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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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HollyShorts’ (0, ∞) is a Quietly Unnerving Examination of Love and Control
Read More: HollyShorts’ (0, ∞) is a Quietly Unnerving Examination of Love and ControlWhat happens when the state decides that love is something that can be tested, measured, or verified? Mar Sudac explores that unsettling question in his quietly unnerving satirical short drama (0, ∞) . Set in a near future America, the story follows Gus (Brandon Wilson) and Clark (Cheech Manohar), a married couple forced to undergo…
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HollyShorts Unveils Its Full 2026 Lineup – Here’s What We’re Most Excited About
Read More: HollyShorts Unveils Its Full 2026 Lineup – Here’s What We’re Most Excited AboutThe countdown to one of the biggest events in the short film calendar has officially begun. HollyShorts Film Festival has revealed its full programme for its 22nd edition, alongside this year’s official poster, and it’s packed with world premieres, Oscar winners, rising filmmakers and an impressive collection of talent from across film, television and sport.…
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HOLLYSHORTS Review: Meeting Your Maker – A Brilliantly Twisted Dark Comedy with Heart
Read More: HOLLYSHORTS Review: Meeting Your Maker – A Brilliantly Twisted Dark Comedy with HeartOne of the standout selections at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival, Meeting Your Maker is a wonderfully original dark comedy that proves short films can be every bit as emotionally rich and creatively ambitious as their feature-length counterparts. Written and directed by Gregory JM Kasunich, the film introduces us to Otis, a much-loved puppet on a long-running…
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Death Has Never Been Funnier: Irish Oscar Contender ‘The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty’ Is a Comedy Triumph
Could ‘The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty’ Follow in the…
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Oscar®-Qualifying ‘Violet and Marlowe Rob a Bank’ Turns a Rabbit Heist Into a Story About Power and Resistance
Wesley Wang’s animated short uses a surreal world of rabbits,…
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I AM THE PRIZE is a Biting Examination on Influence and Masculinity
Sai Karan Talwar’s I Am the Prize takes a sharp…