In the Absence (2018/2020) Director: Yi Seung-Jun 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary short In the Absence, from South Korean director Yi Seung-Jun, is a moving portrait of the human condition amidst one of the most devastating human tragedies outside of wartime in recent years. Documenting the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry between Incheon and Jeju in South […]
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Hair Love (2019/2020) Directors: Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., Bruce W. Smith Screenwriter: Matthew A. Cherry Starring: Issa Rae If you’ve ever wondered how much love can be contained within any 7 minutes of cinema, then you need look no further than Hair Love, 2020’s warmest short film nominee. From Sony Pictures Animation, the
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Weekends (2017) Director: Trevor Jimenez Screenwriter: Trevor Jimenez Trevor Jimenez’s Oscar-nominated animated short film, brought to the screen by Past Lives Productions, is an inventive piece of cinema that speaks in metaphor to the parts of us that grow and adapt to periods of profound change while honouring the parts of us that never want
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Late Afternoon (2017) Director: Louise Bagnall Screenwriter: Louise Bagnall Starring: Louise Bagnall, Fionnula Flanagan, Aislin Konings Ferrari, Michael McGrath, Niamh Moyles, Caoimhe Ní Bhrádaigh, Lucy O’Connell Louise Bagnall’s delicately told tale of an elderly woman rediscovering old memories through a series of triggers in Late Afternoon is wholesome, empathetic animated cinema told with a true compassion and
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