Short Films
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Why Do So Many Short Films Have That “Look”?
Moral of the story: color grading is a storytelling device.
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Drop What You’re Doing and Watch ‘Captain Yajima’
Some nefarious ne’er-do-well is giving people around the galaxy the boot. But the heroic Captain Yajima is on the case!
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Bill Morrison Breathes New Life into a Decaying Silent Film with ‘let me come in’
TCM viewers get to experience a haunting, yet romantic opera pieced together from presumed-lost film footage.
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Yorgos Lanthimos Gets Even Weirder with Anti-Doppelgänger Short ‘Nimic’
The director of ‘The Favourite’ ruminates on his favorite theme in this eerie short film starring Matt Dillon.
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How ‘Possum’ Uses the Uncanny as a Metaphor for Trauma
What’s worse than doppelgangers, puppets, and spiders? A combination of all three of course.
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How to Read ‘Honey Boy’ as an Act of Forgiveness
Here’s a video essay on why ‘Honey Boy’ operates on empathy.
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Animating a Manic Episode: The Bold, Beautiful Sundance Short ‘Eli’
What we’re watching: a true story that draws from the realms of high strangeness, magical thinking, and manic delusion.
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On Blaxploitation and Breaking Barriers: The Radical Impact of Nichelle Nichols
Representation matters. Just ask Nichelle Nichols.
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Choreographed Chaos: The Realistic Fighting Style of Donnie Yen
Here’s a video essay on why Donnie Yen’s fight choreography kicks ass. Literally.