Award Winner Chris Overton’s production

YELLOW

There’s an achingly beautiful touch of precision and beauty that comes with personal films. Regardless of culture, politics, or religion, they are bound to resonate

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

ALMOST HOME

Science fiction exists to make us imagine – and spaceships, robots, aliens and parallel universes are never far from view. On the other hand, the

AN IRISH GOODBYE

Gentle, funny and touching, Tom Berkeley and Ross White’s short dramedy, An Irish Goodbye, just about achieves all of its modest ambitions. It seamlessly sustains

INVISIBLE LINES

Invisible Lines, an Oscar-qualifying short written, directed and produced by Yuval Shrem, delves into the highly sensitive topic of workplace harassment. With sexual misconduct rightfully

SOME STILL SEARCH

Nesaru Tchaas’s short film Some Still Search plunges the viewer into the midst of the ongoing immigration crisis. It adopts a deeply intimate approach, portraying

STRANGER AT THE GATE

Stranger At The Gate, an Oscar-Qualifying short documentary, written and directed by Joshua Seftel, is an exploratory view into the mind of Richard “Mac” McKinney,

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