The Dolls With Attitude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQgpdzXHMAM&ab_channel=Viddsee She thought her life was a tragedy but it turns out it was a horror comedy. The best and worst way I can describe this is that it's a 5 minute version of Joker but as a Japanese girl. Everyone puts on a mask, to fit in, to appease people, … Continue reading 3 Spooky Mask Short Films
Fear and Loathing in Our Own Mind, Symbiosis – Shortcut
SYMBIOSIS by Nadja Andrasev https://vimeo.com/496401770 So I watched Nadja Andrasev's "SYMBIOSIS" and it was to put it simply GORGEOUS. If anything I can really recommend it for being a masterful execution in many facets of its artistic vision. Its art style comes across as fully realized and unique, especially able to mix media together to … Continue reading Fear and Loathing in Our Own Mind, Symbiosis – Shortcut
The Captured Bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MbsPRxNFwE This one might display shades of Pan's Labyrinth, the innocence of a young girl juxtaposed with some hideous horrid creature. That might be because Guillermo Del Toro was an executive producer helping Jovanka Vuckovic bring his vision to life. I mean don't get me wrong it is an impressive production effort, but shorts like … Continue reading The Captured Bird
When We Were Strangers Short Film (K DAY 2020)
Ayla Spaans brings us an experimental short from the Netherlands that is just delightfully imaginative. I enjoy a short fix of imaginative film making and this is certainly one to grab your attention. The amount of effort that went into directing extras, constructing an atmosphere in a large set location, and just the color explosion … Continue reading When We Were Strangers Short Film (K DAY 2020)
CUT/SHORT: Danse Macabre
Warning! The following short film contains graphic and disturbing depictions of death and suicide. Viewer Discretion is advised. The short film Danse Macabre is simply, eloquently morbid. The short is a trip through death and while it is haunting, and makes me squeamish about it, this film captures so much beauty. It captures the human … Continue reading CUT/SHORT: Danse Macabre
Conventional Wisdom(shortcut ep. 3)
Hello everyone, welcome back to my short film series shortcut where we look at short films usually through a specific lens to hopefully think of these various elements of film to gain some perspective and grow as media creators and critics ourselves. The common factor between today's bunch is genre conventions. Conventions are common traits, … Continue reading Conventional Wisdom(shortcut ep. 3)
Shorts of Famous Directors (shortcut ep. 1)
Welcome everyone to what I hope can be a marvelous beginning to a new series. I guess you could say that I am a connoisseur of short films and to my dismay…. generally, people don’t care. But that ends today, because I’m going to take you on a journey through the art, the craft, the … Continue reading Shorts of Famous Directors (shortcut ep. 1)
K at the Movies 