Black Lodge

  • 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 Michal Pietrzyk

    All on a Mardi Gras Day

    In a gentrifying New Orleans, Demond sacrifices to be Big Chief in a secret 200-year culture known as Mardi Gras Indians; African-American men who spend all year sewing feathered suits they’ll wear only once, in a battle to decide who’s “the prettiest.”

  • Interview

    Q&A with New Theatrical Shorts Distributor Dedza

    "Our acquisition process is very different from a traditional distributor" - Dedza founder Kate Gondwe joins us to discuss the release of 'Who Will Start Another Fire', a short film anthology by emerging filmmakers released in virtual cinema and on Svod today (June 11th).

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    Drama Carmine Pierre-Dufour & Émilie Mannering

    Mahalia Melts in the Rain

    Mahalia, a timid 9-year-old black girl, feels different from the other girls in her ballet class. Hoping to boost her confidence, her mother brings her to a hair salon to get her hair straightened for the very first time.

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    Experimental Zia Anger

    My Last Film

    An exhilarating, freewheeling black comedy, Zia Anger’s latest short takes aim at the independent film scenes in NY and L.A.

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    Fantasy Donato Sansone

    Il Gatto

    A severed head. A dead cat. An invitation to a journey of dreams and nightmares.

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    Drama Thembi L Banks

    Suitable

    Brandy, a high school senior, comes to terms with her sexuality when she decides what she’ll wear to the prom.

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    Adventure Andrew Goldsmith & Bradley Slabe

    Lost & Found

    A knitted toy dinosaur must completely unravel itself to save the love of its life in one of the most impressive stop motion animations of the year. A 2019 Annie Award nominee.

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    Sci‑Fi Miguel de Olaso

    Similo

    2065. The entire planet is hit by the effects of climate change. One of the few places that remain habitable is Antarctica, where big corporations have built private cities. Hebe and Ciro get back together again. She is looking for love. He is searching for his own identity. (NSFW)

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