BFI Film Festival: “Play It Safe” Review
Play it Safe, debut short film written and directed by Mitch Kalisa, premiered this week at the 65th BFI London Film Festival. The film deals with an old but still topical issue: the racism internalized by our society, so deep-rooted […]
Review: “Americanized” and the struggle to define identity
Americanized, directed by Oakland-native filmmaker Erica Eng, is a 2021 17-minutes-long drama short film that portrays a day in the life of teenage basketball player Eng (played by Terry Hu). Eng lives in Oakland, California, where she attends the local […]
BFI Film Festival: “The French Dispatch” Review
By Benedetta Mastronardi Wes Anderson returns to the BFI London Film Festival with the highly anticipated “The French Dispatch”, which received its UK premiere in the venue of the Royal Festival Hall last Sunday 10 October. Anderson transports viewers to an […]
Interview with Scott Aharoni, director of Tribeca-winner “Leylak”
We’ve had the pleasure of having a chat with Scott Aharoni, director of short film Leylak, which we have recently watched and reviewed. Scott, together with his creative partner Dennis Atos, co-director of Leylak, has founded the production company DUO […]
BFI London Film Festival has announced its 2021 Industry Programme
BFI London Film Festival is coming back this October 6-17 for its 65th edition. Last Monday the 65th London Film Festival has announced its Industry Programme, which will take place alongside the main screenings and public events. This year’s focus […]
“Beirut 6:07” nominated at 2021 International Emmy Awards
Short film anthology Beirut 6:07 Nominated for an Emmy, The Emmy nominees were revealed on September 23rd and the awards ceremony, to be held on November 22nd in New York, will award some of the best international productions of the […]
Review: short film “LEYLAK” portrays sorrow and hope in pandemic times
Leylak is a 2021 short film, directed by Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos, and written by Mustafa Kaymak. Aharoni and Latos together are the helm of the production company Duo Entertainment, based in New York, which produced this film, among […]
Interview with Gabriel Gaurano, director of “Team Meryland”
We’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Gabriel Gaurano, director of Team Meryland, documentary short film on a 12-year-old Mexican-American boxer’s second chance at life as she overcomes a past medical trauma. The film was screened at many film festivals, including Cleveland International […]
Review: “Hall” debut horror feature from Francesco Giannini
Present pandemic times lend themselves well to an horror adaptation, where the fear and anxiety that the most of us try to monitor on a daily basis crawl uncontrolled and take over for a couple of hours. But what if […]