Tag: international short cinema
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Tribeca Review: Getar Hero Is a Dazzling, Genre-Smashing Ride Through Mumbai
Read More: Tribeca Review: Getar Hero Is a Dazzling, Genre-Smashing Ride Through MumbaiOne of the most exhilarating shorts at this year’s Tribeca Festival, Getar Hero arrives like a fever dream dressed in cowboy boots and bathed in Mumbai neon. The latest work from filmmaking duo Sneddy — Teddy Stern and Sneha Mehta — is a wildly inventive, visually electrifying short that gleefully dismantles genre conventions while crafting something entirely…
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THE THREAD is an Intimate Exploration of Growing Up Between Cultures
Read More: THE THREAD is an Intimate Exploration of Growing Up Between CulturesSet in the English Midlands, Fenn O’Meally’s quietly affecting drama THE THREAD is a beautiful character study on identity and belonging. The story follows two mixed-race teenagers, Grace and her older brother Curtis, as they navigate the complexities of growing up between cultures. Raised by a white British mother and a Black Jamaican father, the…
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Psychological Thriller ANIMALS. Lets the Wrong One In
Read More: Psychological Thriller ANIMALS. Lets the Wrong One InMaya Gray reinvents the home-invasion genre with ANIMALS., a deeply unsettling psychological drama that leaves a lasting impression. The film follows Zoya Saleh, a young woman reeling from the death of her mother alone in her family home, when Amelia, a stranger claiming to have mistakenly rented the property through Airbnb, turns up at her doorstep.…
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David Bradley Shines in the Dark Comedy LIFE GOES ON
Read More: David Bradley Shines in the Dark Comedy LIFE GOES ONThe charming and bittersweet Life Goes On takes the familiar time-loop premise and reshapes it into a poignant meditation on ageing, regret, and the people we leave behind after death. Set within a hospice, the story follows Bill (David Bradley), an elderly resident trapped in an endless cycle of repetition. Each day begins with a nurse…
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FABRIC Crafts an Inspiring Portrait of Refugee Artisans
Read More: FABRIC Crafts an Inspiring Portrait of Refugee ArtisansA remarkable story of an extraordinary atelier lies at the heart of Anabelle Marshall’s moving and deeply humane documentary short, FABRIC. Set within the Paris-based Espero Atelier, co-founded by Maya Persaud, the film follows a group of young refugees being trained in the rarefied craft of haute couture tailoring while building new lives for themselves in…
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Tribeca 2026: SELAH Is a Bold and Timely Story of Self-Determination
Read More: Tribeca 2026: SELAH Is a Bold and Timely Story of Self-DeterminationSarah Levy 5/5 Lara Everly’s SELAH is a quietly devastating and unexpectedly funny road movie that transforms a cross-country puppy delivery into a powerful exploration of female autonomy, reproductive choice, and the lengths young women will go to reclaim control over their own lives. Anchored by a remarkable breakout performance from Birdie Silverstein, the film follows seventeen-year-old…
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Elena Parasco Crafts One Of Tribeca’s Most Unforgettable Shorts With I’m Not Home
Read More: Elena Parasco Crafts One Of Tribeca’s Most Unforgettable Shorts With I’m Not HomeThere are short films that impress technically, and then there are films that pair that craftsmanship with a genuine emotional aftershock. Tribeca Festival selection I’m Not Home achieves both with remarkable confidence, a hauntingly intimate and quietly devastating work from writer-director Elena Parasco that stands among the festival’s most unforgettable discoveries. There are short films that impress on a technical level,…
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Benny Chen’s HAND is a Poignant Exploration of the Immigrant Experience
Read More: Benny Chen’s HAND is a Poignant Exploration of the Immigrant ExperienceIn the bustling kitchen of a small Chinese restaurant in California, Lin (Zhan Wang), an undocumented cook, works with tireless energy, largely unseen and unheard. Separated from his family, his world is confined to the narrow space of the restaurant, but beyond those walls, a rising tide of anti-immigrant sentiment fueled in the post-COVID era…
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Miriam Margolyes Leads a Must-Watch Oscar Short A FRIEND OF DOROTHY — Now Streaming Free
Read More: Miriam Margolyes Leads a Must-Watch Oscar Short A FRIEND OF DOROTHY — Now Streaming FreeFor two weeks only, audiences around the world can watch the Oscar-nominated short film A Friend of Dorothy free on Attitude Magazine, a rare opportunity to experience one of the year’s most heartfelt festival favourites from home. Alongside the online release, viewers are also invited to join a special virtual screening event followed by an exclusive live…
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Tribeca Review: Getar Hero Is a Dazzling, Genre-Smashing Ride Through Mumbai
One of the most exhilarating shorts at this year’s Tribeca…
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THE THREAD is an Intimate Exploration of Growing Up Between Cultures
Set in the English Midlands, Fenn O’Meally’s quietly affecting drama…
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Psychological Thriller ANIMALS. Lets the Wrong One In
Maya Gray reinvents the home-invasion genre with ANIMALS., a deeply unsettling…