« Water here is so special… » In an isolated beach house, a single mother struggles to keep her infant son safe from the influence of an otherworldly presence. Directed, edited, co-scripted by Seth A Smith, The Crescent, selected at the last TIFF, is a transcendent look at loss, grief…
« Cass Jules » When a couple discovers a door leading to a parallel world, they find themselves embroiled in a dangerous game of mistaken identity after coming face-to-face with mirror images of themselves. Heath C. Michaels’ The World Over mixes perceptions to slowly bring us to the key of…
« Can you do it remotely? » In the future, the things we take on the human nature. Partially by design to make us feel more comfortable. Meanwhile, owners become more mechanical to one another and the things they own. This came naturally from a collective thought; that everything could be replaced,…
“There is someone at the door. — Ah, it’s Dieu! “ By the grace of Dieu (Duane Nakia Cooper), Sven (Kevin Van Doorslaer) and Chantal (Chloe Van Doorslaer) decide to spend one last night with their dad, whose funeral is tomorrow. For his first short film as a director, Kevin…
An average of two Americans have been killed by an Islamic jihadist immigrant every year, while 21 were killed by armed toddlers. A young woman reflects on the place terrorism takes when it comes to immigration as she walks the streets of Melbourne. In Internal Dialogue About Immigration and Terrorism,…
« As you get older, and older, and older… » This beautiful, sad, terrifying, wonderful rollercoaster ride, that we call life. Backstory, by Joschka Laukeninks, is a series of small moments assembled to tell the life… I have rarely seen such a powerful short film. Narration Laukeninks’s film is narrative. There…
“We are on the run. “ Gerard (Gerard Depardieu) is tired of being taken for a good apple by his in-laws. He leaves everything and goes back to a garage in a village nestled deep in the Gâtinais province. In front of the garage, there is a lovely hostel, owned…
In 5 years, we have seen many films. More than 500, in fact. So it was a nice challenge to pick only 50. Of course, we can not say that it is the 50 best films of the last 5 years. Why? Simply because we have not seen all the…
