“Voguing with Beethoven” is a short film to enjoy. It’s a powerful dance piece featuring the Oslo ballroom community, marking Beethoven’s 250th jubilee. Traditional culture meets street culture in this video by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra about vogue performing. It … Continued

Tangles and Knots, a film for mature audiences from Australian director Renée Marie Petropoulos, explores the complex but intimate relationship between a mother and her daughter. The pair throw a pool party at their home. Laura (Odessa Young)’s prospective friends … Continued

This suspenseful, gritty 12-minute film, Runon, stars a frightened young boy faced with adversity as he and his nervous mother wait for a midnight bus to leave a bad neighborhood. Runon chronicles his experience with violence and urban poverty set … Continued

Instead of Wes Anderson’s upcoming film The French Dispatch, here is a stunning short Anderson film (his first) which matches the noir aesthetic, cinematic depth, and plot complexity of his 2020 feature. Starring Owen and Luke Wilson, Bottle Rocket is … Continued

Kim Gehrig’s video, Life Needs Truth, reflects on news and its relevance in the modern age. It exposes how news works through a multifaceted system of gathering information. It is a visual album that streams digital media to showcase information … Continued

Robert Broadhurst’s short film An Occurrence at Arverne utilizes an impressive dialogue and editing technique to keep us on the edge of our seats. With one setting and all of the conversations taking place over the phone, viewers are left … Continued

In the Armenian film Red Apples, a couple is tested on their first day of marriage when the groom’s mother interferes with the consummation.  George Sikharulidze’s film opens at the wedding, teeing up their first night perfectly. People are dancing, … Continued

The playful film Still Water is about an encounter between a gardener and mermaid. It is a 2015 British Urban Film Festival bonus short. Vicki Kisner is the director; Henry Garrett is Charlie, the gardener, and Jemma Moore is the … Continued

Liquid Slow is a techno piece set to house music, portraying the life of dancers entangled in a complicated crime world. It starts with a close up of the protagonist, followed by a pull-back to reveal him on a large … Continued

Gabriel is a Cannes award-winning short film, following a boarding school student, who sells drugs to a classmate, gets in a fight and ends up lost in the woods. The story is a metaphor for being lost in life. The … Continued