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Darrel Manson

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HollyShorts Film Fesival 2024 – Romcoms

HollyShorts Film Fesival 2024 – Romcoms

Aug 17, 2024

The Hollyshorts program for rom-coms is about relationships more than romance, but that works out fine for short films. Some of the films in this section were films that were by or about people with disabilities. Audio Description (5 minutes, US, directed by Luke J....

In the Rearview: Escape from war

In the Rearview: Escape from war

Aug 16, 2024

Since the war began, more than 15 million Ukrainians have left their country seeking safety. In the Rearview is a documentary that takes place mostly inside a van filled with various people on their journey to an unknown future. When the war started and many people...

Red Island: Childhood’s end

Red Island: Childhood’s end

Aug 16, 2024

When does childhood end? At adolescence? When we reach legal age? Of course, it’s not really a sudden shift so much as a process over a period of time. Red Island, directed by Robert Campillo, looks at the question in a semi-autobiographical reflection. A child begins...

HollyShort Film Festival 2024: Sci-fi

HollyShort Film Festival 2024: Sci-fi

Aug 13, 2024

Today for HollyShorts, I’m taking a look at some sci-fi films that are part of the festival. Science fiction often offers us ways to look at our world as if from the outside. Good sci-fi is not about technology, per se, as much as it is about our humanity in whatever...

Join or Die: Can clubs save America?

Join or Die: Can clubs save America?

Jul 19, 2024

Very early on, Pete Davis (who directs and produces along with his sister Rebecca Davis) clearly states the premise of Join or Die: “This is a film of why you should join a club—and why the fate of America depends on it.” The film focuses on the work of Harvard...

Sisi & I: Friend or foe?

Sisi & I: Friend or foe?

Jul 12, 2024

“Being in her presence was like having all the world’s light shining upon you. But when she turned off that light, it was like a shard of glass piercing your heart.” From director and co-writer Frauke Finsterwalder, Sisi & I is a retelling of the story of...

June Zero: The edge of history

June Zero: The edge of history

Jun 26, 2024

Directed by Jake Paltrow, June Zero begins with the news that Adolf Eichmann has been sentenced to death by an Israeli court. This is not, however, a film about Eichmann or his trial. Rather it is a set of three stories that are on the periphery of that historical...