what’s up, good people?! Short film is an expression of how we view the world. seriously!

It goes without saying, but let’s say it anyway. Just to be sure. You voted. It doesn’t even need to be a question because you good people wouldn’t not vote. Because if you didn’t vote, any complaints would fall on deaf ears, so to speak:

Whew! Now that that’s out of the way, on to short film business.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, you must watch the Sundance Short Film Challenge film, “Isabelle’s Garden.”  Storytelling is a powerful practice that can literally change how we view and interact in the world. Jeffrey Palmer–an Indigenous, Kiowa filmmaker–presents a documentary that shows us how the medium of short film can captivate us and move us to change the world for the better.

Palmer gives us “an uplifting story of a community coming together in reciprocity through the hopes and dreams of a young Choctaw girl and her garden.” Check out the film below:

https://vimeo.com/116907675

“Isabelle’s Garden” is one of 9 films from last year’s Challenge showcasing the talents of filmmakers from around the world and their take on how we can combat poverty and hunger. To watch the rest of the films, click here.

 This Week’s Short

This Week’s Short comes at an apt time considering Election Day and Veteran’s Day occur in the same week in November. “D.N.R.” is a psychological thriller that doesn’t shy away from issues including military PTSD and domestic violence. Dean suspects his wife Ester of infidelity, but discovers the plot is much thicker than he originally thought.

David Martyn Conley pulled out all the stops as director, writer, and lead in this short film to bring you a film dense with tension and suspense. You won’t want to miss this.

Click here to watch Conley at work.

Around the Web…

November is also a great month for international film festivals. The St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) has a great line up of short films for their shorts competition, from documentaries to animated short films officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In other words, the Oscars. ‘Nuff said.

If you’re in the St. Louis area, get yourself a ticket and let us know which was your favorite short. The festival is currently going and ends November 13.

Yes. Halloween is now over a week behind us, so this will be the final horror related short film news update for a while (at least until the next one). That said, filmgoers who love the Scream franchise will love what Shant Hamassian does with the unconventional horror short film, “Night of the Slasher.” All of the normal tropes are turned on their ear. A talent necessary when covering familiar ground, a la slasher flicks.

But don’t go upstairs to watch this one. Stay on the first floor. With the door open. And a fully-charged phone in hand.

 

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