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The Return to Why

By Alan Ng | August 2025

In William Phelps’s The Return to Why, Lyria (Cascina Caradonna) returns to her hometown a year after the sudden death of her…

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In William Phelps's The Return to Why, Lyria (Cascina Caradonna) returns to her hometown a year after the sudden death of her younger sister, Iris (Stella...

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Kendall York's feature film, Movie Goers, is a tribute to fandom — specifically Star Wars fandom. In this ultra-no-budget film, York pays tribute to our...

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Romancing Sydney is not a romantic comedy centering on or around the misadventures in love of someone named Sydney. Instead, Anmol Mishra's romantic drama...

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Dear Lilith, I Love You is an 11-minute visual poem celebrating the mythic figure of Lilith. The short blends a series of striking images of heroines and...

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HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Director Freddie Fox teams up with actor Tanya Reynolds on the screenplay for The Painting & The Statue. In the...

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Stuart Ortiz, one half of the Vicious Brothers, returns with Strange Harvest, a film that so convincingly plays as a late-night true crime special that you...

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In Sergio Dondoli's Happy Life, directed by Jay Arnold, we follow the vibrant journey of Sergio Dondoli—a humble artisan whose boundless joy and passion...

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DANCES WITH FILMS FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Nothing beats a really good mockumentary, but one where the lead actor carries it from start to finish is the best....

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HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! In just 20 minutes and 30 seconds, writer-director-actor Ali Cook combines fantasy, drama, mystery, and horror. The...

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Most call it generational trauma, but I call it the old case of the "sins of the father." Generation Well explores the cycles of addiction...

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