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OSCAR Spotlight: FIRELINE directed by Robin Takao D’Oench’s shares an untold but essential story

Fireline has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars. The role prison labour has in combating forest fires is rarely highlighted in the media, but with Robin Takao D’Oench’s gripping short FIRELINE, they are put firmly in the spotlight. The drama follows incarcerated firefighter Otto Reyes (Bobby Soto) as he desperately tries to call his daughter against the backdrop of an uncontrollable wildfire. This action … Continue reading OSCAR Spotlight: FIRELINE directed by Robin Takao D’Oench’s shares an untold but essential story

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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: 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 SHORTS – RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER MISAN HARRIMAN’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT THE OSCAR® QUALIFIED SHORT FILM THE AFTER STARRING DAVID OYELOWO PREMIERES GLOBALLY OCTOBER 25 ON NETFLIX 

Renowned photographer, social activist and cultural commentator Misan Harriman’s short film directorial debut, THE AFTER, starring award-winning actor David Oyelowo (Selma, A United Kingdom) premieres globally October 25, 2023, on Netflix.   THE AFTER is a powerful and affecting story that follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.  THE AFTER world … Continue reading OSCAR SHORTS – RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER MISAN HARRIMAN’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT THE OSCAR® QUALIFIED SHORT FILM THE AFTER STARRING DAVID OYELOWO PREMIERES GLOBALLY OCTOBER 25 ON NETFLIX 

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The LGBTQ+ shorts line-up takes the 19th edition of the HollyShorts Film Festival by storm

Gabriela Ortega’s BEAUTIFUL The LGBTQ+ community is growing and the 19th edition HollyShorts Film Festival is delighted to be a part of the increasing LGBTQ+ society with this year’s official selection including Gabriela Ortega’s BEAUTIFUL, FL, Logan Vaughn’s BENNY & JAMES and many more. The festival will screen this year from August 10th – 20th. Some of this years exciting line up include, Emmie Lichtenberg COMPLICATED … Continue reading The LGBTQ+ shorts line-up takes the 19th edition of the HollyShorts Film Festival by storm

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