Jack Howard On How Horror Inspires a Tale of Tenderness for ‘The Second Time Around’
On a rainy night, a young woman locks up shop at the cafe where she works. The lights are low, ...
Tag: Live Action Short
Linden Feng & Hannah Palumbo On Unraveling a Town’s Past and Present with ‘A Bear Remembers’
Our ears perk up to a sound in the distance at the beginning of Linden Feng and Hannah Palumbo's haunting ...
Shorts Exclusive: Miranda Richardson Chats with Ali Cook about ‘The Pearl Comb’
Ali Cook's The Pearl Comb is one of the most handsome films in contention for this year's Live Action Short ...
Shorts Exclusive: Christopher Lloyd Boards ‘Money Talk$’ as Executive Producer
Money Talk$, the Oscar-qualified and HollyShorts-selected dramatic short from rising filmmaker Tony Mucci, has secured the backing of one of ...
Alexander Saul & Rebecca Pruzan On Having Difficult Conversations Thanks to ‘Snipped’
An adult man walks into his doctor's office to receive a circumcision--it almost sounds like the beginning of a joke ...
Marnie Blok On Untangling Shared Intergenerational Trauma for ‘Beyond Silence’
When we learn that one person has violated another, why do we not act immediately? When someone seeks solace or ...
Pier-Philippe Chevigny On Trapping the Audience in a Slaughterhouse for ‘Mercenaire’
You are trapped in a slaughterhouse in Pier-Philippe Chevigny's claustrophobic drama, Mercenaire. I couldn't help but think that none of ...
Matthew Scheffler On Embracing Candlelight Horror for ‘The Traveler’
The quietness presses in on you throughout The Traveler, Matthew Scheffler's intensely atmospheric, psychological exploration of one woman's grief. It's ...
Omer Ben-Shachar On How Limitations of Space Do Not Limit the Emotional Growth in ‘Single Residence Occupancy’
There are a lot of things left unsaid hurtling towards the surface in Omer Ben-Shachar's remarkably delicate film, Single Residence ...
Jonah Haber On Using Little Dialogue to Convey Heartbreak Through Memory for ‘We Were’
We Were is a special film for how it presents its emotions honestly and, for the most part, without dialogue. ...
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