HollyShorts 21 Day 5 + Q & A With Aaron Blaise!

Just past the halfway point of the 21st Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, and while time is flying by, that’s only because of how many excellent films there have been, and how many are still to come. With some fascinating categories on deck today, with films from Kids Animation, Period Piece, Fantasy and Magical Realism, MusicContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Day 5 + Q & A With Aaron Blaise!”

HollyShorts 21 Day 3 + Q & A With Angela Cohen!

We’re onto Day 3 here at the 21st Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, and while the festival has gotten off to an incredible start, that doesn’t mean we’re anywhere near done just yet. Another fantastic day of short films has arrived, with categories such as SAGIndie, Sports, The Alliance Of Women Directors, Primetime and Comedy toContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Day 3 + Q & A With Angela Cohen!”

HollyShorts 21 Day 2 + Q & A With Klimovski!

The second night of the 21st Annual HollyShorts Film Festival has arrived, and with it comes dozens more incredible films from some very talented people. Specific blocks of films have now begun, with the best in short film from Animation, Family Drama, LQBTQIA+, Shot On Film and Horror joining us for today. The films listedContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Day 2 + Q & A With Klimovski!”

HollyShorts 21 Opening Night + Q & A With Meron Alon!

Once a year, we get the best of the best in short films, all in one place. With hundreds of films over ten days, an absolute feast of some of the most talented filmmakers in the medium will be showing off their work to the world. Opening Night is one of the biggest of thoseContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Opening Night + Q & A With Meron Alon!”

HollyShorts 21 Day 4 + Q & A With JJ Lin!

We’re already nearing the halfway point in the 21st Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, but that just means there’s so much to go and so many more incredible films to see. Our day 4 slate is full of brilliant projects, from categories such as Midnight Madness, AAPI, Rom Com, Documentary, Sci-Fi and Drama. While an incompleteContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Day 4 + Q & A With JJ Lin!”

An Interview With “Die Like A Man” Writer/Director Eric Nazarian!

The upcoming feature film Die Like A Man, written, directed and produced by Eric Nazarian, is a coming of age story set in the working-class neighborhoods in the West side of Los Angeles and follows Freddy (played by Miguel Angel Garcia) as he navigates the world of the streets, finding himself at a crossroads afterContinue reading “An Interview With “Die Like A Man” Writer/Director Eric Nazarian!”

5 Questions With “I’m Not A Robot” Director Victoria Warmerdam!

Early on in our annual HollyShorts coverage, we spoke about a film by Victoria Warmerdam titled I’m Not A Robot, a delightful and impressive film that talks about the blurring of reality and technology in the form of a failed CAPTCHA test, leading the music producer who keeps failing the test to ask herself aboutContinue reading “5 Questions With “I’m Not A Robot” Director Victoria Warmerdam!”

5 Questions With “Layers” Director Klil Kovesh!

Being the only woman in a male-lead industry can come with so many perils, challenges and conflicts, something which writer/director Klil Kovesh navigates in her film Layers, which stars Swell Ariel Or and Yoel Rozenkier. Or plays Gali, the only female working in the dangerous and difficult job of clearing mines in the southern borderContinue reading “5 Questions With “Layers” Director Klil Kovesh!”

5 Questions With “How to Sue the Klan” director John Bender

How to Sue the Klan tells the story of five Black women from Chattanooga who, in an unprecedented civil lawsuit in 1982, utilized legal savvy to take on the Ku Klux Klan in an effort to hold them accountable for their crimes and bring justice to their community. To find more interviews like this, beContinue reading “5 Questions With “How to Sue the Klan” director John Bender”

HollyShorts 2024 Closing Night + 5 Questions With Danny Farber!

It’s finally here. The final night of the 20th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival. With hundreds of films from incredible talents, this has been a festival for the ages, and these last screenings are the perfect selection to round out the celebration. Starting early with our second Midnight Madness block, then coming back later in theContinue reading “HollyShorts 2024 Closing Night + 5 Questions With Danny Farber!”