BAFTA Qualifying short film BROTHERS is a heartbreaking dance with morality. We sat down with filmmaker Ross Syner to break down his creative process for the prestige film. INTERVIEW: BROTHERS explores grief and morality in an intensely intimate way. What first inspired this story, and how personal was it for you to tell? During lockdown, Leanne and I came across a true-crime story that sparked a … Continue reading INTERVIEW: BROTHERS
By Sally Green Few short films possess the narrative control and moral weight of BROTHERS. Ross Syner’s latest work unfolds with the taut precision of a stage play and the emotional intimacy of a confession. A grandfather, two grandsons, and an unspoken secret, that is all the film needs to interrogate the meaning of loyalty and the price of conscience. From the first frame, Syner’s direction … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES: Ross Syner’s BROTHERS grips with moral ferocity and emotional precision
In There Will Come Soft Rains, Afghan filmmaker Elham Ehsas offers a singularly powerful response to the climate crisis. Not through sweeping environmental imagery or catastrophe, but through a single woman’s quiet, defiant act of love. The short film which is now Oscar® and BAFTA-qualified, is one of the most radical pieces of climate storytelling in recent memory precisely because it refuses spectacle, and instead reaches … Continue reading THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS: Daring, Poetic, and Utterly Original
Short films rarely manage to feel as expansive, emotionally resonant, and thematically rich as Three Keenings, Oliver McGoldrick’s striking film, which has earned its place in the 98th Academy Awards® conversation for very good reason. In just 10 minutes, the film offers a full-bodied portrait of grief not as a solitary emotion, but as a communal experience shaped by history, culture, and performance. The setting is … Continue reading THREE KEENINGS Is a Cultural Resurrection in 10 Minutes
By Mary Salis Simon Panay’s OSCAR-qualified short film The Boy with White Skin is a rare work of cinema that feels both timeless and urgent. Set deep within the perilous gold mines of West Africa, the film straddles the boundary between documentary realism and mythic storytelling, inviting audiences into a world where ancient ritual collides with modern exploitation. At its core, the film follows the journey of … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES – The Boy with White Skin – A Haunting Tale of Myth, Sacrifice, and Hope in West Africa’s Gold Mines
