Danny Phillips's No Turning back is a very well crafted smart film. A dissecting exploration into the debts of human relationships-family relationships-marital relationships revealing the struggle between ones own needs and the needs of those they love. Well Casted and clever the film finds a way to remain with you long after the final credits.
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Smart Storytelling!
19 November 2020
Iván Preuss' "The Beautiful Fantasy of Final Purpose" is a well crafted film, with smart storytelling. From the first act, we find ourselves captivated by Floreal and the cinematic voyage this young-but-outstanding cast of characters is about to take us on.
Call for Fire
(2018)
Brilliant Filmmaking
18 November 2020
Sean Kinney's Call for Fire is a very well crafted smart film. Mr. Kinney's choice to build a story line around Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Hamlet) is brilliant filmmaking. Call of Fire is sharp-well casted-and finds a way to stay with you long after you exit the theatre.
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People in Landscape
(2020)
.... a very well crafted smart film
12 November 2020
People In Landscape directed by Ben Rider is a very well crafted smart film. Mr. Rider's choice and style to build a story around a very common situation in a very "un-common" way is brilliant filmmaking. People In Landscape is sharp-well casted-and finds a way to stay with you long after the final credits.
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Zinc
(2019)
... timely and fascinating.
11 November 2020
Bernardo Silvino's Brazilian short Zinc is timely and fascinating. It is a very well crafted smart film. This film is a MUST SEE on the global festival circuit. Zinc is sharp-well casted-and finds a way to stay with you long after you leave the theatre.
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Flight
(2020)
A mesmerizing piece of work!
11 November 2020
"Stefan Fleischlig-Tangl's Flucht (Flight) from Austria is a timely and mesmerizing piece of work. The script feels as if we have crossed over into the "twilight zone" and for sure will be a hit with festival audiences around the globe.
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Otherwise a Woman
(2019)
Otherwise a Woman is a very personal story-it is a clever and well crafted film
11 November 2020
Otherwise a Woman is a must see film! Ayesha Abouelazm's direction of co-writer Myriam Raymond's very personal story is a clever and well crafted film. It's bold and visionary experimental touch literally forces the audience to experience the trauma of the protagonist. Ms. Abouelazm choice to focus on how a woman reclaims her life after such an ordeal is handled with such elegance and grace it ensures that Otherwise a Woman stays with you long after exiting the theatre.
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The Dental Plan
(2018)
MUST SEE FILM!
28 October 2020
"Writer and Director Wayne Diu's The Dental Plan is a MUST SEE FILM! Mr. Diu has crafted a clever-smart film with a timely social message. The Dental Plan is destined to be a hit on the global festival circuit.
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Survivor Stories
(2015– )
...message of hope will have you reflecting long after the final credits.
22 October 2020
Director Ivan Verlaan's Canadian short, Survivor Stories, is not only a MUST SEE Film it is an important film. His captivating approach to what it takes to survive cancer along with the films message of hope will have you reflecting long after the final credits.
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Accio Love
(2020)
Accio Love is well crafted combining smart characters with magical story telling
16 October 2020
Co-Directors Joel Stephen Fleming and Melanie Hayward have delivered something special with their Australian short Accio Love. Clever! Accio Love is well crafted combining smart characters with magical story telling. Accio Love will be a huge hit with audiences on the global festival circuit!
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Transfert
(2018)
Transfert is a must see film!
13 October 2020
Transfert is a must see film! Director and writer Massimiliano Russo brings us a very clever short-Transfert. With captivating characters, a well crafted script, and excellent cinematography Transfert stays with you long after the final credits.
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Mexican Express
(2022)
Brilliant Story Telling!
13 October 2020
Danny Miguel's Mexican Express is a unique tale about Drag Racing. However, it is so much more. The way Mr. Miguel utilizes archive and interviews to bring West Long Beach as well as Fred and Rick Esparza to the audience is technically well framed and simultaneously overflows with the humanity of the experience these two brothers shared. The methodology of the interview process transcends into brilliant story telling.
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White Ink
(2019)
Captivating Characters..
13 October 2020
White Ink is a must see film! Jacqueline Grajales (Director) and Shelly Ro (writer) team up to bring us a very clever short White Ink. With captivating characters, a well crafted script, and excellent cinematography White Ink stays with you long after the final credits.
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March to the Moon
(2020)
.... an amazing fresh look at man's greatest accomplishment.
9 October 2020
Kevin Stirling's MARCH TO THE MOON is an amazing fresh look at man's greatest accomplishment. His choice to interview many faces we have not seen in other Apollo Documentaries is smart and well thought out. The film is well crafted and leaves you wanting for more. We look forward to future documentaries from Mr. Stirling.
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Efsun
(2019)
...clever storytelling!
5 October 2020
Writer and Director Bahri Baykal has delivered something special with his short Efsun. The Turkish film is extremely unique. Well crafted filmmaking blended with captivating characters and clever storytelling. Efsun will be a huge hit with audiences on the global festival circuit!
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Falling for Destiny
(2020)
Sharp and Well Casted!
5 October 2020
Director Thomas Brecheisen and screenwriter Matthew Walker team up to bring us Falling for Destiny a uniquely captivating romance. Falling for Destiny is sharp-well casted-and finds a way to stay with you long after the final credits.
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Jules Coronado: You Dance in the Dark
(2020 Music Video)
It is a cinematic experience
5 October 2020
Jules Coronado's You Dance In The Dark captures both your attention and your soul from the first frame. It is a cinematic experience...more accurately it is a musical cinematic experience. Mr. Coronado's choice to take an experimental path in framing his story is smart filmmaking and his visual eye is a master class in cinematography.
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Mirror Image
(2019)
Must See film
5 October 2020
Linda Shayne's thriller Mirror Image is a Must See film! It's not just bold and visionary but clever and well crafted. Lisa Costanza is perfectly cast as Colonel Costa and gives an exhilarating performance. Mirror Image is sure to be a hit with audiences on the global festival circuit.
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Days of Violence
(2020)
.. smart well crafted film
5 October 2020
Days of Violence directed by Stuart G. Robertson is a smart well crafted film. It's fun and in the same breath terrifying. The script is so original and the acting effortless the audience will find themselves trapped in the film from the first act. Days of Violence plot twist and finale are so over the top that the film stays with you long after you exit the theatre.
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Caminos
(II) (2020)
... fresh, and well crafted film
5 October 2020
Fernanda Lamuño and Sarah Topf, team up to give us a clever, fresh, and well crafted film-Caminos. Caminos, gives us smart characters and finds a way to entertain us while simultaneously transporting us back to our own coming-of-age moment.
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The Last Day on Duty
(2019)
The cinematography and the backdrops are exhilarating
5 October 2020
Director Jon Cortegoso Otaduy's feature documentary from Spain La ultima guardia (The Last Day On Duty) draws you in from the first frame. The cinematography and the backdrops are exhilarating. However, it is the characters and the story lines that will really connect with audiences around the globe. The methodology used to transform their lives to film is done with such grace and elegance. The Last Day On Duty is a smart and well crafted film.
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Lost Records
(2020)
... draws you in from the first scene
5 October 2020
Tiago P. de Carvalho's Lost Records draws you in from the first scene. Tiago's choice to take an experimental path in telling this uniquely personal story is smart filmmaking and his visual eye is a master class in cinematography. Lost Records is sure to be a hit with audiences and finds a way to stay with you long after the final credits.
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Darling, Darling, Wendy
(2019)
.... smart filmmaking.
5 October 2020
Darling, Darling, Wendy directed by Elise Robertson is a clever and timely perspective of J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan. Ms. Robertson's visual eye is a master class in cinematography. Writer, Katherine Sainte Marie's choice to build a story line from the female perspective is smart filmmaking. Darling, Darling, Wendy is sharp-well casted-and finds a way to stay with you long after the final credits.
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Petits Poissons
(2019)
... well crafted and the authenticity and honesty of the work captures the audience from the first frame.
5 October 2020
French Filmmaker Quentin Lestienne's petits poissons (Small Fish) is smart. The use of organic farmers and the issues they face stacked up against the issues of independent cinema is a unique strategy to exhibit the uphill battle of each. The film is well crafted and the authenticity and honesty of the work captures the audience from the first frame.
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