Tag: filmmaking
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HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Celebrates 21 Years With Star Studded Lineup Including Stephen Fry, the Late Michael Madsen, Stormzy, Idris Elba, Slick Rick, Kit Harington, Chris Pine, Letitia Wright, Snoop Dog, Viola Davis and Chloe Sevigny
Read More: HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Celebrates 21 Years With Star Studded Lineup Including Stephen Fry, the Late Michael Madsen, Stormzy, Idris Elba, Slick Rick, Kit Harington, Chris Pine, Letitia Wright, Snoop Dog, Viola Davis and Chloe SevignyWith more exciting films Executive Produced by Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee, Issa Rae and Patty Jenkins The HollyShorts Film Festival returns this summer for its 21st edition, continuing its legacy as one of the world’s premier showcases for short-form cinema. Taking place from August 7–17, 2025, at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatres in Los Angeles—and…
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HOLLYSHORTS – Sam Rudykoff’s “Halfway Haunted” A Ghost Story That Hits Close to Home
Read More: HOLLYSHORTS – Sam Rudykoff’s “Halfway Haunted” A Ghost Story That Hits Close to HomeIn Halfway Haunted, writer-director Sam Rudykoff channels the terror of rent hikes and eviction notices into a chillingly clever genre mashup that’s as emotionally resonant as it is entertaining. Officially selected for the Oscar-qualifying 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival, this short film is a haunted house story with a radical twist: the ghost isn’t the problem, it’s…
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FEATURE REVIEW: JessZilla captures the fighting spirit of a champion
Read More: FEATURE REVIEW: JessZilla captures the fighting spirit of a championJessZilla follows the remarkable journey of Jesselyn Silva, a gifted teenage boxing prodigy whose dreams of Olympic gold are shaped by the steady guidance of her devoted father and coach, Pedro. However, what begins as a familiar tale of rising athletic promise takes a heartbreaking turn, when the revelation of a cancer diagnosis hits us like…
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Raindance Filmmaker Interview: Jake Wachtel on THE SENTRY
Read More: Raindance Filmmaker Interview: Jake Wachtel on THE SENTRYWhat inspired the concepts behind THE SENTRY? I’ve always loved action and spy movies—James Bond, that whole world. But I’ve also been disturbed by how casually those films treat violence. There’s this tendency to show people getting killed left and right, without acknowledging their humanity. Over time, I think that kind of storytelling can be…
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Raindance Filmmaker Interview: Radha Mehta on WITNESS
Read More: Raindance Filmmaker Interview: Radha Mehta on WITNESSThe emotional power of WITNESS often lies in what’s not said. What guided your decision to use stillness and restraint as central storytelling tools? The emotional power of WITNESS lives in its quiet tension—because for many queer and trans people within faith communities, silence is often where the deepest conflicts reside. We chose stillness and restraint as…
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RAINDANCE – Jake Wachtel’s “The Sentry” Rewrites the Rules of Espionage Cinema
Read More: RAINDANCE – Jake Wachtel’s “The Sentry” Rewrites the Rules of Espionage CinemaJake Wachtel’s The Sentry is a clever, poignant, and surprisingly introspective twist on the traditional spy thriller. Clocking in as a short but impactful entry into the genre, the film uses its tight runtime not just to entertain, but to interrogate. With its blend of slick genre aesthetics and socially conscious storytelling, The Sentry is as much a political…
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WITNESS: A Quiet Film That Speaks Volumes
Read More: WITNESS: A Quiet Film That Speaks VolumesIn a media landscape that often favors noise over nuance, WITNESS arrives as a breath of fresh air—measured, meditative, and deeply affecting. Directed by Radha Mehta and Saif Jaan, this short film doesn’t shout to be heard. Instead, it invites the viewer to lean in and listen—to silences, to unspoken tensions, and to the quiet courage it…
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Oscar-Worthy Money Talk$: A Short Film Review
Read More: Oscar-Worthy Money Talk$: A Short Film ReviewTony Mucci’s MONEY TALK$ is nothing short of a masterpiece in short filmmaking — a bold, pulsating narrative set against the backdrop of 1981 New York City, the most violent year in the city’s history. In just a short runtime, the film delivers a sprawling, interconnected story centered around a single $100 bill as it travels from hand to…
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Becoming the Person You Needed: Jessica J. Rowlands on RISE, Resilience, and Zimbabwean Cinema’s Tribeca World Premiere
Read More: Becoming the Person You Needed: Jessica J. Rowlands on RISE, Resilience, and Zimbabwean Cinema’s Tribeca World Premiere1. What inspired you to tell Tobias Mupfuti’s story, and how did you come across his journey? My parents moved to Zimbabwe before I was born, so I spent much of my childhood between London and Victoria Falls, and I still split my time between the two. Zimbabwe has always occupied a sacred corner of…
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Frank Sun’s We Are Kings – A Quietly Powerful Portrait of Identity at Tribeca
Read More: Frank Sun’s We Are Kings – A Quietly Powerful Portrait of Identity at TribecaIn We Are Kings, writer-director Frank Sun crafts an intimate and quietly powerful coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of immigrant neighborhoods. Selected from over 13,000 submissions and premiering at the prestigious Oscar-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival, this short film deftly captures the tension between cultural heritage and the universal teenage yearning for acceptance. The film follows…
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