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and forced restrictions on intimacy, living in a world where kissing is punishable by death and all currency has been replaced by getting slapped in the face in exchange for goods andContinue reading “BitPix Presents: Two People Exchanging Saliva + 5 Questions With Natalie Musteata and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!”
December 2025 HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!
We’ve finally reached the end of the year, and while that is bittersweet, it’s wonderful to remember all of the incredible films we’ve gotten to watch this year. From these screenings to our spotlight films and, of course, the immense and stunning HollyShorts Film Festival, there’s been hundreds of talented filmmakers whose work has goneContinue reading “December 2025 HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!”
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!”
November 2025 HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!
We’re in the penultimate month of the year, and with it comes a celebration of all the incredible films we’ve been able to see and show off this year. Hundreds of films have graced our screens, and as 2025 nears a close, we’ve still got plenty in the tank. This month has some absolutely incredibleContinue reading “November 2025 HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!”
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 Award Winners!
We reently closed the 21st Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, and with ten days of incredible films, it was recently announced who took home the prizes for best in their category, with several also gaining entrance into the Academy Awards for their placement here. The Grand Prize, which went to Trapped, a film by Sam andContinue reading “HollyShorts 21 Award Winners!”
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!”
