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Read moreIMDB Academy Award-winner Anders Walter's new short film Child of Mine examines how trauma and abuse can extend far beyond...
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Read moreI was very taken aback by Olmo Omerzu's short film, The Last Day of Patriarchy. It will, no doubt, cause a...
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Read moreAgreed! Do they always show it, or is this the first time?
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I am sad and angry that James Gray's Armageddon Time won absolutely nothing ! Hopefully this heartbreaking and prophetic film…