Subtle exploration of identity, perceptions and belonging! Set in a mock Iraqi village, Shako Mako follows American-Iraqi actress Alia Shawkat, and a team of amateur actors who hope to make it in entertainment industry, and we see them rehearsing scenes and recording audition tapes. “It’s a role I’ve always hoped to play, an actress who…
Living in a post-fact United states of America A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America. Alternative Math (2017) is a deeply layered and remarkably sophisticated intelligent comedy. What makes this film so special is that it functions on so many layers. It works comically due to it’s wonderfully executed reducto-absurdum,…
Award Winning Sci-Fi film by ONIRIKAL STUDIO Caronte tells the story of a teenager whose only concern is herself, social media, cellphone and friends. She is rude with her own family, specially with her little brother. But after a dramatic car accident, she starts to regret about the way she behaved with them. Unexpectedly, Debbie’s…
The documentary deftly captures the tender moments between Edith and Eddie, painting a vivid portrait of their enduring affection for each other.
Shortlisted by the Academy for Oscar consideration in the best documentary short category Alone tells the story of a 20-something black girl in Louisiana, who is in love with a prisoner apparently serving a ten year sentence and intends to marry him. I say apparently, because this black and white short is frustratingly vague about…
Kieran Culkin and Mae Whitman Spar In Woody Allen-Inspired Short ‘Approaching a Breakthrough’ In this surrealist short, a young man is visited by past therapists and exes while arguing with his girlfriend over a walk in Central Park. Back in New York after a stint in Los Angeles, Norman Kaminsky has a terrible argument with…
Amazing short drama film An apathetic teenager with sex on his mind decides to ditch school. The decisions he makes culminate into something of a waking nightmare, tearing apart any facade he has put on and revealing his true personality. I’m the most impressed by how things look visually, though. It’s unlike anything I’ve seen…
If you’ve enjoyed The Last of Us video-game, you’ll adore this film!. Abandoned and exposed to a deadly disease, a young woman wakes up to discover she must survive the night alone. Joe Penna was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He began his career on YouTube, where he has garnered nearly 3 million subscribers. He…
Thoroughly and completely masterful film, richly fascinating and unforgettable!! Beyond deals with travel through time and space, although this newest short film focuses on a man who inadvertently receives a form of immortality as he tries to reverse its effects. The film takes several surprising turns in the latter half, culminating in a meditation on…
Amazing sci-fi film about survival in a post apocalyptic world. In a post-apocalyptic world that is scorched from end to end, a solitary woman is honing her surviving skills, hoping to have a fighting chance in this endless purgatory. There is not a soul in sight apart from her silent pet companion–any attempts to communicate…
Beautiful and charming comedy with adorable story and great ending When news breaks that the county pig fete’s being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice – and invest his life savings in a thoroughbred piglet with which to breed new life back into his now dilapidated farm. But…
Amazing film that explores dreams as consumable products Scientists have discovered a way to record dreams, and those with ulterior motives waste no time exploiting those whose dreams are the most powerful. “Kept” is a remarkably tense watch, especially considering that it’s essentially an interrogation scene, a scene of chess where only one person really…
2019 Oscar nominated documentary about black man lliving on a white estate run by racists After the high-profile killing of Damilola Taylor, Cornelius’ family move out of London. But when they discover their new town is run by racists, Cornelius takes a drastic step to survive. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has…
Great short thriller film Fine thriller in which a man, who plans to use a handgun on himself, sees a girl being snatched from the curbside. He decides he must take action and has the gun if he needs to use it. Caught up in the middle of a disturbing crime, will he be able…
Amazing sci-fi film with well structured storytelling with great CGI! Ethan Kane, a NASA Astronaut and decorated pilot, has recently retired from active duty to spend more time with his wife and young son. As he tries to adjust to a quieter life on the ground, he’s approached to fly one last mission…testing the first…