Not Quite A Happy Birthday: A Look at Short Film ‘Peggy’
We all like to imagine what would happen if we could read people's minds. Peggy (Or: The Art of Coveting in the Age of Social Media) gives us an idea…
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Down the Rabbit Hole: ‘Alice’ at SXSW
SXSW Grand Prize Winner 'Alice' tells the story of a woman who goes down the rabbit hole when she is abandoned and betrayed by her husband.
On Your Marks… Get Set… ‘Get Ready With Me’
Aspiring YouTuber Vendela decides to get up in front of her high school class and shows a disturbing video that disrupts the lesson and causes her tea…
Praise Be…for ‘Sacred Hair’
A boy has a chance encounter with a young woman from a different culture than his, but the two learn that they share a common bond: their hair and the…
A ‘Madre’ (Mother) of a Thriller
While at home in her apartment with her own mother in Spain, a woman gets a phone call from her six-year-old son, who’s on vacation in France with h…
Bonboné: A Palestinian Love Story
Rakan Mayasi's short film Bonbone tells the story of two lovers who come up with an unconventional way to have a child when the husband is imprisoned …
A Winner at Cannes: Charles Williams’ ‘All These Creatures’
An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unraveling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all.
Sing: A Q&A With Director Kristof Deak
"I like to think of it as an ode to the power of standing up united. A study of how 'divide and conquer' works on a small scale and how it could be de…