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KRISTIAN LEVER INTERVIEW: AN INTIMATE TAKE ON MISCARRIAGE IN ‘MINE FOR A MOMENT’
Read More: KRISTIAN LEVER INTERVIEW: AN INTIMATE TAKE ON MISCARRIAGE IN ‘MINE FOR A MOMENT’1. What was the starting point for MINE FOR A MOMENT, and what drew you to Cheryl’s story as a filmmaker? The starting point was a news story I came across about a woman in Italy who disguised herself as a nurse and took a newborn baby from a hospital. She had convinced her husband…
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FILM REVIEW: NORA ARNEZEDER’S OSCAR-QUALIFIED AGNÈS OFFERS AN ORIGINAL AND POWERFUL TAKE ON ONE OF AMERICA’S BIGGEST ISSUES
Read More: FILM REVIEW: NORA ARNEZEDER’S OSCAR-QUALIFIED AGNÈS OFFERS AN ORIGINAL AND POWERFUL TAKE ON ONE OF AMERICA’S BIGGEST ISSUESWe Love Short Film Magazine | Jane Carley Gun violence is a subject that has been explored countless times on screen, but Nora Arnezeder’s Oscar-qualified short AGNÈS approaches this devastating issue from a refreshingly original perspective. Rather than focusing on the person holding the gun, Arnezeder turns her attention to the ordinary people whose lives…
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FAREYE: A Poetic Journey of Faith, Music and Spiritual Awakening
Read More: FAREYE: A Poetic Journey of Faith, Music and Spiritual AwakeningHayden Mclean’s FarEye is a sensitive and quietly moving exploration of trauma, spirituality and the search for belonging. Set in rural Jamaica, the film follows young boy, Khalil (Djamari Roberts), who flees from his abusive home and embarks on a journey of self-discovery after finding refuge in a secluded Rastafarian community. Following a successful film…
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Death Has Never Been Funnier: Irish Oscar Contender ‘The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty’ Is a Comedy Triumph
Read More: Death Has Never Been Funnier: Irish Oscar Contender ‘The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty’ Is a Comedy TriumphCould ‘The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty’ Follow in the Oscar-Winning Footsteps of ‘An Irish Goodbye’? There is something wonderfully distinctive about Irish dark comedy. The ability to find humour in heartbreak, absurdity in tragedy and genuine warmth in the most unlikely situations is an art form in itself. Aaron Chalke’s brilliantly written and wickedly…
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Oscar®-Qualifying ‘Violet and Marlowe Rob a Bank’ Turns a Rabbit Heist Into a Story About Power and Resistance
Read More: Oscar®-Qualifying ‘Violet and Marlowe Rob a Bank’ Turns a Rabbit Heist Into a Story About Power and ResistanceWesley Wang’s animated short uses a surreal world of rabbits, carrots and factory robberies to explore inequality, scarcity and what happens when the “little guys” are pushed too far What begins with rabbits robbing factories to reclaim the world’s carrot supply becomes something considerably more pointed in Wesley Wang’s Oscar®-qualifying animated short Violet and Marlowe Rob a…
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I AM THE PRIZE is a Biting Examination on Influence and Masculinity
Read More: I AM THE PRIZE is a Biting Examination on Influence and MasculinitySai Karan Talwar’s I Am the Prize takes a sharp look at the performance of masculinity and what happens when that performance begins to crack. The film opens with an impressive long take of Anthony Selvon (Russell Tovey), a successful motivational speaker addressing a room full of young, impressionable men about confidence, women and the…
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PAPER PLANE Review: Saoirse Ronan Makes a Tender and Assured Directorial Debut
Read More: PAPER PLANE Review: Saoirse Ronan Makes a Tender and Assured Directorial DebutSaoirse Ronan steps behind the camera with Paper Plane, an intimate and emotionally perceptive short film about childhood, family and the moment a child begins to understand that sometimes loving someone also means protecting yourself from them. Written and directed by the four-time Academy Award nominee, the 15-minute film centres on Fay, a defiant young girl…
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UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE REVIEW: A DEVASTATING PORTRAIT OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER FIGHTING TO BE HEARD
Read More: UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE REVIEW: A DEVASTATING PORTRAIT OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER FIGHTING TO BE HEARDNatalie Lauren’s Oscar-qualified short turns school distress, sensory overload and institutional pressure into an intimate and deeply affecting 15 minutes There is a moment in Unauthorised Absence when the language surrounding a struggling child begins to feel almost absurdly inadequate. Attendance. Absence. Fines. Compliance. These are neat administrative words for an experience that is anything but neat.…
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LAST MINUTE Captures the Charm of a Pre-Internet Homework Crisis
Read More: LAST MINUTE Captures the Charm of a Pre-Internet Homework CrisisWith AI and advancing technology increasingly woven into our everyday lives, Michael Cusumano’s Last Minute offers a warm and funny glimpse into a world that now feels remarkably distant. Set in 1989, the film follows Jackie (Charity Schubert), a single mother whose 12-year-old son waits until the night before a major school assignment to begin…
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The Short Film Oscar Race: 10 Live Action Frontrunners to Watch
Read More: The Short Film Oscar Race: 10 Live Action Frontrunners to WatchThe race for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is gathering momentum, and the international film festival circuit is already helping to identify some of the shorts generating attention this awards season. From Cannes, Sundance and TIFF to HollyShorts, LA Shorts, Raindance, Dallas, Clermont-Ferrand and Aesthetica, this year’s contenders have travelled through some of the…
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KRISTIAN LEVER INTERVIEW: AN INTIMATE TAKE ON MISCARRIAGE IN ‘MINE FOR A MOMENT’
1. What was the starting point for MINE FOR A…
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FILM REVIEW: NORA ARNEZEDER’S OSCAR-QUALIFIED AGNÈS OFFERS AN ORIGINAL AND POWERFUL TAKE ON ONE OF AMERICA’S BIGGEST ISSUES
We Love Short Film Magazine | Jane Carley Gun violence…
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FAREYE: A Poetic Journey of Faith, Music and Spiritual Awakening
Hayden Mclean’s FarEye is a sensitive and quietly moving exploration…