BFI London Film Festival – Jamil McGinnis & Pat Heywood’s short Gramercy
Live-Action Short Gramercy looks at mental health within the black community Selected for BFI London Film Festival & AFI FEST Jamil McGinnis and Pat Heywood’s short film Gramercy examines a young black man struggling with depression. This topical short received its world premiere at the 2020 Locarno Film Festival, where Variety named it one of the festival’s not-to-miss shorts. It was also programmed by Academy … Continue reading BFI London Film Festival – Jamil McGinnis & Pat Heywood’s short Gramercy
FILM NEWS – After Class wins the top prize at Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
After Class 课后 | Official Trailer 预告片 | Chalice Films from Branton Choi on Vimeo. Winner of the Best Short Award (Asia International Competition) at Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia Director Charles Xiuzhi Dong’s topical live-action short film AFTER CLASS tells the universal story of a mother who is willing to do whatever it takes to help her child. Having only recently begun its festival run … Continue reading FILM NEWS – After Class wins the top prize at Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
FILM NEWS – After Class wins the top prize at Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
Brian Lawes LOST KINGS a nerve-wracking cinematic experience
Director Brian Lawes scores a nerve-wracking cinematic experience with this live-action short that explores the moment in a young boy’s life when a few ill-fated decisions made out of solemn duty to his younger brother, spiral out of his control. Lost Kings takes an effective narrative approach to dramatizing the heart pounding experience of trying to evade capture. We are introduced to our protagonist Zuri (Dash … Continue reading Brian Lawes LOST KINGS a nerve-wracking cinematic experience
Interview with director Poppy Gordon: “There’s something very brave about refusing to be tokenized for someone else’s agenda.”
We caught up with talented female director Poppy Gordon to speak about her film For Your Consideration. A film that bravely takes a snapshot of American culture and dares viewers to laugh and cringe at how it is manufactured has been doing very well on the film festival circuit, screening at Oscar-qualifying film festivals such as Rhode Island International Film Festival, Odense International Film Festival … Continue reading Interview with director Poppy Gordon: “There’s something very brave about refusing to be tokenized for someone else’s agenda.”
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