Category: Short Film

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OSCAR Spotlight: LUKI & THE LIGHTS, a bittersweet animated short from director Toby Cochran

Luki & The Lights has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars, it is directed by Toby Cochran. LUKI is a lively, energetic robot, living his best life, but when his arm starts to malfunction during a soccer game he is faced with a life-altering diagnosis. LUKI & THE LIGHTS is a bittersweet animated short from director Toby Cochran, inspired by the true-life story of … Continue reading OSCAR Spotlight: LUKI & THE LIGHTS, a bittersweet animated short from director Toby Cochran

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OSCAR Spotlight: CLODAGH directed by filmmaker Portia A. Buckley is a charming Irish short

Clodagh has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars, it is directed by Portia A. Buckley. When Mrs Kelly (Bríd Ní Neachtain), a quiet, forlorn and rigorously devout housekeeper, happens upon Clodagh (Katelyn Rose Downey), a young girl with an extraordinary gift, she is faced with a moral dilemma that will challenge her religious integrity. CLODAGH is a charming drama that is sure to pull on the heartstrings and … Continue reading OSCAR Spotlight: CLODAGH directed by filmmaker Portia A. Buckley is a charming Irish short

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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: 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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HOLLYSHORTS Spotlight: Dovecote directed by Marco Perego starring Zoe Saldaña

The dark and overcast sky opens to an ethereal other world; a colourless place with long corridors and arches that become engulfed with a longing and an ache, that screams, one day very soon. The choice to draw on raw acting and cinematic sound added a bold depth to the film and successfully melded the transition from ‘in here,’ to ‘out there.’ raw acting and … Continue reading HOLLYSHORTS Spotlight: Dovecote directed by Marco Perego starring Zoe Saldaña

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