## *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…
Category: Short Films
Surprising how much can fit into so little.
Quickie Film Review of A FRIEND OF DOROTHY Directed by Lee Knight
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…
Film Review
AFTER DARK, Directed by Scottish-Norwegian Filmmaker Iain Forbes
This is a superb thought-provoking and emotionally resonant film. I regard it as one of those rare gems that is open to much more interpretation than what the publicity suggests. That is, if legions of patrons of the WORD watch it – and they should – I would expect a variety of responses and interpretations about what it’s truly about. It’s a scream of a cinematic Rorschach Test.
– Review by Gregg W. Morris, the WORD Editor-Reviewer
A Hollyshorts Film Fest Spectacular
HALFWAY HAUNTED Film Review
A financially impoverished tenant teams up Twilight Zone Style with the ghost that’s been haunting the bejesus out of her in her apartment. They collaborate to deal with a ruthless developer from hell, figuratively speaking, who wants to evict…
2025 9th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC August 1 – 10
Part 3 of 3: Film Shorts
47 Director: J. Warren Fletcher Country: USA; Running Time: 15 minutes Almost Home Director: Menhaj Huda Country: USA; Running Time: 20 minutes An Old Friend Director: Nuk Suwanchote Country: USA; Running Time: 14 minutes ana 0091 Director: Robert Brody Country: USA; Running Time: 7 minutes The Anatomy of Jane Doesn’t Exist Director: Kai Brown Country: USA; Running…