‘Stop to Stop’ Makes Blue Waves All Its Own
The opening moments of Asher Grodman & Samantha Massell's Stop to Stop might be, shall I say, triggering to those ...
Tag: Indy Shorts
Indy Shorts: Jake Borelli On Confronting the Unorthodox Complications of Love with ‘IGNIS’
What would you do if you found out that your partner or spouse took medicine in order to intensify their ...
Indy Shorts: ‘IGNIS’ Ups the Dosage of Real-Life Romantic Complications
The opening montage of Jake Borelli's affecting, emotionally complex film, IGNIS, shows the construction of a batch of medication. Shot ...
Indy Shorts Announces 2026 Audience Awards
(JULY 27, 2026) INDIANAPOLIS - The 2026 Indy Shorts Film Festival (Indy Shorts), presented by TQL Wealth Management, concluded on ...
Indy Shorts Announces Winners of 2026 Fest
(JULY 25, 2025) INDIANAPOLIS - The 2026 Indy Shorts Film Festival (Indy Shorts), presented by TQL Wealth Management, awarded over ...
Indy Shorts: ‘The Pigeon’ Mingles Grief and Humor with the Help of an Unexpected Flying Friend
"Where is she?" a desperate young woman says near the closing moments of Chloe Culpin's remarkably humane film, The Pigeon. ...
Heartland Films’ Indy Shorts Announces 9th Annual Lineup
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Heartland Film has announced the lineup for the 9th Annual Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival (Indy ...
Sara McFarlane & Maria McIndoo On the Power of a Personal Story for ‘A Love Letter to M’
Maria McIndoo's A Love Letter to M is both universal and specific. Based on the personal account from producer Sara ...
Indy Shorts 2025: Best of the Fest
Oh, what a festival it was! The 8th Annual Indy Shorts International Film Festival concluded at the end of July, ...
Indy Shorts Diary II: Hopeful Docs & Some Bloody Fun
A lot of my time at this year's Indy Shorts included meeting a lot of filmmakers. Almost every screening and ...
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