Tag: Review

Kate diRienzi’s Nun’s Beach (2024) is a quietly moving short film that explores the intersections of faith, family, and queer love with tenderness. Inspired by…

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,…

Roxana Stroe‘s coming-of-age short film Cicada blends 90s rave culture with themes of identity and friendship. The film follows Gallup, a young man facing pressure…

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?…

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…

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…

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 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 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…

Lusthouse, a whimsical short film written and produced by Neeraja Raj, offers a vibrant and playful exploration of youthful infatuation, cleverly wrapping its comedic narrative…

Cassidy is a backpacker getting through a day of door-to-door sales in Toronto. At a time when three other women have gone missing. When she…

Films navigating the often-complex dynamics that frequently shape father-daughter relationships are not a new concept. But Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s 2024 documentary film, Daughters,…

The film is titled Le Bonheur or ‘Happiness’ in translation, and it’s filled with exactly that. In fact, as far as I recall, there’s only…