Category: Short Films

Surprising how much can fit into so little.

2024 HollyShorts Festival
SPACEMAN

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“My hope is to blur the lines between the tangible and the ephemeral. By delving into Spaceman’s subconscious we are able to explore the cathartic nature of artistic creation and the ways in which it can offer a sense of purpose, as well as the danger and risk to one’s sense of self,” Director Abramovici is quoted as saying. “Spaceman is a unique film in many ways, including it being highly commercially viable while staying true to its artistic integrity. It’s a movie that audiences all over the world will relate to on so many levels.”
Article by Gregg W. Morris

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2024 Hollyshorts Film Fest
A Hell of A Must-See

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HOW TO SUE THE KLAN is a riveting tour de force by Director Jon Beder for a number of reasons but here is one standout. The meticulous and unflinching way he made the film makes the 35-minute short feel as if it has the aesthetic sweep and scope of a feature-length movie resonating with African-American philosophy, history, culture, activism. And lore.
Review, article by Gregg W. Morris

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FISHTANK Film Review

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Director Wendi Tang’s FISHTANK: Winner of the 8th Tribeca x Chanel Through Her Lens Program. Winner of the 2022 Film Pipeline Short Script Competition. Audiences should be prepared for a surreal drama combining traditional narrative with experimental elements to challenge audiences’ understanding of the norms ingrained in society and expected of them.

 
I think I’ve pretty much deciphered the surreal and the enigmatic for a review article that doesn’t spoil nor despoil the cinematic surprises in Director Tang’s deftly made flick. However, FISHTANK also required a different approach to reviewing it – audiences may have to  keep eyes and ears more open more than usual.
– Reviewer Gregg W. Morris

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ANUJA Film Review & Article – Part 1 of 2

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Director Adam J. Graves – “I wanted to capture that wondrous combination of magic and emotion, of innocence and mischief, which is part of childhood itself — these are kids after all, not statistics. Though every film is collaborative, this one was much more so than most. Were it not for the talent and support of the children of the Salaam Baalak Trust (especially our brilliant star, Sajda Pathan), we never could have brought this important story to the screen.” – Review-Article by Gregg W. Morris

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DREAM CREEP Film Short Review (2024): Part 1 – As Ghoulishly Creepy As All Git Out

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Suzie (played by Sidney Jayne Hunt) is trying to communicate with her hubby, David (played by Ian Edlund). Though she is sleeping in bed right next to him she is addressing him from inside a dream or nightmare, begging David to stick a meat thermometer in her ear to help her escape from something monstrous that is chasing her. Guess what David does? – Review 1 and 2 by Gregg W. Morris – Review 2, the Director Interiview is in the works.

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IN WONDERLAND Review by J Perez

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The story revolves around Nina, portrayed by Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, an 8-year-old Mexican child who has recently crossed the US-Mexico border with her father.
Review by J Perez

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SEVAP/MITZVAH directed by Sabina Vajraca

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Short films have become popular because they can provide a cost-effective learning experience for filmmakers and because of increasing audience diversity – though SEVAP/MITZVAH has the look and feel of a feature. That train of thought has this writer-reviewer imagining Director/Writer Sabina Varjraca’s 17-minute virtuoso SEVAP/MITZVAH is in the works to become a SEVAP/MITZVAH feature film. – Review by Gregg W. Morris

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