Category: Academy Awards

Academy Awards, Awards Season, Film Review, Films, Oscars, Short Film

OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – WAR OF COLORS- I am different not by choice but by birth and I stand proud, I stand tall, I make no apology because I am who I am ‘This is Me!’

Albinism: a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair (which are white) and the eyes (which are usually pink). Diandra Forrest is a person with albinism, as Rue, she delivers the role with an intense maturity that only someone living in that daily nightmare can. The whole emotion and intensity are further accentuated by the script which is hard-hitting and hurtful to listen.  The … Continue reading OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – WAR OF COLORS- I am different not by choice but by birth and I stand proud, I stand tall, I make no apology because I am who I am ‘This is Me!’

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Academy Awards, Awards Season, Documentary Short, Film Review, Films, Oscars, Short Film

OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – STREET REPORTER – Homelessness is an everyday event witnessed by everyday people from every walk of life. They are vilified and glorified by mainstream media and the public in general.                                                                                                                                        

Director Laura Waters Hinson and producer Bryan Bello’s docufilm has been presented with a wonderful touch of sensitivity, sincerity, and humanity. The film progresses at a gentle pace, very much like a slow meandering river; yet the core message is not lost. The film progresses at a gentle pace, very much like a slow meandering river; yet the core message is not lost.  Two stories … Continue reading OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – STREET REPORTER – Homelessness is an everyday event witnessed by everyday people from every walk of life. They are vilified and glorified by mainstream media and the public in general.                                                                                                                                        

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Academy Awards, Documentary Short, Film Review, Films, Short Film

OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – TECH TO THE FUTURE – A documentary short that shines a ray of light on the future   

Director Sandro Monetti and Producer Francis Hellyer have bravely ventured into a field that is changing so rapidly. TECH TO THE FUTURE is a documentary that everyday people can understand, grasp and watch in disbelief. They have zeroed in on specific advances that capture the imagination. TECH TO THE FUTURE is a documentary that everyday people can understand, grasp and watch in disbelief. The presentation … Continue reading OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – TECH TO THE FUTURE – A documentary short that shines a ray of light on the future   

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OSCAR SHORTS FILM REVIEW – Aysha – Living in a country riddled by war and destruction, existence and a way out is eked out by being smart, imaginative and quick-witted

Director, writer and producer Cengiz Akaygün has brought to life one moment in time of a family seeking that way out. The storyline is well scripted and covers the effect, emotionally, physically and mentally the war is having on this small family of three. The mother, played by Halima Ilter, has seen much misery and her experience has hardened, her, she is pragmatic and a survivor not … Continue reading OSCAR SHORTS FILM REVIEW – Aysha – Living in a country riddled by war and destruction, existence and a way out is eked out by being smart, imaginative and quick-witted

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OSCAR SHORTS FILM REVIEW – Sandstorm – A schoolgirl going through juvenescence, exploring her feminism in a patriarchal society

Director and writer Seemab Gul has opened a small window in a male controlled society, showing how girls and women manage their day to day life in it. The introduction of pubescence as a catalyst is a master stroke by Seemab because it is this period when a fragile body ravaged by frenzied hormones causes the greenness of youth to explore the limits of themselves and the … Continue reading OSCAR SHORTS FILM REVIEW – Sandstorm – A schoolgirl going through juvenescence, exploring her feminism in a patriarchal society

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