The Short Films of Toronto After Dark 2023: Lauren Andrews’ ‘Bird Hostage’, Andrew Rutter’s ‘The Heritage’, Ellie Stewart’s ‘Pool Party’, + more!
Sachin Hingoo runs down his favourite short films from this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival!
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Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2022: ‘Follow Her’, ‘Vicinal’, ‘Mother Tongue’, ‘AlieNation’, and ‘Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice’
Dorianne Emmerton reviews some of the horror shorts at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival Shorts: Zach Woods’ ‘David’ & Aubrey Smyth’s ‘Liza Anonymous’ Reviews
Reviews of short films ‘David’ and ‘Liza Anonymous’ from Dorianne Emmerton (@headonist) at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival!
Final Girls Film Festival Review – Alexandra Serio’s ‘Tingle Monsters’
Projects like Alexandra Serio’s Tingle Monsters are a reason why Final Girls and other festivals that specifically give women and non-binary filmmakers a platform are so important.
The Canadian Film Fest Offers Two Wildly Different Kinds of Horror
The high-tech horror feature, ‘Creep Nation,’ and the moody short film, ‘The Desolation Prize,’ hit the big screen at the Canadian Film Fest this week.
Glass Eye Pix Is Getting Into The Holiday Spirit!
Wondering what the creative folks at Glass Eye Pix have in store for you this holiday season? Be curious no more, because Christmas just got Fessendened.
The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows
Wannabe astronauts simulating free-fall bouncing on the beds in their dorm like trampolines. A free-thinker on an assembly line who dares to scrawl squiggles in a world of striped boxes. … Continue reading The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows
Who’s got short shorts? TIFF’s Oscar short-film showcase: Part II – Animation
The Oscars are coming up, airing Sunday, February 22nd for over 40 million people. Yesterday I looked at one of the hardest to follow Academy categories, the award for best live … Continue reading Who’s got short shorts? TIFF’s Oscar short-film showcase: Part II – Animation
Who’s got short shorts? TIFF’s Oscar short-film showcase: Part I – Live Action
Every year at the Academy Awards, there’s a lull, one even more numbing than the Oscar for special effects or the latest garish train-wreck of a dance number. It’s when … Continue reading Who’s got short shorts? TIFF’s Oscar short-film showcase: Part I – Live Action
Steampunk Granny’s Interview with Dawn Noel, Part Two
In part one of my interview with actress and dancer, Dawn Noel, we talked about our hometown South Philly and left off with a short film she produced and starred … Continue reading Steampunk Granny’s Interview with Dawn Noel, Part Two
TIFF 2014: Interview with Day 40’s Sol Friedman
So Darren Aronofsky’s Noah with Russell Crowe was a huge hit, grossing over $350 million so far this year. Seems like people respond to the story of God pressing the reset … Continue reading TIFF 2014: Interview with Day 40’s Sol Friedman
The Art of the Small: TIFF’s Shorts Cuts Canada
Everyone loves a big canvas. Directors can hardly resist getting all that vision up there on screen, going crazy Coppola-style waxing operatic and napalming the jungle for their personal Apocalypse … Continue reading The Art of the Small: TIFF’s Shorts Cuts Canada