[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] "And The Party Goes On!" is the second short film made by Michael Asmar. Despite his young age, he has proved to be capable to create a really fine and powerful movie, with a surprising maturity worthy of an expert author. The director has chosen...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] Movies like this recall the beautiful courage of certain indepent filmmakers of the 60s and the 70s. "Last Party" is a magnificent expression of what cinema can do outside the Majors circuit, with just a camera, a bunch of willing people and, obviously, a...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] "Fate Alchemy" is a breath relief in the panorama of short films. The unusual length is totally motivated by the story and the directing style. After all it could have lasted even longer, because "Fate Alchemy" manages to entertain and keep attention high from...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] "Bite Me!" is an interesting movie that can combine an important theme with a fascinating visual style. The format of short films is perfect to create this kind of experimentations, in which the talent of a director can emerge in its pure form, without...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] "Eva" investigates the themes of youth and sexual harassment but behind these focuses , Pietro Landonio made a great choice, to build a moving and powerful tale. The movie, in fact, create a delicate atmosphere of naivety and dream, around which the characters live...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] Often, critics consider short movies as a training field before approaching feature films. But in front of "12:34" we have the certainty that a short film can be a piece of true cinema, without exceptions. The movie is realized so good that we can...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] "UnExposed" explores the themes of depression, loss and memories. Every frail crevice is dangerously near to the rupture in the soul of the girl we follow. The director depicts intimate spaces, with a delicate cinematography, to express the feelings of the character: in this...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] It's not easy for a director to tell an epic story full of tension, meanings and action in the space of a short film. The challenge becomes harder if the story is a "genre movie", a western in this case. But Andrew Chen manages to...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] "The Next Brando" can be considered a totally unique experiment. The movie is a brave and fascinating piece of good writing. With a camera aimed at the same character, "The Next Brando" is able to entertain, to make the spectators think and to move...
[vc_row][vc_column width='3/5'] "The Chase" explores the atmosphere of the "crime" genre, with an intense and thrilling style. The story is simple but not linear: an interesting attempt to study the suspence with courage and style. The camera follows the main character in a climax of tension...