fervent films

  • Interview

    Q&A With Simon Bovey (The Un-Gone)

    Yesterday Sondhi posted his featured review of The Un-Gone. Earlier this week I got in touch with director Simon Bovey to dive a little deeper into the creative process behind this splendid short.

  • Festival

    A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2023

    Brimming with exciting filmmaking talent, the SXSW program can be a bit overwhelming. So if you're on the ground in Austin, Texas and looking for films to add to your watchlist, we've got you covered...

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    Documentary Ethan Fuirst

    The Victorias

    Every day at the Tenement Museum in New York, “costumed interpreters” took turns performing as Victoria Confino, a 14-year-old Sephardic Jewish immigrant living in 1916.

  • Article

    Is AI the Future of Filmmaking?

    Overview of how AI may shift the filmmaking world over the coming years—the opportunities and questions it raises.

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Watchlist (February 2022)

    If you're looking for proof of how making short films can further your career, check out this playlist of features and series from our previously featured filmmakers.

  • Best of the Month

    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

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: February 2023

    Enjoy a trio of unsettling animated shorts in our Best of the Month picks for February 2023.

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    Documentary Bentley Brown

    First Feature

    Working underground in the year before the legalization of cinema in Saudi Arabia, a team of mostly women shoots its first feature-length movie amid societal pushback.

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    Drama Logan George & Celine Held

    Valencia Road

    While driving to the reading of her father’s will, a woman is faced with an anomaly on the side of the road.

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