Thom Carter
- Mar 9, 2021
SHORT FOCUS 2019: August Sun [Franco Volpi, Argentina, 2018]
In chapter five of Franz Kafka’s The Trial, Joseph K. is passing along a corridor in his office when he happens upon a storage closet...
Sally Roberts
- Mar 7, 2021
SHORT FOCUS 2019: August Sun [Franco Volpi, Argentina, 2018]
August Sun achieves what many short filmmakers try and fail to do: high emotional impact.
Vincent Dolan
- Aug 7, 2020
I Am Joseph [Tomisin Adepeju, UK, 2019]
I Am Joseph follows a carpenter named Joseph whose fiancée, Mary, has revealed that she is pregnant and that the father is God. The film est
Vincent Dolan
- Aug 7, 2020
Their Story [Joe Harvey, UK, 2019]
Their Story revolves around a couple, Baz and Danielle, played by Anthony Vander and Jade Abode. Despite being engaged, Baz left Danielle fi
Sam Briggs
- Feb 5, 2020
Reckless Love [Josh Wichaison, Australia, 2018]
One positive is the effective use of colouring and lighting transitions to communicate not only shifts in the passage of time, but also in t
Sam Briggs
- Jan 7, 2020
Subverse (Ep. 1+2) [Joseph White, USA, 2018]
Subverse is the brainchild of sci-fi director, Joseph White, a web series that follows lead character, ‘Max’ on his journey into the sordid
Sam Briggs
- Jan 7, 2020
Sheriff [James L. Adams, UK, 2019]
The first is the short’s well-chosen selection of music, which helps remind the viewer of its Western traditions and assists in grounding th
Sam Briggs
- Jan 3, 2020
SHORT FOCUS 2019: Teddy Mate [Rommel Villa, USA, 2018]
Teddy Mate delivers a ‘disneyfied’ version of what, regrettably, is still too often viewed as an ‘alternative message’, forced for too long