Ben Petrie

  • Festival

    An S/W-Centric Guide to Sundance 2020

    We're looking forward to Sundance 2020 by highlighting work that should be on your radar—a mix of features and shorts from members of the S/W alum community.

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    Drama Omer Ben David

    For the Remainder

    The lonely world of a cat is told through a minimalist world constructed from 3D brushstrokes in this graduation film from the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design.

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    Musical Ben Meinhardt

    Dancing Animals in Love

    Fuzzy animals break into song in this student parody of the classic Disney sing-along.

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    Documentary Savannah O'Leary

    Gone Viral

    Four years after the presidential debate that catapulted him to stardom, a forgotten internet sensation struggles with withdrawal from his stint in the limelight.

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    Drama Shady El-Hamus

    Nachtschade (Nightshade)

    Tarik helps his father transport illegal immigrants into the Netherlands. When an accident occurs, he finally gains the acknowledgment he has yearned for, but at a high price - the loss of his own innocence.

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    Drama Anna Maguire

    Your Mother and I

    Based on a short story by Dave Eggers, Johnna's dad talks too much, and Johnna herself lives inside her head. 'Your Mother and I' looks at the small moments that belie the larger tensions between families and generations, whilst Johnna's dad recounts all the ways he and his wife changed the world. Or so he says.

  • Festival

    A S/W-Centric Guide to Encounters 2020

    With UK's leading short film festival forced online, we dive into the Encounters 2020 programme and take a look at what the festival has to offer this year - including some new films from some old S/W favourites

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    A Shorts-Centric Recap of TIFF 2020

    With TIFF adopting a hybrid approach - featuring live screenings, online rentals and a virtual library - we take a short centric look at what this year's festival had to offer.

  • Interview

    Interview with Super Deluxe

    I had the chance to throw a few questions at Dan Pasternack, the man behind content programming at Super Deluxe, about Derek & Simon and how online entertainment is more "ballsy" than television.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: March 2024

    Palpable chemistry, unshakable tension and eye-opening revelations all feature in our Best of the Month picks for March 2024

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