Oscar® Nominated Short Docs -Murder and music
Among all the other Oscars® given out, are three categories of short films. Those films can be...
Tag: documentary shorts
Sundance: Death Education – Meditative short
All the talk coming out of Sundance is usually about films that will soon find their way into...
2024 Oscar® Nominated Documentary Shorts
Often overlooked at Oscar® time are the three short film categories. One of those categories is...
Grab bag of shorts from #Slamdance2024
Shorts make up a big part of the Slamdance Film Festival. Short films provide filmmakers a way to...
Mixture of films from HollyShorts Film Festival
It’s nice when I can put groups together when writing about shorts, but today I’m bringing a bit...
Opening night at HollyShorts Film Festival
HollyShorts Film Festival is taking place in Hollywood. This festival is all about shorts and the...
Slamdance 2022 – Sampling shorts
One of the parts I love about film festivals is the chance to watch shorts. Slamdance Film Festival has so many to choose from. I dipped into three of the short films sections for just a sampling of each. Animation shorts:...
Audible – Teen Angst in Silence
The teen years can be a challenge. It is a time when people struggle with their identity and their...
Looking Ahead to AFI Docs
One of my favorite film industry events is the annual AFI Fest in the fall. It always has a collection of the best films of the year. The American Film Institute has another important festival each year, AFI Docs, that centers...
Reporting from Slamdance – Documentary Shorts
As with most festivals, Slamdance offers a chance to see short films. Shorts give filmmakers a chance to work on their craft with much lower budgets, but shorts can also be an artform or storytelling technique in their own...