Palm Springs ShortFest

Single

By Alex Saveliev | June 2020

PALM SPRINGS SHORTFEST REVIEW! Ashley Eakin’s short dramedy Single is a compelling look at a day in the life of a person…

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PALM SPRINGS SHORTFEST REVIEW! Ashley Eakin’s short dramedy Single is a compelling look at a day in the life of a person with a disability. The...

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Not sure if this qualifies as a dystopian future, but two years ago the city of Fukushima experienced a nuclear disaster in Koya Kamura’s Homesick. Many...

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I learned today the drug dealers in Tunisia are just as wacky as they are here in the States in Yves Piat’s short film, Nefta Football Club. Open on two...

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We love our social media, don’t we? There’s a bit of narcissism one must have to be an active member of Facebook and Twitter. Please, everyone! Like my...

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Believe it or not, humans were meant to be social beings. Sometimes we become so firmly ensconced in our families, we’re left devastated and alone when...

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Documentaries are a crap shoot, especially if the story has yet to be told. Fifteen years ago, director Courtney Hermann documented her friend Burton Ford...

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When you’re in love, you do crazy things…like pre-mature proposals. This is the case in The Proposal from Norway’s Det Sporadiske...

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Tell me what you paid for it and I’ll tell you if it’s beautiful. – Matt Jaeborn. Art is subjective, and determining the value of art is...

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China’s One Child Policy has created a big business for surrogate mothers. The practice of IVF and surrogacy is illegal in China, so American couples can...

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I was there. Right on the bandwagon, when MySpace and Facebook made its mark on the internet. When I graduated from high school, I spoke to practically no...

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