“We’re stuck in a limbo…, broken in half.” In Carlos Amaral’s Infinite Sea, we find ourselves in a mildly post-apocalyptic world. More specifically, we find ourselves left behind. If I were someone who thought of an eschatological Rapture, I’m sure that this film...
?You are a very sad person.? Davy Chou?s film Return to Seoul is a searching for identity and belonging. But what if the discoveries are less than satisfying? And whose fault is it for the failure to connect? Return to Seoul is Cambodia?s submission for Oscar...
?Hope dies last.? The Oscar?-nominated documentary A House Made of Splinters, directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont, takes place in the shadow of the war in Ukraine. The location is only 20 kilometers from the front. While the war is not explicitly a part of the film, the...
?Days like this, I miss Siberia.? A new phone becomes the catalyst for an older man to find new ways of seeing things in iMordecai from Marvin Samel. The story is based in the Samel family history. As such this is a personal project. Mordecai Samel (Judd Hirsch) is a...
?You?re never haunted by just one ghost.? Northern Shade, first feature from writer/director Christopher Rucinski, is a story about isolation and connections. In the process, it shows us the cost of the increasing isolation that we face in our lives. Justin McLaughlin...
Each year there are Oscars? awarded in three categories of short films: Live Action Shorts, Animated Shorts, and Short Documentaries. Programs of these shorts can be seen in various places around the country. Check at 2023 Oscar? Nominated Short Films - ShortsTV...
Once upon a time films were about an hour and a half. Now blockbusters may be over three hours. Some arthouse films may go even longer. Shorts demonstrate that the economy of storytelling can still be powerful. (It?s worth remembering that Jesus was very good at...
Each year there are Oscars? awarded in three categories of short films: Live Action Shorts, Animated Shorts, and Short Documentaries. Programs of these shorts can be seen in various places around the country. Check at 2023 Oscar? Nominated Short Films - ShortsTV...
"Dividers need us to stay in our own little bubbles talking about each other rather than to each other. We need to try something else." We live in a politically polarized world. For many, this has led to a deep cynicism about the political process. When two sides...