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Yard Kings Film Review | Finding Safety in the Chaos
Yard Kings is an independent short film about a 9-year-old girl named Ellie, who builds a safe haven for herself in a scrapyard away from her abusive household. Directed by Vasco Alexandre, this film explores the stubborn grit of children in the face of unfortunate circumstances that threaten to leave…
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Icescape Film’s Void | A Fascinating Narrative on Barrenness & Desperation
Void is an independent film about a woman, Rhea, with infertility issues who will do whatever it takes to conceive her own baby, even if it means dabbling in dangerous occult practices. Directed by Vaibhav Gattani, this film poetically captures the desperation and despair associated with the barrenness of body, mind,…
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The Flying Trunk | Honest Short Film Review
The Flying Trunk is a 13-minute storybook-like tale of a magical case that can take the characters wherever they want to go within the small village of Shimla, located in the lower Himalayas of India. Although the concept of the film was fascinating, the plot failed to venture outside of…
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MILA Short Film | Honest Review | 350 Minds, 1 Film
Mila, a stunningly animated short film, is a vision of resilience and tenacity behind the screen as well as on it. With 350 artists from all over the world collaborating to bring this film to life, Mila holds a great sense of universality. However, with so many minds uniting to…
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Making The Day Movie Review | A Fun Film About Making a Film
Making the Day is a positive, light-hearted, uplifting film about making a film. I guess you could call it — film-ception. Making the Day Movie Review I'll take the synopsis of the film straight from the movie website because they said it best: “A has-been character actor attempts to complete…
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STARLET Ending Explained | 4 Wild Theories
Starlet, like a lot of independent movies that I’ve seen, tends to be rawer and hit closer to humanity. It doesn’t have all of the special effects and spectacle that the big screen has so naturally, it focuses more on humans and what connects us or drives us apart. Relationships.…
