Director Pier-Phillippe Chevigny’s Rebel was inspired by true events. When thousands of illegal immigrants flooded into Canada from the US in 2017, Quebec’s right-wing groups went on the attack. This live-action short film has been selected for numerous world-class festivals … Continue reading.
Tag: Anna Harrison
Interview: Sophia Banks Talks About Directing Short Film ‘Proxy’
Sophia Banks's short film Proxy focuses on a woman who gets more than she bargained for in her life of work. Proxy has screened at multiple the Oscar-qualifying film festivals including HollyShorts Film Festival, Lone Star Film Festival, Louisville International … Continue reading.
Capsule Review: Proxy
Sophia Banks's short film Proxy focuses on a woman who gets more than she bargained for in her life of work. Proxy has screened at multiple the Oscar-qualifying film festivals including HollyShorts Film Festival, Lone Star Film Festival, Louisville International … Continue reading.
Capsule Review: Da Yie
Co-written by the talented emerging duo Anthony Nti and Chingiz Karibekov, Da Yie has garnered four Oscar-qualifying Grand Prizes (Leuven Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Indy Short International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival) amongst its 25 awards … Continue reading.
Interview: Anthony Nti and Chingiz Karibekov Talk About Writing, Producing, and Directing Short Film ‘Da Yie’
Co-written by the talented emerging duo Anthony Nti and Chingiz Karibekov, Da Yie has garnered four Oscar-qualifying Grand Prizes Leuven Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Indy Short International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival amongst its 25 awards … Continue reading.
Interview: Rami Kodeih Talks About His Short Film ‘Alina’
Below you'll find the first of an upcoming series by Drink in the Movies' own Anna Harrison in which she performs interviews with the filmmakers behind select Oscar Qualifying Short Films. Alina won the Oscar-qualifying Award at Bengaluru International Short … Continue reading.
Capsule Review: Alina
Below you'll find the first of an upcoming series by Drink in the Movies own Anna Harrison in which she provides a capsule review of Oscar Qualifying Short Films. Alina won the Oscar-qualifying Award at Bengaluru International Short Film Festival. … Continue reading.
Fallen Angels
Written by Anna Harrison 90/100 Fallen Angels originally existed as a third story to director Wong Kar-wai’s movie Chungking Express before he made the story its own movie; as such, it is practically impossible to separate the two upon watching. … Continue reading.
Wonder Woman 1984
Written by Anna Harrison 60/100 The first Wonder Woman was a breath of fresh air not only for the struggling DC Extended Universe, but for superhero movies as a whole. It was charming and oftentimes stirring (the No Man’s Land … Continue reading.
Sound of Metal
Written by Anna Harrison 85/100 About halfway through Sound of Metal, Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is given a sign name in American Sign Language: a hand curled to form a “C” held up beside the right eye. The reason this becomes … Continue reading.
