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Animals have always had a special status in cinema, often being portrayed as soulmates or as guardian angels of people facing an existential crisis. The short film ‘Project Bau‘ is no exception to this rule, but the story it […]

One of the great paradoxes of the modern age concerns the way in which the human relates to the body; more precisely, the body is despiritualized by the gaze of the contemporary individual, becoming flesh, so that, later, the […]

We already know that a good sci-fi is, in fact, a metaphor that explores through different conventions the same old obsessions of humanity. Well, ‘Q: Ghostly Remote Effect‘ is a wonderful example that discusses from an angle as familiar […]

‘The Colour of Spring‘ tells the poignant story of Sarah and Sam – a couple whose relationship is being tested by the growing rift between their respective career choices. Sarah is doing well as an actress and is gaining […]

What a gothic-baroque visual delight  ‘Monomania‘ is! Of course, the quality of the short film signed by L.A. Reilly concerns not only the cinematography’s dark lushness, but also the photographic vision or the chromatic suggestiveness that the director uses […]

The beauty of a story doesn’t always consist in its apparent originality, but in its emotional consistency that pushes the narrative towards the intimate or the neuralgic areas of the human soul. The short film ‘The Same Story‘, as […]

Sometimes friendships can kill… ‘DEAD OR DIE‘ is an extremely well-executed short film that starts from a somewhat atypical friendship between two hitmen. Director Pine Minegishi uses these two characters to dive into the compromises of human relationships in […]

Be careful what you wish for… yes, we already know that, and cinema has given us a lot of examples that illustrate people’s avidity when miracles are ready to hand. And yet, ‘Rum Go!‘ is not a short film […]

Family relationships are such a broad topic that it is one of the constant concerns of many directors. Joseph Betros, too, is concerned with the nuances defining the emotional relationships between parents and children, and his short film, ‘Duke‘, […]

Life in a new school is not easy. On the contrary, new colleagues can hide many dangerous intentions. However, ‘Soy No Soy‘ is not a typical short film about bullying or anything like that, but rather a teen-mystery about […]