Tag: Short Film

Awards Season

The Truck — Liz Rao’s Fierce, Tender Entry into Asian American Cinema and the Academy Awards

In an era when reproductive rights in the United States are increasingly contested, Liz Rao’s The Truck arrives with the clarity and force of a filmmaker who understands both the urgency of the moment and the quietness with which fear often settles into the lives of young people. What is most striking is that this impact comes not from a seasoned auteur but from a debut director … Continue reading The Truck — Liz Rao’s Fierce, Tender Entry into Asian American Cinema and the Academy Awards

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Film Business, Filmmaker Spotlight

OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES – Filmmaker Liz Rao on Power, Adolescence, and Post-Roe America, An Exclusive Interview on The Truck with Spike Lee & Joan Chen Joining as Executive Producers

Liz Rao’s debut live-action short film The Truck, already Oscar-qualified and honored across the festival circuit, has now gained the backing of two cinematic titans. Academy Award® winner Spike Lee and acclaimed actor-director Joan Chen have boarded the film as executive producers, providing significant creative momentum as the project enters post-production. Set against the tense landscape of post-Roe America, The Truck follows Jo, a Chinese American teenager, and … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES – Filmmaker Liz Rao on Power, Adolescence, and Post-Roe America, An Exclusive Interview on The Truck with Spike Lee & Joan Chen Joining as Executive Producers

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Film Festivals

‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ & ‘The Singers’ Lead HollyShorts UK Awards as Festival Accelerates Global Growth

HollyShorts delivered a burst of Hollywood energy to London this week, closing its second U.K. edition with a packed awards ceremony at Vue Cinemas West End. Franz Böhm’s Rock, Paper, Scissors and Sam Davis’ The Singers dominated the evening, underscoring the event’s rising profile on the international festival circuit. Now Oscar-qualifying and rapidly scaling its global footprint across Europe, the Middle East, and North America, HollyShorts UK drew filmmakers … Continue reading ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ & ‘The Singers’ Lead HollyShorts UK Awards as Festival Accelerates Global Growth

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Film Review, Oscars

OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES: CAFUNÈ Is a Heart wrenching Ballad of Resilience

CAFUNÈ is an animated short film that transcends the boundaries of its medium, offering an experience that is both heart-wrenching and inspiring. Directed by Carlos F. de Vigo and Lorena Ares, this deeply affecting film takes audiences into the emotional world of a young refugee girl named Alma, who is struggling to come to terms with the trauma of being the sole survivor of a devastating … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES: CAFUNÈ Is a Heart wrenching Ballad of Resilience

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Academy Awards, Awards Season, Films

OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES: The Emotional Triumph of HOLY CURSE

With its haunting tenderness and piercing humanity, Holy Curse has emerged as one of the most anticipated shorts in the 2026 Oscar® race, and for good reason. Directed by rising talent Snigdha Kapoor, this powerful work of art transcends the limits of short-form storytelling to deliver something intimate yet monumental. It’s a film that doesn’t simply tell a story; it restores dignity to the act of storytelling itself. Set against … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES: The Emotional Triumph of HOLY CURSE

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