Empathy and underdogs: Andrea Arnold’s early short films

The documentary Cow would seem to be something of an outlier within Andrea Arnold’s body of work, as it appears markedly different from the social realistic drama with which the British director has made her name. Yet, as three of … Read More

Time Travel Thursday: Two Distant Strangers (2020)

A time loop forces a man to relive a deadly confrontation with a cop in this Oscar-winning short film.Read More

Blossom: Raindance to host premiere of UK-Tunisian short

The 2021 Raindance Film Festival may be several months away, but the Raindance online platform is shining a spotlight on a new short film this week, with the world premiere of Blossom.

An international collaboration from young filmmakers and artists … Read More

Oscars 2021: Where can I watch the nominated short films online in the UK?

The Academy Awards are only a week away and, while we have a full list of Oscar nominees available on VOD, there’s one question in particular that we’re always asked at this point in the awards race: where can I … Read More

Netflix to release Oscar-nominated short The Present this March

With the Academy Awards announcing this year’s nominees earlier in the week, the race is on not just for awards contenders to win over voters but for audiences to catch up with some of the films up for prizes. After … Read More

FILMPIXS: New short film and documentary streaming platform launches

This week sees the launch of FILMPIXS, a new global streaming platform dedicated to short films and documentaries.

From HF Productions, the company behind an established series of global, independent film festivals, FILMPIXS champions short films in addition to a … Read More

We Are One: 10 shorts to stream during the film festival

The We Are One Global Film Festival promises a smorgasbord of cinematic treats for those movie fans who have been starved of their film – and film festival – fix during the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-day festival brings together films … Read More

Watch: David Lynch animated short Pozar released online for free

David Lynch has released a new animated short film, Fire (Pozar) online for free.

Written, drawn and directed by the Mulholland Drive director, and animated by Noriko Miyakawa, the project original dates from 2015. A collaboration with Polish-American musician Marek … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Ghosts of Sugar Land

This retelling of a radicalised young Muslim is a poignant study of betrayal, doubt, identity and lost connections.Read More

What Did Jack Do? David Lynch drops surprise Netflix short

How do you celebrate your birthday? Go out for a meal with family? A quiet night of drinks with friends? Release an experimental short film about you interrogating a monkey? David Lynch, whose birthday is today, opted for the third … Read More