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!”
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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!”
5 Questions With “172 Push-Ups” director Frieda de Lackner
In Frieda de Lackner’s 172 Push-Ups, two veterans who happen to meet and become friends over push-up competitions discover they have different opinions about same-sex marriage. To learn more about the film, check out Frieda’s responses to our questions to our “5 Questions With” series below! To find more interviews like this, be sure toContinue reading “5 Questions With “172 Push-Ups” director Frieda de Lackner”
HollyShorts 2024 Day 9 Highlights + 5 Questions With Jammal Lemy!
We’re nearing the final day of the 20th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, and while we’re sad to be gearing up to say goodbye, we still have so much more to show off from these amazing filmmakers. With screening blocks featuring Animation, Social Impact, the SAGindie selected films, Romance and a block of films from theContinue reading “HollyShorts 2024 Day 9 Highlights + 5 Questions With Jammal Lemy!”
5 Questions with “29 Hour Famine” director, Etzu Shaw
Etzu Shaw’s short film 29 Hour Famine follows the story of Jenny, a stubbornly headstrong teen, organizing her church youth group’s annual fasting event with unusual and off-putting intensity. To learn more about 29 Hour Famine, check out Etzu’s responses to our questions to our “5 Questions With” series below! To find more interviews likeContinue reading “5 Questions with “29 Hour Famine” director, Etzu Shaw”
HollyShorts 2024 Day 8 Highlights + 5 Questions With Jean de Meuron!
We’re onto Day 8 of the festival, and it’s been quite the showing thus far! With another five blocks of screenings, some of the biggest names and most impactful films are still to come, with blocks of International films, Latinx projects, more Documentaries, the VFX block, and another screening of Dramas to fill the screensContinue reading “HollyShorts 2024 Day 8 Highlights + 5 Questions With Jean de Meuron!”
5 Questions With “4th Dementia” Creators Ian Wexler and Ally Condrath
4th Dementia tells the story of a woman with Alzheimer’s who embodies different version of herself and encounter strange families she doesn’t remember, all in search of her husband. To learn more about 4th Dementia and the director, Ian Wexler, and the producer, Ally Condrath, check out their responses to our questions to our “5Continue reading “5 Questions With “4th Dementia” Creators Ian Wexler and Ally Condrath”
