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A closeup of Romvari's fingers as she looks at photo negatives.

TIFF REVIEW: ‘Still Processing’ (2020): A Journey of Grief and Vulnerability

By: Alina Faulds 16th Sep 202014th Sep 2020

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As Sophy Romvari goes through each of her own childhood photographs for the first time on camera, she gives a stunning portrait of joy, grief and trauma of lost memories.

FANTASIA REVIEW: Ladies it’s Time to Dump Him, ‘Don’t Text Back’ (2020)

By: Alina Faulds 5th Sep 20201st Sep 2020

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“Don’t Text Back is the embodiment of the phrase: You can do better than him.” Warn your friends about shitty dudes; that truly should be the motto for millennial dating culture. The heteronormative world is filled with horror stories from young women about bad Tinder dates and terrible relationships. From the classic, “oh my god…

The Doppelsynth George 2 sits at his charging station.

FANTASIA REVIEW: ‘Doppelbänger’ (2020) is a Sci-Fi Film with a Retro Feel

By: Alina Faulds 2nd Sep 20203rd Sep 2020

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While Doppelbänger serves as proof of concept for a series called Autom Reign, as shown by the short film’s open ending, it easily manages to stand well on its own.

REVIEW: ‘Dante: A Replication’ (2020): A Short Film Produced in Quarantine

By: Alina Faulds 9th Aug 20209th Aug 2020

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Talented filmmakers are not limited by their surroundings; they adapt to them.

Three characters sit in a parked car. Jimmy lights a cigarette from the driver's seat. Gino sits in the passenger seat, while his sister Che lectures him from the middle backseat.

REVIEW: ‘Stationary’ (2020) is a Unique Take on a Commonly Told Story

By: Alina Faulds 7th Aug 20207th Aug 2020

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Set mostly within the claustrophobic confines of a parked car, writer-director Louis Chan presents the story of a pair of reunited friends.

The image is from the short film Miller and Son. The image shows the man character Ryan, dancing in a club which is shrouded by purple light.

PRIDE 2020: “It makes me feel free, or some shit” – Coming Out of Hiding as Portrayed in ‘Slap’ (2014) and ‘Miller & Son’ (2019)

Set within masculine environments, Slap and Miller & Son provides necessary criticism of societies’ narrow expectations of gender and how hurtful these expectations are for anyone transgressing them.

REVIEW: ‘Waiting’ (2020) is Short but Highly Impactful

By: Michaela Barton 14th May 202014th May 2020

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★ ★ ★ ★ “Intimately portrays depths of emotion with only action.”

REVIEW: Cell Adore Film Festival showcases the finest in short filmmaking talent

It’s clear that filmmaking talent is plentiful in the debut of Cell Adore Film Festival 2020

Cell Adore Film Festival: The perfect online festival for a lockdown

A film festival for all your self-isolation needs – Cell Adore Film Festival is entirely online and free. Running from April 10 – 12.

BHFF REVIEW: LGBTQ+ Horror Shorts ‘Slayed!’ Present An Exciting New Chapter for Horror

By: Michaela Barton 2nd Nov 20192nd Nov 2019

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Whether we’re protectively defending our favourite misunderstood “monsters”, thirsting after a vengeful witch, or intricately dissecting the plot’s subtext to match our queer theories; it’s a genre we’ve passionately invested in despite our community’s seeming absence from its stories.