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Our Top Picks for Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020

Palm Springs International ShortFest never fails to select outstanding short films and due to Covid 19 this year the festival is screening online. These are what we feel are the standout shorts for 2020. KYLE LAURSEN’S JOSIAH We are blown away by the performance of Luke Forbes in Kyle Laursen’s Josiah, the film addresses stereotyping in Hollywood and it couldn’t be more timely. We hope … Continue reading Our Top Picks for Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020

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Martin Winter’s and Sebastian Schmidl’s Day Release shares the story of a single incarcerated mother

Nominated for the Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes at Palm Springs International ShortFest  Martin Winter’s and Sebastian Schmidl’s Day Release shares a story of a young woman who is trying to do the best for her son whilst living behind bars. Day Release has won numerous high profile international film awards and has just been nominated for the Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs. Single mother Kathi receives day release from … Continue reading Martin Winter’s and Sebastian Schmidl’s Day Release shares the story of a single incarcerated mother

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Film Review

Gerald Webb’s Stacks hits the comedic nail on the head

Covid 19 has been a strange time in our lives, not being able to hug family or friends, not being able to buy essentials and worrying about the unknown. As a human race when things are difficult we look to humour for comfort and hitting the comedic nail on the head is Gerald Webb’s short film Stacks. Webb created this short film with an all … Continue reading Gerald Webb’s Stacks hits the comedic nail on the head

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Ben Reid’s award-winning Innocence, starring Down syndrome actor Tommy Jessop is nominated for the Silver Dragon at the Oscar-qualifying 60th Kraków Film Festival

INNOCENCE (2019) – Short film trailer from SweetDoh! on Vimeo. Innocence is a fast-paced crime drama created by BAFTA nominated writer-director Ben Reid, and inspired by his brother Tom, who has Down syndrome. This topical film challenges stereotypes in a dramatic and groundbreaking way,  shining a light on the need for a more nuanced representation of disability on screen. When a worker falls to his death at … Continue reading Ben Reid’s award-winning Innocence, starring Down syndrome actor Tommy Jessop is nominated for the Silver Dragon at the Oscar-qualifying 60th Kraków Film Festival

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Film and TV Business Exclusive with Lycanthropy Director Alexander Black

We caught up with Alexander Black director of the new British crime thriller Lycanthropy to talk about the film which has already been selected for over thirty film festivals. Lycanthropy follows two detectives the troubled Mark Kessler and his partner John Mills, as they search for a missing girl in a suspected case of child abduction. When the case comes to standstill, Kessler decides to take … Continue reading Film and TV Business Exclusive with Lycanthropy Director Alexander Black

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