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Hashtag Perfect Life

Kentucker Audley November 12, 2018

Maddie Applegate, sick of being publicly shamed online, goes on TV to clear her name. Michael Paulucci directs this tense drama about our modern media landscape —the endless cycle of outrage, humiliation, redemption, repeat — anchored with captivating performances…

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In Drama, Films, Short Films Tags Hashtag Perfect Life, Michael Paulucci, Erin Lovelace, Todd Behrend, Seamus Mulligan-Ferry, All, 201a

Alex Kavutskiy’s Guide to Filmmaking

Kentucker Audley November 9, 2018

Alex Kavutskiy, the L.A. filmmaker and self-proclaimed Channel 101* legend, walks us through a series of steps required to make quality films. “Alex Kavutskiy’s Guide to Filmmaking,” is a six-part comedy series characterized by endless layers of meta, hyperactive editing, and general irreverence towards all things instructional or obvious…

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In Comedy, Films, Web Series, Short Films Tags Alex Kavutskiy’s Guide to Filmmaking, Alex Kavutskiy, Jon Millstein, Channel 101, Budd Diaz, Kelsy Abbott, Kate Freund, All

Girl Powder

Kentucker Audley November 8, 2018

*Online Premiere* Jessica is the CEO of a hip new drug cartel. Her assistant Louise handles all the little details. “Girl Powder,” directed by Annelise Ogaard is a sharp satire on the world of dubious start-ups and the founders aiming to revolutionize…

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In Comedy, Films, Premieres, Short Films Tags Girl Powder, Annelise Ogaard, Tea Hacic, Brandon Widener, Female Filmmakers, All, 0129a, 0131a

Nora at the Beach

Kentucker Audley November 7, 2018

A group of friends go to the beach, but Nora isn’t having fun. This anxious drama from director Ryan Martin Brown throws us into the interior life of a young woman who’s starving, dehydrated, and perturbed about the lack of plans amongst her friends…

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In Drama, Films, Short Films Tags Nora at the Beach, Ryan Martin Brown, Emily Deforest, Freddy Poey, Paula Andrea Gonzalez, Trevor Viner, Byron Leon, All, 1211, 0107a

I Bought a Whole Field of Corn

Kentucker Audley November 6, 2018

A man impulsively buys an acre of corn only to stumble into a world he never expected. Or: how to post the silliest short possible to take the edge off of Election Day (VOTE!). Here’s three+ minutes of such, directed by Danny O’Hare and Cory Snearowski…

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In Comedy, Films, Short Films Tags I Bought a Whole Field of Corn, Cory Snearowski, Danny O'Hare, All

Birthday

Kentucker Audley November 2, 2018

Two grown men compete to be the most childish at a friend’s birthday party. Director Tynan Delong, known for his gloriously adolescent dispatches from Brooklyn apartments, has crafted his most adolescent yet, aimed directly at the stupid teenage boy in all of us…

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In Comedy, Films, Short Films Tags Birthday, Tynan DeLong, Colin Burgess, Lucas Gardner, Maya Sharma, Kelly Cooper, Sally Burtnick, Rajat Suresh, All, 1204, 206a

Women Are Mean

Kentucker Audley November 1, 2018

An embittered man-child rails against women for being so mean. Written by and starring John Reynolds, “Women Are Mean” follows Greg around Brooklyn on a rainy day as he rants about his issues with the opposite sex…

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In Comedy, Films, Short Films Tags Women Are Mean, Doron Max Hagay, John Reynolds, Eric Schleicher, Wes Haney, Gary Richardson, Carmen Christopher, All, 1204, 207a

Welcome to Bushwick

Kentucker Audley October 31, 2018

After an evidently successful first date, Evan and Marceline head back to her place. “Welcome to Bushwick”, by director Henry Jinings, is about the nerves and perceptions of a man and a woman approaching intimacy for the first time…

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In Horror, Short Films, Films Tags Welcome to Bushwick, Henry Jinings, Tim Platt, Liba Vaynberg, Andrew Ellmaker, All, 1205, 201a

my trip to miami

Jonathan Kieran October 30, 2018

Wearing five GoPro cameras, a man attempts to visit every one of Trip Advisor’s “Top 315 Attractions in Miami'. Don’t say “I miss you.” Say “the content would have been better if you’d been in it.” That’s how Dylan (played by writer/director/camera platform Dylan Redford) begins trying to patch things up with his girlfriend…

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In Comedy, Films, Short Films Tags my trip to miami, dylan redford, miami, All, 0122a

Misery Loves Company

Kentucker Audley October 25, 2018

*Online Premiere* A floating portrait of a lonesome young man trying to keep the dark voices out of his head by staying on the move. This experimental short hangs on its vibrant visuals and oddly compelling lead character…

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In Experimental, Films, Short Films, Premieres Tags Misery Loves Company, Emmanuel Burton, All, 208a

Aquaculture

Kentucker Audley October 24, 2018

*Online Premiere* The employees of a cult-like biotech start-up test their product on themselves. “Aquaculture”, written and directed by Artemis Shaw, is a (slightly) sci-fi satire about the grandiose vision of a quietly eccentric entrepreneur; freely mixing absurdity and sincerity, it’s a strangely engrossing film filled with mystery and restraint…

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In Drama, Films, Premieres, Short Films Tags Aquaculture, Artemis Shaw, Josephine Decker, Ines Gowland, Female Filmmakers, All, 1108, 0115a, 213a

Somewhere (Ailleurs)

Kentucker Audley October 23, 2018

Suffering from consumer’s fever, a young man starts a journey to the end of the world. From French animator Mélody Boulissière comes “Somewhere”, a lovely stop-motion animation about modern world fatigue and the yearn to escape…

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In Animation, Films, Short Films Tags Somewhere, Ailleurs, Mélody Boulissière, Female Filmmakers, International, All, 1114

Caroline

Kentucker Audley October 22, 2018

In the middle of a Texas summer, plans for a babysitter fall through and six-year-old Caroline is left in charge of her two younger siblings. This nerve-racking drama from filmmaking team, Logan George and Celine Held, is one of the most accomplished short films of the year…

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In Drama, Films, Short Films Tags Caroline, Logan George, Celine Held, Kara Durrett, Lowell A Meyer, Female Filmmakers, All, 1126, NoBudge Live 17, NoBudge

Distance

Kentucker Audley October 19, 2018

*Online Premiere* Lucy and David's 8 year relationship has survived a distance of 2700 miles, but the events of one night tests their decision to stay together. Director Allegra Oxborough has crafted a complex and remarkably realistic docu-fiction drama about a long-distance relationship, equal parts sensitive, blunt, and heartbreaking…

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In Drama, Films, Short Films, Premieres Tags Distance, Allegra Oxborough, Daren Sprawls, Renee Starr, Aaron Rice, Female Filmmakers, All

How to Build Your Human

Kentucker Audley October 18, 2018

*Online Premiere* This satirical infomercial from the Beauty Standard Corporation (BSC) offers a glimpse into the world of “fixing” humans. Both futuristic and retro, “How To Build Your Human”, directed by Jasmine De Silva, merges tutorial with advertisement, in bright, poppy colors and fake smiles…

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In Comedy, Films, Premieres, Short Films Tags How to Build Your Human, Jasmine De Silva, Female Filmmakers, All, International, 215a
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