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LIST CANDIDATE: TALE OF TALES (2015)
Il Racconto dei Racconti DIRECTED BY: Matteo Garrone FEATURING: Salma Hayek, Toby Jones, Vincent Cassel, Bebe Cave PLOT: Peace and harmony reign between three neighboring kingdoms, but all is not well...
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CAPSULE: KAILI BLUES (2015)
DIRECTED BY: Gan Bi FEATURING: Yongzhong Chen PLOT: An elderly doctor returning to his birthplace passes through a strange town. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Kaili Blues is an interesting debut from a...
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CAPSULE: BIRDS OF NEPTUNE (2015)
DIRECTED BY: Steven Richter FEATURING: Britt Harris, Molly Elizabeth Parker, Kurt Conroyd, Christian Blair PLOT: Two sisters in Portland who have fallen into a pattern of stagnation and poor choices...
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CAPSULE: GIRL ASLEEP (2015)
DIRECTED BY: Rosemary Myers FEATURING: Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet, Amber McMahon, Imogen Archer, Eamon Farren, Maiah Stewardson PLOT: A socially awkward girl falls asleep at...
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CAPSULE: THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (2015)
Le Tout Nouveau Testament DIRECTED BY: Jaco Van Dormael FEATURING: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Yolande Moreau, Catherine Deneuve PLOT: God, who’s something of a jerk, lives in an inaccessible...
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CAPSULE: CLOSET MONSTER (2015)
DIRECTED BY: Stephen Dunn FEATURING: Connor Jessup, Aaron Abrams, Aliocha Schneider, Isabella Rossellini (voice) PLOT: A closeted gay teenager who wants to be a horror makeup artist finds himself...
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: KLEMENTHRO (2015)
His name is Klementhro. Without his paddle, he’d have nowhere to go.
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: DAWIT (2015)
Concerned about his safety in an abusive household, a mother leaves the fate of her newborn son in the hands of the ocean. Content Warning: This short contains brief artistic nudity.
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: TIMELINES (2015)
A man tries to keep his youthful appearance by any means necessary.
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CAPSULE: MALADY (2015)
DIRECTED BY: Jack James FEATURING: Roxy Bugler, Kemal Yildirim, Jill Connick PLOT: A grieving daughter buries her sorrow in a new relationship, but when her boyfriend’s mother summons him home, she...
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CAPSULE: EVOLUTION (2015)
Also see Alex Kittle‘s “Top 5 Weird Movies of Fantasia Fest 2015” (where Evolution scored an honorable mention). DIRECTED BY: Lucile Hadzihalilovic FEATURING: Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie...
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: NEIGHBOR KIDS (2015)
The neighbor kids clean their house (and the streets) in preparation for the arrival of their new roommate. Content Warning: This short contains brief pixilated nudity and bad language.
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: TARBOZ (2015)
Artist and musician Chad VanGaalen labored for two years to create a long-form improvised animation, and in the process learned, “why you should get into something with a clear idea in mind”. To the...
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WILLIE BINGHAM (2015)
Convicted murderer, Willie Bingham faces a newly enacted form of capital punishment. Content Warning: This short contains violent and disturbing images.
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CAPSULE: TAG (2015)
DIRECTED BY: Shion Sono FEATURING: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Yuki Sakurai, Ami Tomite PLOT: A Japanese schoolgirl finds herself shunted through many different realities, all of which...
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: THE ARCHAEOLOGIST (2015)
Long into the future, an archaeologist discovers the internet, and daringly plugs in. Tim Hawkins – The Archeologist from RANDOM ACTS on Vimeo.
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THE WITCH & IT FOLLOWS (2015)
With the release of The Witch and It Follows, 2015 was an exceptional year for the horror genre. The Witch, Robert Egger’s directorial debut proved to be the more provocative of the two; not...
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305. THE LURE (2015)
Córki Dancingu “Our mermaids don’t look like sweet mermaids from Disney. We wanted to kill Disney.” –Agnieszka Smoczyńska DIRECTED BY: Agnieszka Smoczynska FEATURING: Marta Mazurek, Michalina...
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: THE BOB MONROE 24/7 OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE NEWS NETWORK (2015)
Here’s some background noise to turn on while you’re beginning to view yourself in third-person.
View ArticleSATURDAY SHORT: SISTERS (2015)
After a paranormal experience, a woman gives her sister and niece a surprise visit, and it becomes immediately clear something is terribly wrong… Content Warning: This short contains brief language and...
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