Meyer Levinson-Blount On Capturing Collective Trauma with One Accusation for ‘Butcher’s Stain’
There is a restrictive feeling that comes over you as you watch Meyer Levinson-Blount's Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Film, Butcher's ...
Tag: Shorts
Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh On World Building and the Romantic Dance Between Absurdity and Danger for ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’
Two People Exchanging Saliva draws you into a world where the most dangerous thing you can do is kiss another ...
Julia Aks & Steve Pinder On Injecting the Remarkable Balance of Humor and Education for ‘Jane Austen’s Period Drama’
Ahhhh, romance in the Regency Era. The foggy fields, the bonnets, anticipated proposals, a general misunderstanding of how a woman's ...
Lee Knight On Kindness, Pure Love, & Some of the Real-Life Coincidences While Making ‘A Friend of Dorothy’
All throughout this season, Lee Knight's A Friend of Dorothy has stuck with me. The first time that I watched ...
Luke Angus On the Cyclical Path of Love and Grief for BAFTA-Nominated Short ‘Solstice’
You can feel the cold winds blowing against the bountiful bright sun in Luke Angus' BAFTA-nominated animated short film, Solstice. ...
Shorts: ‘Crisis Actor’ Shows That We Can’t Perform Our Way Through Life
There are two things that I couldn't help but connect in Lily Platt's unexpected, disarming short film, Crisis Actor. When ...
‘Softboi’ Probes Hidden, Unspoken Male Insecurities
How much pressure do men put on themselves to deliver pleasure? Are their brains tied to their crotches before bypassing ...
Oscars 2026: Shorts Shortlist Breakdown — Animation
You can find our breakdown of the documentary shortlist here. Every year, I am surprised by how many people are ...
BAFTA Longlist: Ida Melum On Using Stop-Motion and Puppetry to Answer Those Prodding Questions About Motherhood for ‘Ovary-Acting’
Why do we feel compelled to ask women when they are having kids? A lot of people do it in ...
Shorts Exclusive: Two-Time Academy Award Winner Paul Franklin Praises Ali Cook’s ‘The Pearl Comb’
Ali Cook’s gothic period short The Pearl Comb has officially secured a coveted place on the Academy Awards shortlist for ...
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