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Chris Olson
- Oct 31, 2019
- 2 min
Alone in the Dark short film review
★★★ Directed by: #PhilipBrocklehurst Written by: Philip Brocklehurst, #MuhammadHolmatov Starring: #PMThomas Short Film Review by: Chris Olson Just in time for Halloween comes this spooky short film from #filmmaker Philip Brocklehurst in which a man sits Alone in the Dark. Playing on classic human fears and anxiety, it's an all too brief cinematic exploration of the human mind and its terrifying tricks. P. M. Thomas (an alias for Philip Brocklehurst) plays a character known (i
UK Film Review
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
The British Urban Film Festival 2019 Line-Up Announced
Film Festivals > #PressReleases The British Urban Film Festival (1-7 September) has announced its line-up, nominees and awards recipients. The festival will open with Tosin Coker's 'Lara and the Beat', a Nigerian romantic comedy drama about 2 sisters coming to terms with the legacy of their family's media empire. British interest comes in the form of lead actress Seyi Shey who was born in Tottenham. The film also stars Wale Ojo (Meet the Adebanjo's). The closing night film is
UK Film Review
- Jul 17, 2019
- 3 min
Pusher short film review
★★★ Directed by: #AndiMorrow Written by: Andi Morrow Starring: Andi Morrow, #LeviKrevinghaus, #DaraJade #Tiller, #AmandaLindsey #McDonald, #CindyRalston, #CynthiaDPerry, #DanTippen, #JacksonPyle, #TimothySean #Worley Short Film Review by: Jasmine Holly Bullock Short film Pusher follows a woman named Brittany Lee and shows a few typical days in her life. Brittany Lee is suffering from cocaine addiction and the audience sees how she questions her personal choices. Brittany’s un
Chris Olson
- Feb 6, 2019
- 2 min
Fallen short film
★★★★ Directed by: #SpencerAnderson Written by: Spencer Anderson Starring: #MichaelWatts, #DavidMcCann, #ZacharyColeman, #OliverMcDermidPerring Short Film Review by: #ChrisOlson The romanticism of war is a familiar topic for audiences who have been gifted many stories of love existing within conflicts. Battlefields in distant lands, aside from creating harrowing violence and sorrow, also create that all-consuming romantic device - long distance relationships. In filmmaker Spen
Chris Olson
- Dec 13, 2018
- 6 min
Interview with composer Asaf Sagiv
Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson How would you describe the role of a composer on a film to those who don't know who they are? A composer is the one who comes up with original music to support the film, and ultimately enhance it. The composer, or music...is a bridge between story and emotion. Music has that power to reach the audience and establish a connection on a deeper, subconscious level..really pull you in and affect the way you feel in reaction to a given moment or s
Chris Olson
- Nov 19, 2018
- 3 min
An Interview with Walthamstow Smartphone Film Festival organisers Vera and Natalia
Who are you and what is the Walthamstow Smartphone Film Festival? Walthamstow Smartphone Film Festival is a night of #shortfilms that have been created using a smartphone or similar device. It is part of a larger project called Last Frame Club, which started in the borough of Waltham Forest back in April. Our aim is to provide affordable filmmaking workshops and screen films, predominantly documentary, from and about underrepresented people. The festival will be a night of sc
UK Film Review
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Hindsight short film
★★★★ Directed by@ #OisinOReilly Starring: #SamuelJames, #LizzieStanton Short Film Review by: #TomGriffiths Hindsight is an effectively told story about a drug addict called Tony (Samuel James) who is trying to overcome his inner demons whilst in prison. Failure to do so will cost him the relationship with his daughter and now ex-partner, Nikki (Lizzie Stanton). Directed by Oisin O’Reilly, both James and Stanton provide marvellous performances as the cracked couple. Samuel Jam
UK Film Review
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Walthamstow Smartphone Film Festival 2018
Film Festivals > Press Releases Last Frame Club presents WALTHAMSTOW SMARTPHONE FILM FESTIVAL In association with Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival Friday 23rd November, The CentrE17 1 Church Hill, E17 3AB Tickets HERE The first ever Walthamstow Smartphone #FilmFestival is fast approaching! WSFF promises to be a showcase of the best shorts under 5 mins, all shot exclusively with smartphone technology. The festival will debut with a programme that includes 20 films in compe
Chris Olson
- Nov 5, 2018
- 2 min
5 Films to Catch at the 2018 Fringe Queer Film Fest
Film Feature by #ChrisOlson Hitting East London 13th - 18th November, the Fringe! Queer Film Fest will play host to a spectacular array of #LGBTQ short and feature length films. The film festival has been running since 2011 and has accrued a loyal and dedicated fan base in London, the UK, and internationally. Now #filmmakers are submitting some astonishingly impressive movies. In this #filmfestival feature, I am giving a few snippets of 5 films to catch at the 2018 Fringe! Qu
UK Film Review
- Oct 26, 2018
- 2 min
A Day in the Life of a Pint short film
★★★★★Directed by: #RobbieWalsh
Starring: #JohnnyElliot, #RobbieWalsh, #JennyDixon, #SeanFlanagan, #GillKeogh
Short Film Review by: #DarrenTilby Full-bodied, good head, sharp and refreshing and I’ve forgotten what I’m supposed to be reviewing… A simple premise: a man enjoys a pint at his local pub, whilst all around him little dramas, comedies, and love stories play out. At just over 3 minutes long, A Day in the Life in a Pint is the perfect length: any shorter and it would ha
UK Film Review
- Oct 25, 2018
- 2 min
Witness short film
★★★★★ Directed by: Sheikh Shahnawaz Starring: Sam Malley, Nisaro Karim and Liam Millard Short Film Review by: Annie Vincent A little cracker of a film, Witness is high tension from the off and very much the crowd-pleaser. At a run time of around six minutes, it pulls its punches immediately, but finishes on a twist and the professional production and finish from the filmmakers is to be commended. The film opens on a young man, gagged and bruised, tied to a chair in a garage.
UK Film Review
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
Me Time short film
★Directed by: #JulieRobinson
Starring: #ZarahHillHenderson, #RossSheldon
Short Film Review by: #DanGunderman One might think a hooded reaper-type already has enough "Me Time", lurking in the shadows, but a #shortfilm from writer and director Julie Robinson suggests otherwise. The movie pivots from a younger woman bathing to a Ghostface-reminiscent intruder quickly leaving his bloody mark – for his haunting is quite “heartfelt.” The plot boils down to the young protagonist enj
UK Film Review
- Oct 10, 2018
- 2 min
Sylvia short film
★★★★
Directed by: Richard Prendergast
Written by: Richard Prendergast
Starring: Jolie Lennon, Benjamin Hartley
Short Film Review by: Chris Olson The road trip movie is a long established cinematic genre that allows the audience to become an actual passenger to the plot that unfolds (most commonly with plenty of escapades along the way). In short film Sylvia, the journey as well as the car itself play vital roles in the storytelling, based on a tragic true story. Jolie Lenn
UK Film Review
- Oct 7, 2018
- 3 min
Safe short film
★★★★ Directed by: Tim Earnheart Starring: Nadine Nagamatsu, Corrie Fleming, S. Joe Downing, Ayuba Audu, Reeve Scott Short Film Review by: Jack Bottomley When Tim Earnheart’s award winning action/thriller short Safe begins, it is rather easy to get lulled in to a false sense of security (pun is absolutely intended). What starts very much as a familiar double life thriller yarn, soon takes on a whole new angle and ends up taking influences from the home invasion thriller and, i
UK Film Review
- Oct 6, 2018
- 2 min
Sad Little Boy short film
★★★★ Directed by: Antony Spina
Starring: Alexander Mandrides, Angela Peters, Antony Spina, Mark Wynter
Short Film Review by: Darren Tilby The tragic consequences of mental illness all too often make front-page news, and yet, despite several high-profile deaths in recent years and a slew of ad campaigns, sufferers of mental illness are still stigmatised in the press, and sometimes, even medically; being met with scepticism, ignorance, even hostility. Sad Little Boy serves as
UK Film Review
- Oct 4, 2018
- 2 min
I'm Dead short film
★★★★
Directed by: Dan Sully
Written by: Dan Sully
Starring: Tom Padley, Khali Best, Frances Campbell, James Eeles, Jackson Milner
BFI London Film Festival Review by: Chris Olson The stag do movie done with a penchant for mischievousness, short film I’m Dead from writer and director Dan Sully is a playful and entertaining comedy that, thankfully, doesn’t know when to stop. Starring Tom Padley as Joe, a soon-to-be-wed young man who is about to embark on the notorious rite-of-
UK Film Review
- Oct 3, 2018
- 3 min
Positive Action short film
★★★
Directed by: Alasdair McWilliams
Written by: Alasdair McWilliams, Andrew Cant
Starring: Elliot Cable, John Jesper, Pamela Cook, Peter Long, Charlene Aldridge, Mark Revel, Chris Lines, Mark Simkins
Short Film Review by: Chris Olson The second instalment from Alasdair McWilliams and Andrew Cant in their intriguing four-part series of short films, Positive Action is a follow-on from 2017’s impressive short, Positive Result. In the first film, we see a society very much lik
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