HollyShorts Film Festival: Based in real life
Real life is often fodder for filmmaking. Films that are “based (or inspired) by true events” are...
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HollyShorts Film Festival: Slices of Jewish life
Among the hundreds of films at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, there were several...
HollyShorts Film Festival: Making (and missing) connections
Lots of stories involve finding an important connection—or failing to find one. It’s the basis of...
HollyShorts Film Festival: Spookiness
Horror and magical realism aren’t really my favorite genres, but when they are in smaller doses I...
HollyShorts Film Festival – Short docs with weight
Documentary shorts have the ability to introduce people to issues and people that we need to know...
HollyShorts Film Festival: Some interesting animation
Here are some of my favorites (so far) of the animated films at HollyShorts Film Festival....
HollyShorts Film Festival: Docs from the light side
Some documentaries call us to pay attention to important issues. Others show us the lighter side...
HollyShorts Film Festival – Quick looks at the spiritual side
The HollyShorts Film Festival is underway with 427 films from around the world. Shorts are not...
AFIFest 2022 – Let the Show Begin!
I am always happy to take part in AFIFest. AFIFest 2022 is set to begin, running November 2nd-6th,...
Inside Out ’22: Stupid for You
Written and directed by Jude Klassen,?Stupid for You?tells the story of Dani Destroyer (Klassen),...
Tuesday at NBFF
My movie choices at Newport Beach Film Festival on Tuesday were stories filled with humanity, love, and compassion.
Sunday at NBFF
You?ll note I never give you a preview of what I?ll see the next day when I make my report each day. That is because one never knows what will be sold out leading me to figure out a plan B (or plans B throughout the day).
Friday at the Newport Beach Film Festival
I only got in one film yesterday because (a) it was a light day on the schedule, and (b) there were some technical problems with the second film I went to.