Muted: Psychological Drama on Coming Temporarily Undone
Chris Zou’s Muted is a frenzied six-minute study session that at once should be familiar to (too) many and feels ...
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Mendo’s Carousel: Growing Past Old Patterns in Drama on the Complicated Nature of Grief
David Michael Maurer’s Mendo’s Carousel comes alive with the performance of Edi Gathegi as its deuteragonist in a frictious story ...
Holy Filament: Dreaming Alone in the Eclipse of Humanity in AI Sci-Fi
Arkan Zakharov’s Holy Filament is a sci-fi noir following a humanoid automaton on yet another day out that has brought ...
Distant Memories: Grief and Despair as Life Separates Itself from the Still Living
Chris Esper’s 10-minute Distant Memories is a drama of memories examining the experience of losing them, and through it, losing ...
The Last Ranger: Terrible Lessons and a Legacy of Steadfast Effort in Poaching Drama
Cindy Lee’s The Last Ranger, loosely adapted from a true story, follows a ranger’s efforts to protect existing life while ...
Bajo La Tierra: Love Lives on in the Soil and Air in 19th Century Tale of Toil and Loss
Pablo Guillen’s Bajo La Tierra is a 17-minute drama that successfully distils heartbreak onto the screen where others may have ...
Hatirlama: A Moving Tribute To A Stranger’s Kindness
That kind smile from a passerby, that encouraging nudge from a newly made friend, that gentle tap from your favourite ...
Empty Your Pockets: Compassion and Rule in Tense Airport Drama
Tara Aghdashloo’s 20-minute Empty Your Pockets is a bleak drama set within the bureaucratic maze of an airport. Set against ...
Flint: A Narrative of the Tales We Tell Ourselves About Morality
Chris Oz McIntosh’s Flint is a 29-minute psychological thriller surrounding a boy in a group home where his misfortunes are ...
Lucy the Lion: Single Motherhood and the Proud Children that Come of It
Written by Natalin Avci and directed by Kalman Apple, the 14-minute Lucy the Lion starts out by setting the scene ...
