2023 Oscar Predictions: Breaking Down the Live Action Short Shortlist
For most of the year, the short film categories are a mystery. The next time you attend a film festival, ...
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Filipe Melo On Circling a Predator Like a Shark in Live Action Short Contender ‘The Lone Wolf’
Filipe Melo's The Lone Wolf feels like the slow build of a rollercoaster. When the central conflict is revealed, you ...
Director Nils Keller & Producer Jonas Lembeck On the Ambition and Yearning of Live Action Short ‘Almost Home’
Imagine the only thing you wanted in the entire world was to go home, but you were not allowed. Wanting ...
Anders Walter & Rebecca Pruzan On Breaking Taboos to Help Victims Heal with Live Action Short ‘Ivalu’
Loneliness permeates throughout Anders Walters and Pipaluk K. Jørgensen's Ivalu, a Live Action Short contender that focuses on dealing with adult ...
Tom Berkeley & Ross White On the Humor and Heart of Grief and Family for Live Action Short Contender ‘An Irish Goodbye’
An Irish Goodbye is a true crowd-pleaser. The story of how two brothers confront their relationship's past and look forward ...
Cyrus Neshvad On One Girl’s Desperate Escape in Live Action Short ‘The Red Suitcase’
Would you be brave enough to run away if you knew that someone else controlled the course of your life? ...
Adrian Moyse Dullin On Creating a Love Declaration for the Social Media Age in the Live Action Short, ‘The Right Words’
Growing up sucks. When you are a teenager, you go through your most awkward moments in front of other people ...
2023 Oscars: What to Expect from the Short Films Shortlist
On December 21, the Academy will announce shortlists for categories like Best Sound, Visual Effects, and Original Score. The most ...
Shorts: ‘New Moon’ Offers A Love Letter to Wishes and Motherhood
Listening to Aretha Franklin can do wonders for your heart and soul... Colman Domingo opens himself up in Jeff Le ...
‘Enjoy’ Director Saul Abraham and Writer Callum Cameron On Exploring the Suppression of Male Anger and Depression
The feelings of men often go unsaid or acknowledged. If we don't bring them up, how can we ever actually ...
Shorts Exclusive: Riz Ahmed Talks to ‘Moshari’ Director Nuhash Humayun About His Live Action Short Oscar Contender
Live Action Short contender, Moshari, is one of the most visually striking films in the shorts race. Director Nuhash Humayun ...
How ‘Triggered’ Director Tara Westwood Brought Home The Fight for Gun Violence Protection
I haven't been able to shake Tara Westwood's Triggered for a few months. Gun violence in America seems to be ...
Shorts Exclusive Clip: ‘Ball & Vase’ Announces Q&A Events
David Baram's Ball & Vase enters the Live Action Short Film race as it solidifies some screenings in early November ...
Tribeca Shorts: ‘Chicken’ Tenderly Dives Into Child Incarceration and Fatherhood
Imagine all of the milestones you hit when you were 16 years old. You are nearing the end of high ...
‘Ala Kachuu – Take and Run’ Director Maria Brendle On Breaking the Cycle of Violence of Bride Kidnapping
Ala Kachuu - Take and Run is an emotional rollercoaster. The film follows Sezim, a young Kyrgyz woman living with ...
Exclusive: ‘When the Sun Sets’ Director Phumi Morare and Star Zikhona Bali Talk with Karen Toliver
Lakutshon' Ilanga (When The Sun Sets) is one of the most challenging and well-made films on the Live Action Short ...
Exclusive: Short Contender ‘Censor of Dreams’ On Creating a World While We Sleep
Live Action Short Film contender Censor of Dreams takes us to a place we rarely visit. A team of hardworking ...
Breaking Down the Documentary Short Subject Shortlist
Ahhh, the shorts. With the three different categories of live action, documentary, and animation, the short film categories can make ...
Director Annie St-Pierre On the Sorrow and the Silly of Her Beautiful Live Action Short Contender, ‘Les Grandes Claques’
Annie St-Pierre's shortlisted live action short film, Les Grandes Claques (Like the Ones I Used to Know), is a Christmas ...
AD Exclusive: Exec Producer Uzo Aduba Talks the Impact of Live Action Short Contender, ‘Frimas’
When Uzo Aduba saw Marianne Farley's captivating abortion rights film, Frimas, she knew that she had to be a part ...
Since Green Book, no white man has won Best Director or or directed a film that won Best Picture. To…
The BAFTAs are given out ahead of SAG this year. Whoever wins BAFTA is on their way of winning the…
Dolly de Leon should have won Supporting Actress in a just world. Pity that her film Triangle of Sadness got…
...someone like Andrea Riseborough who really did deserve to be “in the conversation” for her work in To Leslie. And…
This was the first time I didn't like a performance of hers. Just felt surprisingly miscalculated throughout. Can't decide if…
