Short of the Week – Three Red Sweaters Louise Burrell April 30, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/257555221 Martha Gregory’s short documentary Three Red Sweaters came to fruition when she asked herself the question: how are our memories changing now that we have the ability to...
Short of the Week – Writer’s Workshop Phil W. Bayles April 23, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week Ryan Francis Johnson's short film Writer's Workshop takes an ingenious comedic premise and cranks it up to the point of absurdity. Aspiring writer Jeremy (Grayson Low) tentatively shares a piece in a...
Short Of The Week- Blooming Night Cathy Brennan April 16, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/258932602 So much of mainstream cinema is framed around men looking at women. Think of Jimmy Stewart stalking Kim Novak in Vertigo in an extended sequence with nearly no dialogue...
Short of the Week – The Hungry Corpse David Brake April 9, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/258683540 In the world of short films, animation is a popular genre. Populated by promising and flawed student films, it’s easy to miss the polished diamonds in among the rough...
Short of the Week – Have Heart Kambole Campbell April 2, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/261025185 Packing a lot of incisive commentary on both social media and the debilitating grind of corporate culture into a funny, breezy 12 minutes, UK filmmaker Will Anderson’s...
Short of the Week: Guns Found Here Carmen Paddock March 26, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/255517926 This weekend saw the March for Our Lives take over social media and cities around the world. While Guns Found Here does not have the visceral punch of the one ORWAV spotlighted...
Short of the Week – Einstein-Rosen David Brake March 19, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/250569840 Deep Impact, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and TiMER all hold two similar qualities: they are a sci-fi movie, directed by a woman. These films are fine entries...
Short of the Week – Cul-De-Sac James Andrews March 12, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/160098507 There's just something about a detective isn't there? For a pretty niche job, it's always provided a rich seam of inspiration for film-makers. While Chris Pond may not quite...
Short of the Week – Terminally Happy Rory Steabler March 5, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/255663937 Newly released on Vimeo, Terminally Happy is an unsettling science-fiction short from writer-director Adina Istrate. The premise seems mundane at first: Louis (Alastair...
Method in his madness: An exploration of Daniel Day-Lewis’ Oscar-worthy performances Tori Brazier March 3, 2018 Features, Independent, One Off Daniel Day-Lewis is probably the most famous method actor in the world. Although this practice was brought to prominence on screen by classic stars such as Marlon Brando and James Dean in the 1950s, who were...
Short of the Week – Growth Louise Burrell February 26, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/255358936 A single-shot scene may not be the most ground-breaking of film techniques, but they are still more often than not hugely impressive. Our Short of the Week Growth is no...
Short of the Week – Describe What You Heard Tom Bond February 19, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/256122016 What is a joke? At its simplest it’s when something unexpected disrupts established logic. When the words or behaviour we come across are slightly out of kilter with the rest...
Short of the Week – Ghosted Louise Burrell February 12, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/251295114 Following on from last year's comedy-horror Prevenge, Alice Lowe once again finds herself playing a woman in the wake of her partner's death. Deliciously dark and completely...
Short of the Week – Chops Sinead McCausland January 29, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWxtmUB8uYI Director, writer, and animator Jac Clinch has created an impressive filmography that details the frustrations of small-town life in Britain. With his...
To the Moon and Back: A History of Aardman in Seven(ish) Films Nick Evan-Cook January 26, 2018 Analysis, CEL Mates, Features This month sees the release of Early Man, the seventh feature-length offering from Bristol's own Aardman Animations. As you'd have every right to expect from the studio, Early Man is a heart-warming and...
