TRIBECA 23 – ***** Sean McCarron’s captivating animated short film CORVINE deserves to be on the next Oscar ballot

Sean McCarron’s animated short film CORVINE shares a story of a boy who loves nature, especially crows. As an eccentric boy he has trouble fitting in at school due to his obsession with crows.  This magical tale stays in your mind long after the credits have rolled. Corvine, is a likeable boy who has a cute obsession with crows, he talks with them and even … Continue reading TRIBECA 23 – ***** Sean McCarron’s captivating animated short film CORVINE deserves to be on the next Oscar ballot

CIFF 2023: Mike Doxford’s NON-NEGOTIABLE – A heart-warming short film about an only child having to share her parents with the arrival of a new baby 

A review by Sonia McCloud Writer and director Mike Doxford’s short film of parents worrying about telling their only child that they are going to have a baby sister or brother is well choreographed with the non-negotiable terms and conditions presented by their only child; the list pretty much ticks off every worry that parents have when faced with this lovely dilemma.  Writer and director … Continue reading CIFF 2023: Mike Doxford’s NON-NEGOTIABLE – A heart-warming short film about an only child having to share her parents with the arrival of a new baby 

CIFF 2023: Sabina Vajraca’s SEVAP/MITZVAH – based on true events in Nazi-occupied Bosnia a Muslim woman risks her life to save a Jewish friend and her family

A review by Sonia McCloud A very powerful and overwhelming film, that captured the horror of war and religious persecution very accurately and so precisely; I was mesmerised and lived the experience, the fear, and every heart-thumping moment.  A very powerful and overwhelming film It is often said that ‘History repeats itself,’ and when the blight and evil of war and religious persecution came to … Continue reading CIFF 2023: Sabina Vajraca’s SEVAP/MITZVAH – based on true events in Nazi-occupied Bosnia a Muslim woman risks her life to save a Jewish friend and her family

Oscar Contender: An Irish Goodbye directed by duo Tom Berkeley and Ross White

A film review by Sonya McCloud There is no other way to put it, this film is first-class. Writers and directors Tom Berkely and Ross White have taken a very tragic moment in the life of a family and turned it into a beautiful, pulling-at-the-heartstrings black comedy. Father O’Shea, played by Paddy Jenkins is the epitome of an Irish priest, he is sincere and genuine … Continue reading Oscar Contender: An Irish Goodbye directed by duo Tom Berkeley and Ross White

OSCAR CONTENDER: ALMOST HOME the first Sci-Fi Short film to be Oscar Shortlisted

A film review by Jamie Richardson Writers Nils Keller and Max Richert have created a masterful script, that is well-written with an intriguing plot of a family suffering from homesickness, however, the storyline takes it further and explores coming-of-age themes and life in space. Director of photography Georg Nikolaus must be commended for the outstanding cinematography; the use of creative lighting, the space environment, and … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDER: ALMOST HOME the first Sci-Fi Short film to be Oscar Shortlisted