I have proclaimed my love for that most democratic and web-radical of film festivals, Tropfest, on numerous occasions. You can read the review and watch last year's winner, Marry Me, on our site, and Mankind Is No Island, was a favorite of 2008.
A working theatre actor questions her calling when she plays Lady Macduff in an increasingly violent production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, with an internationally celebrated auteur director.
A ton of festival kudo's have poured in for this special effects-laden, post-apocalyptic, zombie-film. That is probably because of its twist—it is actually quite sweet.
Alex struggles to find a way to grant his terminally ill mother's final wish and must face committing the ultimate act of love alone.
The last two inhabitants of a space station have to decide whether to save themselves or the lives of everyone on the last outpost in our solar system, Uranus City.
Reflecting on her culpability, a woman recounts the traumatising assault she witnessed of a young man in a small Australian coastal town.
What happens when you take an abandoned Brazilian street kid from the favelas of Salvador, and drop him into privileged English society? Three decades later, Pablo is still trying to figure things out.
Robbie, NASA's sentient robot astronaut, relates his life and times in the space program. A powerful narrative constructed entirely of archival footage.
For almost half a century, Don Ritchie (Hugo Weaving) would approach people contemplating suicide at the edge of a cliff near his home. Teacups is a poignant animation about his life, his surreal interactions with hundreds of suicidal individuals and his journey to reconcile the suicide of his best friend.
Dance, Horror and Animation come together in this trio of short films selected by the S/W team as 'Best of the Month' for October 2024.
