short film review

Kintsugi (2022) Short Film Review

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Kieran Judge

‘Kintsugi’ is “a beautiful little original animation” from Sugar Animation Studios and director Cleto Acosta-McKillop, “a wonderful creation”. Short film review by Kieran Judge.

False Memories – A Pseudo-Documentary (2022) Review

Posted on August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 by Jacob Davis

In ‘False Memories’, filmmaker Jack Caffrey brings together an imagined story born from photographs he found and had developed. It’s a pseudo-documentary on life and meaning. Jacob Davis reviews.

Burrow (2020) Short Film Review

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Madeline Sharafian’s ‘Burrow’, the Pixar SparkShorts entry into the 2021 Oscars Animated Short category, is a nursery rhyme relevant to our times. Joseph Wade reviews.

Two Distant Strangers (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Oscar nominated live action short ‘Two Distant Strangers’, from Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, starring Joey Bada$$ and Andrew Howard, tells of police brutality and murder in the United States.

Genius Loci (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Joseph Wade

‘Genius Loci’, the 2021 Oscar nominated Animated Short from Adrien Merigeau in conjunction with Brecht Evens, is a wondrous example of cinema’s ability to connect on a deep level. Joseph Wade reviews.

The Letter Room (2020) Short Film Review

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Oscar Isaac stars in Elvira Lind’s Live Action Short nominee at the 2021 Oscars, ‘The Letter Room’, “an interesting experiment worth exploring for fans of Lind or Isaac in particular.” Joseph Wade reviews.

Feeling Through (2020) Short Film Review

Posted on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Live-Action Short nominee at the 2021 Oscars, Doug Roland’s ‘Feeling Through’ asks: would you help a DeafBlind man on the street in the middle of the night? Joseph Wade reviews.

Do Not Split (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Joseph Wade

‘Do Not Split’, the Oscar nominated Documentary Short Subject from the frontlines of Hong Kong’s protests against the CPC by Anders Hammer, reviewed by Joseph Wade.

Colette (2020) Short Film Review

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Colette Marin-Catherine, a survivor of the Nazi occupation of France and sibling to a young man killed in labour camps, is the subject of this Oscar nominated Documentary. Review by Joseph Wade.

Hunger Ward (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Hunger Ward – Oscar nominated for Documentary Short Subject, Skye Fitzgerald’s unflinching look at the Yemen food crisis caused by its conflict with Saudi Arabia is unmissable. Review by Joseph Wade.

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