The dichotomy of being a blend of two cultures can be a difficult one, especially when you’re young. Living somewhere, being absorbed and influenced by what’s around you while still attempting to honor your roots is something that can’t always be done well, and with the casual cruelty and sharpness of youth, it can beContinue reading “BitPix Presents: Amarela + 5 Questions With Writer/Director Andre Hayato Saito!”
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BitPix Presents: Two People Exchanging Saliva + 5 Questions With Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh!
A beautiful, strange and emotionally powerful film, Two People Exchanging Saliva is a thirty-five minute black and white French opus about taboo, repression and forced restrictions on intimacy, living in a world where kissing is punishable by death and all currency has been replaced by getting slapped in the face in exchange for goods andContinue reading “BitPix Presents: Two People Exchanging Saliva + 5 Questions With Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh!”
BitPix Presents: Holy Curse + 5 Questions With Writer/Director Snigdha Kapoor!
Set amongst the backdrop of a visit to India, Snigdha Kapoor’s Holy Curse is a journey unlike many others as it follows Radha, an eleven year old on a journey of the self as they battle against gender norms and their own path towards finding their identity. Surrounded by parents that mean well and showContinue reading “BitPix Presents: Holy Curse + 5 Questions With Writer/Director Snigdha Kapoor!”
BitPix Presents: Money Talk$ + 5 Questions With Writer/Director Tony Mucci!
Following a $100 bill on it’s journey through the hands of multiple people in 1980’s New York City, this film blends beautiful camera work with intricate, interesting storytelling to show how money affects the lives of everyone: from how they get it to how they spend it, and where things go in between. Set duringContinue reading “BitPix Presents: Money Talk$ + 5 Questions With Writer/Director Tony Mucci!”
BitPix Presents “Second Winds” + 5 Questions With Jesse Tyler Ferguson!
Director Dominic Gill presents the stories of three people living with Chronic Lymphocytic Lukemia (CLL), a chronic cancer that, like many cancers, is often fatal. Alejandro Daza, Christina Fisher and Jeff Meskey are all suffering with CLL, the three of them living very active lifestyles before their diagnosis. But thanks to their own strength ofContinue reading “BitPix Presents “Second Winds” + 5 Questions With Jesse Tyler Ferguson!”
BitPix Presents: The Profesional Parent + 5 Questions With Director Erik Jasaň
Last seen during last year’s HollyShorts Film Festival, Slovakia’s most successful short film is back with us, this time with a much wider audience and heaps of praise. Written and directed by Erik Jasaň, the film is an unflinching look at the role of a “professional parent” in Slovakia, an occupation that serves most similarlyContinue reading “BitPix Presents: The Profesional Parent + 5 Questions With Director Erik Jasaň”
HollyShorts 21 Closing Night + Q & A With Matt Heder!
The time has come to say goodbye to HollyShorts for another year, with the final night of screenings taking place. And while there are still a ton of great films to check out with today’s programming, it’s a bittersweet moment to have to sign off for another year after all the incredible things we’ve seenContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Closing Night + Q & A With Matt Heder!”
HollyShorts 21 Day 9 + Q & A With Izzy Shill!
It’s gone by fast, but we’re nearing the end of the 21st annual HollyShorts Film Festival. With only two more days (including this one) remaining, there’s still a lot to enjoy as multiple blocks will be screening today; Student, Social Impact, VFX, UK Spotlight, and rounding it off with Romance. For those unable to attendContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Day 9 + Q & A With Izzy Shill!”
HollyShorts 21 Day 7 + Q & A With Joshua Ryan Dietz!
Day 7 of the 21st Annual HollyShorts film festival is here, and with it comes another slate of excellent films. With five categories for today; Golden Age, Indeed’s Rising Voices Season 5, Documentary, Dark Comedy and Web Series, that will all be sure to have films among the favorites of the festival. Though there’s notContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Day 7 + Q & A With Joshua Ryan Dietz!”
HollyShorts 21 Day 6 + Q & A With Bonnie Discepolo!
As we move into the back half of the 21st Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, it’s been amazing to see what’s come to our screens so far, and it’s exciting to know how much more we have to go. With films from several interesting categories; African Spotlight, TV, Music, Coming Of Age and Action, there’s soContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Day 6 + Q & A With Bonnie Discepolo!”
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