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A FOX IN THE NIGHT
RIOT (Desmadres)
ALMOST HOME
ESPERANZA
STRANGER AT THE GATE
THE OUT
THE RIGHT WORDS
THE LONE WOLF

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

A FOX IN THE NIGHT
It’s rare for a debuting filmmaker to have all the ingredients laid out before them and know what to do with each. Even more difficult

RIOT (Desmadres)
Álvaro Gabarrón’s second short Riot (Desmadres), is a nearly 28-minute-long tragicomedy with its heart in the right place. There is no denying the affection felt

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

ESPERANZA
Esperanza tells the story of human beings being inhuman to each other. In this case the title character (Giselle Marie Muñoz) is an undocumented immigrant,

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,

THE OUT
It is palpably evident that writer-director Harry Brandrick’s short drama The Out (BAFTA Qualifying) represents a deeply personal project for the filmmaker. Dealing with drug

THE RIGHT WORDS
When high school kids get on the school bus, they immerse themselves into an ecosystem of sorts. Confined to the claustrophobic interior, having no choice

THE LONE WOLF
If you’re having emotional problems, dialing up Dr. Phil or some late night pseudo psychologist on the radio isn’t really a solution. But if listening