Portrait of Kaye: Ben Reed on the Moral Quandaries of the Documentary Form Lydia Rostant June 9, 2021 Features, Independent, Interview There is a common misconception in filmmaking which presumes the director to have total and divine confidence in both their subject matter, and the various processes by which they tell the story. Ben Reed’s...
The Quiet Power of Isla Badenoch’s The Elvermen At Sheffield DocFest Lydia Rostant June 6, 2021 Features, Independent, Interview In Isla Badenoch’s The Elvermen, fish are the size of men and men are of mythical proportions. The film (which premiered on June 5, 2021 at Sheffield DocFest), was shot in a narrow window of time, between...
Marwencol Never Needed a Remake Calum Baker January 5, 2019 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Jeff Malmberg’s 2010 film Marwencol should be far more available than it is. The DVD is strangely hard to come by, at least in the UK, while digital copies can be rented or purchased from iTunes, but not...
Short of the Week – SALA: A Short Odyssey Henry Gatrell October 16, 2017 Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/231635275 The latter years of teen life are all challenge, identity crisis, uncertainty; frustration and dissatisfaction plague almost everyone. But for others it’s harder –...
Short of the Week: Me & You Ellen Dwyer March 23, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/120893601 Me & You uses the not entirely original gimmick of a single vantage point and has a somewhat predictable storyline which sticks firmly within gender stereotypes. But...
Short of the Week – Le Gouffre Cameron Ward February 23, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/118471437 Having graduated just 3 years prior to their formation, small Canadian animation group Lightning Boy Studio has been working independently for 2 full years to create their...
Short of the Week – If I Die On Mars David Brake February 16, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/119124588 "If I die on Mars, it would be great". For a tale of astronomical distance, in an almost science fiction reality, If I Die on Mars has an altogether more human, warming...
Short of the Week – POLIS David Brake February 9, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week http://vimeo.com/117933260 A teaser of the highest quality, POLIS instantly intrigues with its narrative, effects and concept impressing simultaneously. Blasting into the collective consciousness...
Making It Big: Drunktown’s Finest David Brake October 9, 2013 Features, Independent, Making It Big 1 Comment In the next Making It Big, I’m going from a sleek vision of the future to a feature film about the tough lives of three young Navajo struggling to find their success in a reservation border-town defined by...
Making It Big: The Last Generation to Die David Brake October 2, 2013 Features, Independent, Making It Big In a new series of articles, I'm going to take a look at those independent film makers hoping to make it to the big time. So in the suitably titled, 'Making It Big', we'll be promoting these new exciting...
