A family living an idyllic life in the Norwegian countryside cherishes their freedom. When their world is turned upside down, they must deal with life in new ways. Silje Evensmo Jacobsen’s A New Kind of Wilderness is an intimate study of a family dealing with grief,...
“You’re special. You’re worthy. You’re you.” Love can be a difficult thing to define. The same is true with knowing who or what we are. Love Me, from Sam and Andy Zuchero, is a romcom that spans billions of years. It begins long after life on earth has ended. It gives...
“God isn’t civilized. God is chaos. Life is chaos.” I look at The Promised Land as the story of the Garden of Eden in negative. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel from a script by Anders Thomas Jensen (who often brings a theological sensitivity to his stories), the film tells...
Animated shorts may make us think of cartoons, but often they are much more. This year’s Oscar® nominated shorts come from around the world and all provide food for thought and contemplation. The nominated short films play in select theaters each year. Locations and...
Live action shorts are like watching a regular movie, except the stories are told in a lot less time. Not all stories take one and a half (or three plus) hours to tell. That doesn’t make them any less significant. The five nominees for Best Live Action Short Film...
Often overlooked at Oscar® time are the three short film categories. One of those categories is Documentary Short Film. These films offer us insights into the world around us. They may be focused on controversial topics or on uplifting stories or just meeting...
Is there a loved one you long to talk to? Do you think a medium and a séance would work? How about the mushrooming Artificial Intelligence industry? Yes, AI is being developed to offer an opportunity to communicate with the dead (or the AI version of them, anyway)....
There are bad guys out there. Who will bring justice to this awful world? If you think Mission; Impossible is exciting, wait until you meet a nonagenarian who has been scammed in Thelma, from writer/director Josh Margolin. It really is a fun movie. We first meet...
Shorts make up a big part of the Slamdance Film Festival. Short films provide filmmakers a way to develop their craft. Shorts are also the best way to tell stories. Do you need two hours to make a point? Short filmmakers can often do it in a much shorter period. Here...