Revised April 10, Friday, 2026 An amazing short film that will make many in an audience feel like they were guests of an intimate full length film. So damn good that I can’t help but imagine, perhaps, that Director Lee…
Category: Short Films
Surprising how much can fit into so little.
Film Review for Movie Short Directed by Mehai Lee:
Review of Film Director YuHan Tsai’s DUA JI Movie Short – Part 1
Official Selection, Narrative Short Competition of SXSW 2026
Set in rural Taiwan, DUA JI (which translates to “Eldest Daughter”) follows A-Hsien, the eldest sister in a family preparing for her mother’s funeral. While her siblings return home after living their own lives elsewhere, A-Hsien — who stayed home…
Review of Film Director YuHan Tsai’s DUA JI Movie Short – Part 2:
Director: YuHan Tsai Executive Producers: ZongYi Tsai, HsuehMei Huang, Scott Aharoni Producers: CheKuei Chang, YuHan Tsai Screenwriter: YuHan Tsai Cinematographer: Murdo Barker-Mill Editor: Aacharee Ohm Ungsriwong Production Designer: Tinco Liao Sound: Esther Liu, BoChen Hsu, Coca Yan Music: Thomas Foguenne…
Quickie Film Review of A FRIEND OF DOROTHY Directed by Lee Knight
Q&A-Plus Is in the Works
## *A FRIEND OF DOROTHY* (2025) **Written & Directed by Lee Knight | Short Film | 21 minutes** The Story *A quietly beautiful short film about an unlikely friendship between Dorothy (Dame Miriam Margolyes), a sharp, witty, and increasingly frail…
DADDIES BOI – the WORD Q&A With Slam Dunking Filmmakers
Part 2
Synopsis Desperate to maintain their lifestyles as their youth, & options, fade, two aging sugar babies dive headfirst into the bizarre underworld of the “desire economy.” When a provocative new app called Daddies Boi promises fast cash and fresh connections,…
DADDIES BOI – the WORD Q&A With Slam Dunking Filmmakers – Part 3 of 3
Louie Rinaldi (they/them) – ExecutiveProducer,CoCreator: Yeah, thank you. You know what? I mean, I get that. I’ve often, growing up, was jealous of a painter or some kind of artistry like that where you can go away to a cabin…
Director Oriana Ng and Producer Abigail Prade Discuss Their 18-Minute Film Short Marvel WALTZ FOR THREE – Part 2 of 2
WALTZ FOR THREE has screened at numerous festivals, including St. Louis International Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, and Dances With Films 2025, and has been recognized in multiple Oscar-qualifying competitions. WALTZ FOR THREE filmmakers at the time of this the WORD Q&A were planning on overseas screenings.
Director Oriana Ng and Producer Abigail Prade Discuss Their 18-Minute Film Short Marvel WALTZ FOR THREE
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TRANGO Film Review
Words escape description by this film reviewer. This film is unlike many in recent memory. – Review by Gregg W. Morris
WORD Q&A with AFTER DARK Director Iain Forbes About the Genius Behind the Making of His Riveting Award Winning Film
AFTER DARK was Oscar-qualified after winning Best International Short Film at the Foyle Film Festival in 2024, cementing Forbes’ reputation as one of Scandinavia’s most exciting emerging directors. It world-premiered at Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA, 2024) and has since…