Best of the Month: June 2022
Hair loss, indigenous perspectives and plastic bags all feature in our Best of the Month picks for June 2022
Hair loss, indigenous perspectives and plastic bags all feature in our Best of the Month picks for June 2022
Fresh off an Oscar win for The Queen of Basketball, Ben Proudfoot is back with his latest NYTimes Op/Doc film, a propulsive profile of the feminist trailblazer Patsy Takemoto Mink and the origin of the landmark legislation synonymous with gender equity in American sport—Title IX.
After the death of his mother, a man returns home to a house -- that may or may not be haunted -- searching for clues about where she's gone in the things she left behind
Yiru, a Chinese teenager travels to Los Angeles with her mom Jia in search of her long lost sister who was given up for adoption due to the one child policy. As the search intensifies, Yiru grapples with feelings of isolation and longing for her mothers love .
The artist Wilfrid Wood and his muse Theo Adamson have, over the course of their relationship, produced hundreds of drawings together. In James Cooper's short doc Drawings of My BF we're allowed a glimpse into their lives and how art brought them together.
Shakespeare adaptations, Steven Soderbergh collaborations and a bunch of new animated series' set for our screens. A round-up of all the projects in development from our Short of the Week alums
**PLAY LINK OPENS IN NEW WINDOW** - Faraz’s quiet life working at an isolated petrol station is turned upside down when his ageing father Malik begins to speak in a long-forgotten language and insists on returning back home.
With over 300 films in their line-up, working out what to watch at the Palm Springs Short Fest can be a daunting task. Programmer and S/W team member Céline Roustan lists the titles from S/W alums you'll definitely want to keep an eye out for at the festival.
Standing before an open window, as a woman struggles against her surging memories, a passionately entwined couple appear in the clouds.