Category: Review

Cheyenne Christie’s The High Road (2025) is an intimate and honest short film that explores the complicated relationship between an estranged mother and daughter. Their journey on the…

The Shadow, as its title suggests, is a very mysterious film. We begin with a woman being stalked by a looming figure on dark streets,…

Come Lucciole (As Fireflies), Giulia Badalassi’s 2026 short film, is a moving meditation on grief, memory, and the transition from adolescence into adulthood. Set on…

Cautivas (2024) is an honest, powerful documentary that puts a human face to the harsh realities of El Salvador’s total abortion ban. The film follows…

For those who may not be familiar, Bristol is a city in the South West of England that is home to an incredibly diverse culture,…

In En mille pétales (2023), Louise Bongartz crafts a poignant and visually rich exploration of love, memory, and erosion within a relationship. Rather than relying on dialogue-heavy…

At its core, Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s The Call Centre is a film that goes out of its way to be provocative. And it acknowledges that. This…

Louisa Connolly Burnham’s 2024 short Sister Wives opens with a long close up panning shot of lead Kaidence’s tightly plaited hair. The camera slowly follows…

Is there a journalistically appropriate way to say I love this film and it was very sweet of Ariane Louis-Seize to make it for me?…

Opening your movie with a tableau-like scene of the titular character (Samantha Morton) awaking in the embrace of her dead boyfriend, only to have her…

Fifty-Four Days is a short film co-directed by Phoebe Torrance and Cat White (who also wrote the script). Coincidentally, this is the second film in…

Badger presents us with a seemingly innocuous situation that quickly morphs into something extremely uncomfortable. While waiting for a wildlife expert to come and remove an injured…

Happy Snaps is a short submitted by Tyro Heath, funded by the BFI network. The film follows two young boys, Gabriel (Osian Pirotte) and Sami…

Fleeting is the short film directed by award-winning Louisa Connolly-Burnham. It is a moving short on the tension surrounding the Repeal the Eighth movement in…

Profile Roxana has studied Film Directing at the National University of Theatre and Cinema “I.L. Caragiale” in Bucharest. Her short movies have participated in numerous…

Magpie, a 13-minute short film directed by Erin Curran and Megan McDonagh, crafts a poignant narrative, that beautifully captures the bittersweet intricacies of familial love…

The first time I watched Claire Denis’ Trouble Every Day, I hadn’t read its synopsis. It was a film I’d sought out entirely based on…

I did a bit of investigative journalism whilst rewatching the short film Distance (perhaps on the verge of internet stalking?). Anyway, I discovered that Distance…

The idea of two sisters arguing, despite one of them being dead, should hold a lot of promise. However, the opportunity is somewhat lost in My…

Profile Molly Lipson is a writer, editor and filmmaker from London, UK. She has had her work published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone,…

Profile A born creative, Holly Joyce has worked for twenty years as an actor, script consultant, theatre director, producer, and performance coach. After being asked…

Profile Nicole is a BAFTA long listed filmmaker and has been directing for over ten years, building up a portfolio of bold, strong films including…

Profile As a Vietnamese female director with a passion for art and psychology, “Scarlet Silence” represents the culmination of my creative vision. This film explores…

Nice Package, a whimsical short film written and directed by Fran St Clair, is a delightful romp through the world of romantic comedies. Cleverly distilled…