The Hot Docs 2023 Nightvision Shorts Program considsts of unexpected and unexplained films about hauntings, from the Penobscot Nation to Aleister Crowley’s villa, TikTok tics, a ghostly glitch, spirit poop and naked pagans jumping through fiery hoops. Belongings Morgan Talty is a man from the Penobscot Indian Nation, recounting the ghostly experiences he encountered in…
Here are our reviews for the International Shorts After Dark showcase. Tistlebu A Norwegian film about a couple trying to connect with nature on a Tistlebu farm. This is a bit of a gross-out body-horror short that tries to teach us not to take nature for granted. 3.5/5 Role Play A one-night stand turns…
Here are our reviews of the Canadian Shorts After Dark selections. Canadian Shorts Showcase The Flying Sailor The title of this short says it all, a sailor goes flying after blowing up his ship, somehow losing all his clothes in the process. There’s something strangely serene about this short. 4/5 Black Forest Sanitorium A…
Here is a selection of short film reviews from the 2021 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. Pre-Film Shorts ᓇᓄᕐᓗᒃ (Giant Bear) This animated short has some incredibly striking visuals, as it tells a traditional Inuit legend. 4/5 That Halloween This story of Trick or Treaters telling the story of an escaped killer is…
Members of a deaf high school football team head towards homecoming coming to terms with the loss of a close friend in Audible. Amaree McKenstry-Hall became deaf when he received meningitis as a child and he is currently a member of the championship football team at the Maryland School for the Deaf. After a heartbreaking…
Here are my thoughts on the films that played as part of the Canadian Shorts After Dark showcase. Alaska (Chris Wilson, Brianna Templeton, Gwynne Phillips 13m) Tom (Chris Wilson) and Paige (Gwynne Phillips) attend a party hosted by their friends Brad (Paul Beer) and Claire (Briana Templeton), which very quickly goes off the rails. Alaska…
Here are my thoughts on the films that played as part of the International Shorts After Dark showcase. Bar Fight (Benjamin R. Moody, 4:22min, USA) As he is closing his bar, a bartender has to deal with a group of invaders. As it’s title suggests, Bar Fight is essentially an extended fight scene, filled with…
Here are my thoughts on the pre-screening shorts from the 2019 Toronto True Crime Film Festival. Watching Karla Homolka After spending over 12 years in prison for the murders committed with Paul Bernardo, Karla Homolka now lives in Quebec. However, a group of civilian activists have made it their duty to keep tabs on Homolka’s…
Her are my thoughts on the films that played as part of the short film showcase at the 2019 Toronto True Crime Film Festival. Adjournment We are placed inside a Belgium courtroom during a murder trial, where a witness testifies about discovering his entire family murdered. Adjournment is a film that provides both a peak…
Here are my thoughts on the pre-screening shorts from the 2018 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. Devil’s Due The Devil has a message for the people of the world. The ultimate message being given in Devil’s Due is that it’s quite difficult to avoid that many evils in the world, to the point that The Devil…
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