At Nòt Film Fest, Marco La Ferrara’s "La Blatta e la Formica" (The Cockroach and the Ant) delivers a poetic, nonlinear meditation on Alzheimer’s and the fragile love between a mother and her son.
At Nòt Film Fest, Valentina Garrett’s "Madonna Mia" transforms Catholic guilt into a playful, heartfelt queer coming-of-age story about love and acceptance.
At Nòt Film Fest, Marco Mazzone’s "T.I.N.A." blends irony and melancholy to question the centrality of work in young people’s lives.
Australian-born filmmaker Emma Rozanski, now based in Colombia, presents her contemplative arthouse drama-western "El Vaquero", following Bernicia’s transformative encounter with a stray horse.
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Morgan Gruer’s "Fire At Will" transforms a personal family conflict into a sharply humorous, emotionally charged story about sibling rivalry and the place of artists in family hierarchies.
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Vitória Vasconcellos’ "Hide-and-Seek" immerses viewers in a raw, first-person 16mm portrait of sisterhood and survival under Brazil’s restrictive abortion laws.
At this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival, Jason Adam Maselle’s "Punter" captures a father-son bond set against Johannesburg’s horse-racing scene, with the Academy Award-qualifying short now headed for a feature adaptation.
At this year’s HollyShorts, Karla Espino’s "The Funkee Sketch Show" delivers sharp, Latina-centered comedy, weaving personal stories into sketches on love, family pressure, and the chaos of singlehood in your 30s.
Lee Knight’s "A Friend of Dorothy", a HollyShorts selection, celebrates unexpected friendship and community through heartfelt underdog storytelling.
Joshua Dietz’s directorial debut Supper premieres at HollyShorts, blending tragedy and humor in a darkly comedic take on family dynamics with an acclaimed cast.
Premiering at HollyShorts, "Largo" tells a young Syrian refugee’s story with authenticity, blending realism and escapism to inspire empathy.
At HollyShorts, Bonnie Discepolo’s "Neo Dome" proves how much power fifteen pages can hold, blending action, humor, and striking visuals. Starring Anna Camp, the neo-Western leaves audiences wanting more.
"Brick by Brick", narrated by Alex Morgan, brings humor and heart to the true story of a college women’s soccer team saving a basketball program, premiering at HollyShorts.
Filmed at his childhood school, Dylan Trupiano’s "Recesses" brings a deeply personal lens to themes of repression and unspoken trauma.
Alexander Thompson’s latest short, "Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting", brings a gothic, 1930s-set fable to life at HollyShorts 2025. Starring Milly Shapiro and Pollyanna McIntosh, the film explores generational tension and societal pressure through dark, mythic storytelling.
Premiering at HollyShorts, Erin Brown Thomas’s 30-minute “oner” Chasers tackles exploitation, agency, and the fine line between performance and authenticity.
