Featurette: Behind the scenes of ISA award-winning “Seed”
Josh Kaukl is a nurse, a writer and a new filmmaker from Columbus, Ohio. A filmmaker on the rise whose second work, “Seed” was awarded by ISA, in June season, Silver Best Horror Short.
Category: Reviews
Ann Huang translates the intended meaning of ISA award-winning “Indelible Winter”
One of the most visually challenging films of July season of ISA awarded an honorable mention for Best Editing, “Indelible Winter” brings us a romantic fantasy with a nightmarish ending. The director Ann Huang reveals the intended meaning behind some powerful visual shots.
Review of “My Week With Maisy”
Mark Oxtoby, the director of ISA award-winning short film “David’s Here”, is back with the remarkable script “My Week With Maisy”, also a recipient of an ISA Platinum Award. A sensitive and touching writing piece in which Oxtoby turns a simple idea into something beautiful with the power to touch the viewer.
Featurette: Behind the scenes of ISA award-winning “The Ghost”
The decision of ISA judges’ committee was unanimous. “The Ghost”, awarded Best Film of the Month, was also a recipient of 5 Platinum Awards: Best Director (Male), Best Child/Young Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Story and Best Original Score.
Featurette: Behind the scenes of ISA award-winning “Whoever You Are…”
“Having personally struggled at times with severe anxiety and depression, and having experienced moments of overwhelming hopelessness, I passionately wanted to tell a story that would address these issues whilst inspiring hope”, says Annette Westwood.
Featurette: Behind the scenes of ISA runner “The Conversation”
With a budget of near 50,000 euros, London based writer and film director Adam Crow gathered a cast and crew of over 100 people to shot on location in Barcelona his short film “The Conversation”.
In competition at Independent Short Awards.
Review of “Caregiver Wanted”
What makes “Caregiver Wanted” different is the screenplay, considering every other aspect is very minimal and simple.
Featurette: the ISA award-winning performance of Danny Gavigan
For the first time, Independent Shorts Awards have decided to give a special jury prize to recognize the amazing performance of Danny Gavigan in ISA award-winning short film “Rumination”.
Review of “Futureworld”
The story of ISA award-winning “Futureworld” is definitely what makes this short film extraordinary and intelligent, but another significant strength of this movie is the animation itself.
Review of “God Came ‘Round”
Even though “God Came ‘Round” was based on the song and has the purpose of illustrating it, the image is so strong and carries such narrative that sometimes it even takes the spotlight from the song.
Review of “Kill The Engine”
ISA award-winning “Kill The Engine” is an excellent example of entertainment production, consistent in technical terms and perfectly effective for the effects it seeks.
Review of “Pages 321”
In this short film, Anugat Raj does not seek originality but the ability to revisit and translate into cinematic language a central theme of the creative process, which is always a huge challenge.
Review of “Lazarus’ Resurrection Won’t Do Any Good”
ISA award-winning Clodoaldo Lino produces a statement, in the tradition of Sartre’s existentialism thought: the condemning of humankind to itself, the condemning of Man to an existence without God. And this is where the singularity of this film begins. A courageous work, because it is an unusual cinematic exercise, an excellent piece of filmmaking intended for demanding moviegoers who not only look for entertainment but also for the interpretation, and reconstruction, of reality the cinema can and should do.
Gaspar Noé and Transgressive Cinema
It becomes a matter of choice from part of the viewer to watch Noé’s films or not, because one thing is certain: they will always shock in some way.