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, ...
On a rainy night, a young woman locks up shop at the cafe where she works. The lights are low, ...
Money Talk$, the Oscar-qualified and HollyShorts-selected dramatic short from rising filmmaker Tony Mucci, has secured the backing of one of ...
An adult man walks into his doctor's office to receive a circumcision--it almost sounds like the beginning of a joke ...
When we learn that one person has violated another, why do we not act immediately? When someone seeks solace or ...
You are trapped in a slaughterhouse in Pier-Philippe Chevigny's claustrophobic drama, Mercenaire. I couldn't help but think that none of ...
The quietness presses in on you throughout The Traveler, Matthew Scheffler's intensely atmospheric, psychological exploration of one woman's grief. It's ...
Who wouldn't want flawless skin? That enviable mug that turns everyone's head and has people asking, 'How does their skin ...
A pink Post-It serves as a beacon of hope for one couple in director McKinley Benson's hopeful animated short, Two ...
WeShort Original Anngeerdardardor (The Thief) was selected for the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation Kplus competition, where it electrified ...
The award-winning short film After Dark, directed by Scottish-Norwegian filmmaker Iain Forbes, confronts the unsettling questions that arise when empathy collides with ...
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