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History has taught us that literary or cinematic dystopia often no longer functions as a warning aimed at a distant future, but rather as a disturbingly clear mirror of the present. Joel Junior begins from this contemporary unease to […]

On the threshold of disappearance, memory no longer functions as an archive, but as an inner spectacle. ‘Fade to White‘, directed by Liam Fowler, dives into this liminal space to explore cinema not as an art or a profession, […]

‘I wonder if one day music will come through here. Maybe if I remember some. Maybe you could play it for me. I also wonder if my home wasn’t real. The beach wasn’t real…’, confesses the protagonist of the […]

Our humanity is only truly tested in moments of crisis. The same goes for faith. This could be, in brief, the central idea of the short film ‘At the Mercy of Faith‘, which explores the identity crisis of a […]

How far can guilt and feelings of abandonment push you towards self-destruction? But what happens when everything turns out to be a macabre farce, an exercise in psychological manipulation so refined that it is almost impossible to discern your […]

‘Point Washington Outlaws‘ is a feature-length auteur documentary written, directed, edited and filmed by Kirby Clements, following the stories of four distinctive gentlemen who have genuine accounts of how Point Washington developed and grew over the past decades. The […]

Perhaps we no longer believe in the ancient gods who said that children inherit the consequences of their ancestors’ sins. And yet, the sad legacy of parents’ violence is a very real fact beyond any beliefs or superstitions. ‘Ruins‘ […]

Between “misery” and drama with feminist overtones, ‘Never Hike Alone‘ is a short film that offers all the ingredients for an intense cinematic experience. Beth Gallagher and Alison Kertz deliver a finely crafted story, using the principles of a […]

You can’t sell dreams. Dreams evaporate and disappear in the morning. And then you get people coming back, asking for a refund.   ‘The Silver Screen Dreams Café‘ is a feature-length film written and directed by Mike Peacock. Set […]

Despite societal progress and the accelerating shift toward atheism, people’s fascination with rituals rooted in paganism continues to survive. Nevena Nikolova is not, however, a director who flirts with occultism or medieval witchcraft practices, but her short film draws […]