OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: LUKA GALLE’S THE CATCHER TURNS INVISIBLE BIRDS INTO A POWERFUL STORY OF HUMAN CONNECTION
Oscar-qualified Belgian filmmaker Luka Galle opens up about loneliness, feeling invisible in society and how his deeply personal experiences inspired an imaginative and moving short film. What if the very things we cannot see are the ones that understand us best? It is an extraordinary question at the heart of THE CATCHER, the Oscar-qualified Belgian short film from writer and director Luka Galle, whose beautifully … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: LUKA GALLE’S THE CATCHER TURNS INVISIBLE BIRDS INTO A POWERFUL STORY OF HUMAN CONNECTION
THE CATCHER: A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE THAT COULD GIVE AN OSCAR BEST PICTURE CONTENDER A RUN FOR ITS MONEY
With breathtaking cinematography, an extraordinarily original story and a deeply moving message, Luka Galle’s Oscar-qualified short deserves a place on the Academy Awards stage. Every so often, a short film comes along that makes you question why we place so much importance on running time when judging cinematic greatness. Luka Galle’s extraordinary Belgian short THE CATCHER is one of those rare films. With cinematography that rivals major … Continue reading THE CATCHER: A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE THAT COULD GIVE AN OSCAR BEST PICTURE CONTENDER A RUN FOR ITS MONEY
OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: DIAN WEYS’ CANNES-WINNING ‘VULTURES’ EXPOSES THE BRUTAL COST OF SURVIVAL IN A WORLD WHERE PROFIT COMES BEFORE HUMANITY
From Cannes to the Academy Awards, South African filmmaker Dian Weys discusses the extraordinary international journey of his Oscar-qualified short, the realities of South Africa’s fiercely competitive towing industry, and why the instinct for self-preservation may be one of the most troubling questions facing society today. How far would you go to protect your own livelihood, and at what point does survival become selfishness? It … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: DIAN WEYS’ CANNES-WINNING ‘VULTURES’ EXPOSES THE BRUTAL COST OF SURVIVAL IN A WORLD WHERE PROFIT COMES BEFORE HUMANITY
MOTHER WOLF: SUZI YOONESSI BRINGS HER FIERCELY INDEPENDENT FILM HOME TO WOODSTOCK
The filmmaker talks Melissa Leo, motherhood, embracing limitations and finding light in the darkness When Suzi Yoonessi’s Mother Wolf makes its world premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival on Saturday, October 17 at 3:00 PM, it will be a fitting homecoming for a fiercely independent film made in the Hudson Valley with Academy Award winner Melissa Leo at its centre. Leo stars as Babs, a retired teacher whose plans for freedom … Continue reading MOTHER WOLF: SUZI YOONESSI BRINGS HER FIERCELY INDEPENDENT FILM HOME TO WOODSTOCK
OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: NATALIE LAUREN ON WHY UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE PUTS NEED BEFORE PUNISHMENT
The producer behind the Oscar-qualified short talks school distress, neurodivergence, the hidden reality facing families and bringing Anna Maxwell Martin on board for her executive producing debut Oscar-qualified short film Unauthorised Absence takes an intensely personal look at a crisis facing families whose children are struggling to attend school, asking what happens when the systems they turn to for support respond not with understanding, but punishment. Developed … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: NATALIE LAUREN ON WHY UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE PUTS NEED BEFORE PUNISHMENT
