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: Getting older
Since I fit in the demographic, I like to check out the way shorts treat aging and the changes...
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...
Unstoppable Shorts at Slamdance 2025
The organizers of Slamdance see film as a way of helping us see beyond the barriers of life. The...
Oscar® nominated animated shorts – darkness and light
Among all the other Oscars® given out, are three categories of short films. Those films can be...
HollyShorts Film Festival 2024: Animation
Time to dip into some more of the animation at HollyShorts Film Festival. Area 52 (4 minutes, US,...
HollyShorts Film Festival 2024: Comedy
Like all film festivals, HollyShorts can be a little dark at times, so it’s time to take in some...
Hollyshorts Film Festival: Golden Age
Among the films at HollyShorts Film Festival are some that deal with what they call “Golden...
2024 Oscar® Nominated Animated Shorts
Animated shorts may make us think of cartoons, but often they are much more. This year’s Oscar®...
2024 Oscar® Nominated Live Action Shorts
Live action shorts are like watching a regular movie, except the stories are told in a lot less...