Category: Festivals

I attended the SXSW Film & Television Festival in 2023 and unfortunately missed viewing the world premiere of this documentary feature film during the festival. It was the Audience Award Winner for Documentary Feature last year, and I was so glad to have viewed it in time for the theatrical release and future VOD release.… Continue reading Movie Review: Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life – SXSW Award Winner Now in Theaters

Winner of Best Short Film: At the 2024 IndieX Film Festival, the short film from Colombia, NEA, celebrated its New York Premiere with three screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival. This 22-minute film is a unique blend of Comedy, Drama, and Thriller, a mix of several genres that I found refreshing and creative. By the… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Movie Review: NEA Celebrates the New York Premiere at Tribeca

The short Quiero Estrellarme En Seco Contra El Parabrisas Del Amor (2024) – English title: I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love, is a 14-minute short from Mexico. It is a portrait of an underground rapper in Mexico told through a collective filmmaking approach. It is written and directed by Fernanda Tovar.… Continue reading Movie Review – I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love World Premieres at Tribeca FF

Written and directed by Patrick Dickinson, the Winner of Best First Film in Rome has a theatrical release and will be streaming next month. SYNOPSIS: After his wife’s death, Kenzaburo receives an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. His late wife asks him to travel to Lake Windermere in England with their son to scatter… Continue reading Movie Review: Cottontail – Award winner at Rome Film Festival, Now in US Theaters and On Demand

Synopsis: A dancer savant with serious anger issues is about to sabotage his life until a strange psychotherapist brings him to face the shadows of his subconscious mind. A directorial debut by Brian Logvinsky, Catharsis is a 17-minute avant-garde, neo-noir film. Weaving surrealism, performance art, and horror, this psychological story is a lifelong passion project… Continue reading Tribeca FF 2024 Review: Catharsis Short Film has World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

Written and directed by Brett Wagner, The Big Bend is a unique mix of reality and fiction. It is based on an incident in which one of his friend’s children (The Big Bend’s film’s producer Aaron Brown) was briefly lost in the national park. It’s an experience that stuck with him, and that’s where the… Continue reading Movie Review: After Austin Film Festival 2023, The Big Bend has Theatrical Release in Austin, TX