An adopted woman on the cusp of childbirth reinserts herself back into the life of her biological mother, unsettling the entire family unit.
Jean Anne Lauer, director of short film programming at Fantastic Fest, joins us to discuss her experiences in the short film arena and what the festival is looking for in a selected film.
16 year old Adam cruelly teases a classmate. When he seeks her out to apologise, she has quite different plans for him. Years later, when least expected, the memory of this event comes back to haunt Adam.
At the precipice of adulthood, a troubled thief joins a boxing club where he encounters values of structure, discipline and perseverance.
Tribeca's (Online) Film Festival this year is quite extensive: 6 feature films, 9 in-competition shorts and these9 "retro" shorts from the festival's past, all available for free! We'll cover this year's competition shorts in a series of forthcoming posts, but remember that Tribeca has their own spin on this online thing, so make sure to reserve a 24-hour screening window for each film in advance. These 9 retro shorts are a bit easier to manage, rather than signing up for specific 24-hour screening periods, they are available to view at any time between now and May 1st.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE - Play Trailer** - Maxime lives with the ghost of his girlfriend Hélène. Wishing to put an end to this frankly unbearable situation, he finally decides to break up with her, but she isn't quite ready to accept his decision.
With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.
A young woman grapples with the reality of living off-the-grid under her husband’s pretense of ‘a free life’.
It's the hottest day of the summer, and for the first time in years, Anna unexpectedly finds herself alone without her son. She sets out for the day, roaming the streets of her small desert town, looking for a man who can touch her, even just for one brief moment.
A viral sensation in just 24 hours, this short depicts a closeted boy who runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
