The Whale (2022)Director: Darren AronofskyScreenwriter: Samuel D. HunterStarring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau Director Darren Aronofsky achieved fame and prestige when his sophomore directorial and screenwriting masterpiece Requiem for a Dream received an Oscars nomination for Actress In a Leading Role for Ellen Burstyn in 2001, and has since gained a reputation […]
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The Windshield Wiper (2021) Director: Alberto Mielgo Screenwriter: Alberto Mielgo Starring: Eboni Adams, Kara Dyan Whitfield, Fanny Rosen, Charlie Bean, Jake Bercovici, Zachary Rosencrantz, Andrew Calder, Anca Tiribeia, Alberto Mielgo Spanish animator and artist Alberto Mielgo has offered a beautiful pastel-aesthetic animated short project in The Windshield Wiper that has been so articulately put together and
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Wings (1927) Director: William A. Wellman Screenwriters: John Monk Saunders, Hope Loring, Louis D. Lighton Starring: Clara Bow, Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, El Brendel, Richard Tucker, Gary Cooper Wings, for better or for worse, is an important film. It was the first ever recipient of the Best Picture Academy Award in 1929.
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Yes-People (2021) Director: Gísli Darri Halldórsson Screenwriter: Gísli Darri Halldórsson A short animation that captures the idiosyncrasies of ordinary people like few others, Yes-People is probably the most quirky of all the Animation Short Subjects nominated at the 2021 Oscars, and a very timely exploration of the testing nature of living with and around one
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If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) Directors: Michael Govier, Will McCormack Screenwriters: Michael Govier, Will McCormack It is often the case that the Oscars’ Animation Short Subject category throws up unique and interesting films, and in 2021 the standout is If Anything Happens I Love You from screenwriter-director duo Michael Govier and Will McCormack. Distributed
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The Present (2021) Director: Farah Nabulsi Screenwriters: Farah Nabulsi, Hind Shoufani Starring: Saleh Bakri, Mariam Kanj, Mariam Basha Tackling issues regarding the border crossings in the middle east, and particularly the political and racial tensions that govern the crossings of the West Bank, Farah Nabulsi’s 24 minute drama nominated for Live Action Short at the
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Do Not Split (2021) Director: Anders Hammer A nominee for Documentary Short Subject at the 2021 Oscars, Do Not Split from Norwegian born journalist and documentarian Anders Hammer takes place across one of year of violent and impassioned protests in Hong Kong between 2019 and 2020, illustrating the efforts of the Hong Kong people attempting to rebel
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Colette (2020) Director: Anthony Giacchino Subjects: Colette Marin-Catherine, Lucie Fouble So often, the offerings from the documentary form live and die by their subjects, and in 2021 Documentary Short Subject Oscar nominee Colette, director Anthony Giacchino has found one of the most engrossing subjects imaginable in Colette Marin-Catherine. A survivor of the Nazi occupation of
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A Love Song for Latasha (2020) Director: Sophia Nahli Allison There is something so inherently poetic about Sophia Nahli Allison’s Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Subject A Love Song for Latasha. Something that imbues every scene with a sense of ethereal resonance. Perhaps it’s the soft spoken voiceover of those who knew Latasha, or the eccentrically designed
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Walk, Run, Cha-Cha (2019/2020) Director: Laura Nix “Before I learned dancing, I could only use my body to walk, to swim, to run. Today I can use my body to reach another level of freedom.” 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary short subject Walk, Run Cha-Cha is a personal and personable film that feels as much as if it is
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