Another Oscar season, another opportunity to wonder aloud why it is that, in this age of supposedly dwindling attention spans, there has not been an explosion of interest in the short-film form. The live-action slate features a trio of heartrending horrors: It Wasn’t Me (child soldiers in Africa), Helium (terminally …
A lightweight slate: nine films, but only two that marry really engaging visuals with narrative heft. Those two are Me and My Moulton, a middle sister's memoir of her family life in sixties Norway, and The Dam Keeper, a gorgeous fable about an orphaned pig who has to navigate the …
A solid collection of five films that make the most of the short form and the simplicity it permits. Boogaloo and Graham tells the story of a pair of Belfast boys and their pet chickens (and also their Mum and Dad). The Phone Call lets us watch a woman working …
Hang it all, the short film form is supposed to give the little guy a chance to shine. Sure, I may not have the budget for a feature, but then, not having the expectations brought on by a budget gives me room to play. But this year, only the Pixar …
Judging by the title, one guesses this is a collection of short films that played the Sundance Film Festival.
Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love, USA, 7 min. Daria Kashcheeva' s Dcera (Daughter), Czech Republic, 15 min. Bruno Collet'a Memorable, France, 12 min. Siqi Song's Sister, China/USA, 8 min. Rosana Sullivan's Kitbull, USA, 9 min. PLUS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS: Henrietta Bulkowski, USA, 16 min. (featuring the voices …
Delphine Girard's A Sister, Belgium, 16 min. Meryan Joobeur's Brotherhood, Tunisia, 25 min. Marshall Curry's The Neighbors’ Window, USA, 20 min. Bryan Buckley's Saria, USA, 23 min. Yves Piat's Nefta Football Club, Tunisia/France, 17 min.
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The NY Cat Film Festival embraces films that honor these mysterious creatures, who have fascinated mankind for centuries, especially since the invention of the internet, which seems to have been the best PR ploy ever launched by cat lovers.
The NY Dog Film Festival is an annual philanthropic celebration of the love between dogs and their people.
This year's 5 nominated animated shorts include Russia's Boxballet, Canada's Affairs of Art, Chile's Bestia, Britain's Robin Robin, and the Spanish/American collaboration, The Windshield Wiper.
And the nominees are... Denmark's You Were on My Mind, America's Please Hold, Poland's The Dress, the British/Netherlands collaboration The Long Goodbye, and from Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland) there's Ala Kachuu – Take and Run.
Animated short films which have been nominated for 2023 Academy Awards will be screened.
Documentary short films which have been nominated for 2023 Academy Awards will be screened.