Fleeting Nirvana: Channels Of Calm In Turbulent Waters
Michael Phoenix’s Fleeting Nirvana takes a contrasting approach to its subject. Though it deals with mental illness and suicide, there is an ...
Tag: Drama
Forty Years From Now: The Perils (And Possible Perks) Of Indulging In Nostalgia
All romanticisms and cynicisms aside, what significance does the possibility of a do-over have? The former is usually drenched in ...
Noose: Death And Tragedy Lend Themselves Well To Comedy
The title makes it obvious. Someone is trying to die. Keyword being trying. Because Paul wants to die, and the world is ...
Next of Kin: A Taut Drama About Death And Identity
Next of Kin, Marissa Vonn’s 10-minute drama, has two things right off the bat that makes it so compelling: its ...
Kingdom Animalia: The Melanie Fyfe Story: A Much-Needed Satire Reflecting On Contemporary Times
Kalainithan Kalaichelvan’s Kingdom Animalia: The Melanie Fyfe Story can be as easily misunderstood as cheered for. The film, a pure ...
Grizzly: An Explicit Critique Of Empty Tradition And Toxic Masculinity
Kill a grizzly to prove your strength. Kill a grizzly or die. Prove you are strong or die. Writer-director Aaron ...
Trick Shot: An All Or Nothing Shot That Ends The Game
Christopher Deans’s Trick Shot is a suspenseful, taut drama that also manages to weave the subtlest strains of humour into its narrative. ...
Mama’s Boy: The Tumultuous Path To Parent-Child Reconciliation
Director Daniel James Dismuke (also doubles as the lead and writer) touches upon multiple themes in his 20:28-minute-long Mama’s Boy. ...
Just A Boy: The Big And Small Struggles Of Immigration
Angela Koh’s Just A Boy shows the dual struggle of being an immigrant child in a rich country: outside the home, you ...
Away From It All: Rage And Chaotic Comedy To Soothe It
One can safely theorize that after a global trauma that has already lasted one and a half years—and is still ...
