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OSCAR Spotlight: TEA directed by Blake Rice and starring Michael Gandolfini

Tea has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars, it is directed by Blake Rice. Sat outside in front of a camcorder, a lonely young Circuit-Shack employee is rehearsing his lines to ask out the girl of his dreams, when a sudden hornet sting throws everything into chaos. Blake Rice’s TEA is a brilliant coming-of-age comedy that perfectly encapsulates the clumsiness of attempting to seek connection … Continue reading OSCAR Spotlight: TEA directed by Blake Rice and starring Michael Gandolfini

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OSCAR Spotlight: CORPSE FISHING directed by Jean Liu takes inspiration from the real-life story of ‘body-fishermen’ on the Yellow River

CORPSE FISHING has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars, it is directed by Jean Liu. British Chinese filmmaker Jean Liu’s evocative short COPRSE FISHING follows twenty-year-old Yan (Harmonie He) who strikes a deal with a stranger named Old Bo (Jizhong Zhang) to go fishing for bodies in a desperate attempt to find her missing father. This brilliant drama was inspired by the real-life story of … Continue reading OSCAR Spotlight: CORPSE FISHING directed by Jean Liu takes inspiration from the real-life story of ‘body-fishermen’ on the Yellow River

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OSCAR Spotlight: HIS MOTHER directed by Maia Scalia and starring Bethany Anne Lind

His Mother has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars, it is directed by Maia Scalia. What is a ‘Mother?’  someone who is loving, caring, compassionate, protective, extraordinary, and much, much more. A very down to earth and raw depiction of a mother; Maia Scalia, successfully merges what a mother is and a child’s misguided mindset; it questions the audiences view of motherhood and asks … Continue reading OSCAR Spotlight: HIS MOTHER directed by Maia Scalia and starring Bethany Anne Lind

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Film Festivals, Film Review, Films, HollyShorts Film Festival, Live action short, Short Film

HOLLYSHORTS Spotlight on Derek Magyar’s River of Grass starring Dylan McTee and Marceline Hugot

Writer and director Derek Magyar’s short film is based in the American backwaters of the seventies; it is a wonderfully slow-paced tale, very much in keeping with the time and everglade lifestyle. PTSD a misunderstood medical disorder clashing with the strongly emerging blight of drugs is a heady cocktail for disaster. Actor Dylan McTee’s role is noteworthy for his depiction of the repressed sufferer unable … Continue reading HOLLYSHORTS Spotlight on Derek Magyar’s River of Grass starring Dylan McTee and Marceline Hugot

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Documentary, Film Festivals

Festival spotlight: vital new docs from Italy premiere in London during 3rd bi-annual Cinecittà Italian Doc Season

The 3rd bi-annual CINECITTÀ ITALIAN DOC SEASON comprises three important and acclaimed documentaries that look to the future whilst retaining echoes of the past. One is a compelling investigative documentary, one is an intimate and very personal self-exploration, one honours the value of storytelling and remembrance though archive. The three films will screen at London’s Bertha DocHouse 20 – 21 July.  The 2024 summer edition of CINECITTÀ ITALIAN DOC SEASON … Continue reading Festival spotlight: vital new docs from Italy premiere in London during 3rd bi-annual Cinecittà Italian Doc Season

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