Category : Short Film

Review: Borderline (2026) – Short Film

Rhys AustinJune 13, 2026

by Rhys AustinJune 13, 2026

Johannes Vang’s latest short film ‘Borderline’ might be short, but it certainly does feel like he chose an easy route to gain attention. It’s the kind of high-concept, low-delivery film that takes a sensitive subject and attempts to water it down through satire. The film is written by Wilhelmina Silba......

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Review: Love Song (2026) – Short Film

Chris LeeMay 28, 2026May 30, 2026

by Chris LeeMay 28, 2026May 30, 2026

Love Nafi’s ‘Love Song’, an official selection for the 2026 American Black Film Festival, tackles one of the most brutal realities of modern relationships. That is, the crushing weight of meeting someone you believe is the right person for you at the absolute wrong time. In a tight, 30-minute runtime,......

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Review: ‘We Never Sleep’ (2026) – Short Film

Rhys AustinMay 16, 2026May 18, 2026

by Rhys AustinMay 16, 2026May 18, 2026

Rashan Mines and Ren-Horng Wang’s ‘We Never Sleep’ is a masterclass in modern digital anxiety. Premiering at the Cleveland International Film Festival, this 13-minute short weaponises the exact techno-paranoia we all live with AI manipulation, relentless online surveillance, and digital cancel culture and embeds it into a tight, claustrophobic home......

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Review: On Guard (2026) – Short Film

Sherlyn HarnandezMay 5, 2026May 8, 2026

by Sherlyn HarnandezMay 5, 2026May 8, 2026

On Guard is one of those short films that doesn’t announce its intentions with a shout, but instead steadily tightens its grip on your heart with every passing minute. Written and directed by Will Calkins, the film steps into the world of fencing not as a sport defined by mere......

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Review: Them That’s Not (2025) – Short Film

Rhys AustinNovember 30, 2025April 26, 2026

by Rhys AustinNovember 30, 2025April 26, 2026

Mekhai Lee’s Them That’s Not is a masterclass in sensory storytelling. In a medium that often relies too heavily on exposition, Lee leans on a much more powerful tool: sound or specifically, the absence and distortion of it. From the jump, the audio design functions as a direct line into......

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Reviews: Crying on Command (2025) – Short Film

Rhys AustinNovember 25, 2025April 26, 2026

by Rhys AustinNovember 25, 2025April 26, 2026

Nick Craven’s Crying on Command is a 13-minute deep dive into the psychological meat grinder of the acting world. It’s a tight, focused narrative that targets the exact moment an artist’s ambition hits a brick wall. For anyone who has ever put their pride on the line for a career-defining......

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Review: Smoothie (2025) – Short Film

Rhys AustinMay 26, 2025April 26, 2026

by Rhys AustinMay 26, 2025April 26, 2026

The synopsis for Smoothie is a textbook example of “suburban noir.” It takes a familiar, cozy archetype the stay-at-home dad and immediately injects it with a toxic element. What makes this premise particularly sharp is the power dynamic shift. Usually, an infidelity plot involves a spouse or a private investigator,......

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Review: The Wanderer (2025) – Short Film

Rhys AustinMarch 12, 2025April 26, 2026

by Rhys AustinMarch 12, 2025April 26, 2026

Michael Lavine’s The Wanderer is the kind of stripped-down, high-concept filmmaking that reminds you why the short-form medium exists. It’s essentially a two-man philosophical standoff staged in the middle of a desolate meadow, trading high-octane action for a heavy, atmospheric exploration of mortality and the absolute burden of time. It’s......

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Review: Humantis (2025) – Short Film

Rhys AustinMarch 7, 2025April 26, 2026

by Rhys AustinMarch 7, 2025April 26, 2026

Paris Baillie’s Humantis is a stark reminder that nonconformity isn’t just a lifestyle choice it’s a battlefield. In this technically ambitious short, Baillie strips away the safety net of dialogue to deliver a visceral, visual exploration of what happens when you break rank in a world designed for uniformity. It’s......

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Review: Two Cents & A Footlong (2024) – Short Film

Rhys AustinFebruary 13, 2024April 26, 2026

by Rhys AustinFebruary 13, 2024April 26, 2026

Kanin Guntzelman’s Two Cents & A Footlong is a masterclass in “location-based” storytelling. As a short film, it operates with a surgical precision, proving that you don’t need a massive budget or a globe-trotting script to hit an audience where it hurts. All it takes is a fluorescent-lit 24-hour sandwich......