Short of the Week – The Afghan Bruce Lee David Brake May 15, 2017 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/196163571 December 2014. That’s when Abbas Alizada had his 15 seconds of fame. From simply glancing at him, you can see why. Aged 21, the martial artist from Afghanistan was the...
Short of the Week – Day 39 Tori Brazier August 22, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/125937761 Day 39 is a snapshot of modern-day warfare, focusing on one rookie US soldier on foot patrol with his platoon in a remote part of Afghanistan. It expertly captures the...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Review Tom Bond May 15, 2016 Reviews Tina Fey deserves better than this film’s trailer, which suggested a woman who went to war because she was single and, when she got there, had a party. She deserves what Whiskey Tango Foxtrot actually...
Frame By Frame – LFF Review Nick Evan-Cook October 13, 2015 Reviews The uplifting and humanistic Frame by Frame gives us some admirable insight into the practitioners behind the new-found journalistic freedom in a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Perhaps most importantly, it...
Max – Review Danielle Davenport August 9, 2015 Reviews Max is very ‘American’ yet not at all alienating, with a charming and interesting premise. Part of the film’s engaging nature derives from quick and adept character development, but the most appealing...
Short of the Week – Sahar Bethany White July 6, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/alexanderfarah/sahar What happened to Sahar? Alexander Farah’s short lets the answer hang in gloomy ambiguity. Seething with family tensions, gender politics and the clash of...
