Interviews & Reviews

Point Washington Outlaws is a fascinating, multilayered journey into the heart of a small Florida community, told through the lives of four men—James Foley, the rebel one, Robert Davis, the quiet one, Gid Godwin, the most down-to-earth, and Larry Barrett, the owner of a store purchased by his father in 1944 - four different personalities bound by their memories of a place in constant evolution. 

From cowboys to smugglers, from local pioneers to real estate moguls, these protagonists guide us through the drastic changes that transformed Point Washington from a rural area to a high-profile residential gem.

Written, directed, and produced by Kirby Clements, the documentary successfully intertwines personal stories with collective themes. The protagonists' stories are not just testimonies, but true mirrors reflecting broader issues: urban development, historical memory, loss of identity, and the tension between progress and preservation.

What happens to a community when modernity advances unchecked?

Who decides the value of a place—those who live there or those who invest in it?

How do past, present, and future coexist in the same space?

Through the stories of the four protagonists, we witness to the past and present of a land that has seen significant changes while remaining true to its beauty.

The images vividly capture the duality of the land: the natural beauty of the forests and bayous coexists with the tangible signs of urban development.

The editing effectively alternates interviews with archival footage and live documentary moments.

A compelling, profound, and humanly authentic documentary. 

A must-see for those who love true stories, places in transformation, and tales that blend memory, identity, and change.

And the music shall set you free!

PttheGospelSpitter - Gospel and Christian Hip Hop artist from Atlanta - knows exactly how to give rhythm to his faith.

The Bad Boy of Gospel Experience, directed by Neil Carr, is a dynamic film where Hip Hop is used to convey values, teachings, and the word of Jesus.

This short documentary is also a sincere and passionate story of how the director and the artist met and decided to give voice to their art, shedding light on what they believe in most. 

We witness conversations, reflections, and memories that accompany us inside this welcoming and open-minded nucleus.

Hip Hop, often used as a violent form of protest, here becomes a musical genre capable of modernizing a religious faith, making it more understandable and appealing.

There's no violence, but sharing, no offense, but a desire to "serve the King".

The street style aesthetic mixed with the good-guy lyrics creates a fascinating duality and a funny  combination that captivates, conquers and gives good vibrations.

Stay blessed, stay dangerous! Praise the Lord... and the Music!

If you are fascinated by interstellar travels and space, Mine is the film for you!

Written by William Thompson and Rusty Royden and directed by John Johnson, the short film is a thrilling encounter between the future and the past... but is it really the past?

A space traveler lands on an unknown planet, where everything seems arid and hostile; but an encounter with life forms that remind him of Neanderthals shocks his vision and his mind, leading him to discover not only an imminent danger but also a shocking truth.

But which planet has he ended up on? Is it really an unknown planet?

A Star Trek-esque atmosphere enhanced by splendid photography and effective editing make this short film a reason to reflect on the world we live in and how we might end up.

Shadows of the past and  desire for revenge.

Gang Agley, co-written by the talented Jeremy Hogan and Aaron Krygier, is a screenplay that has its roots in classic noir but reworks it with a modern, dry and tension-filled cut. The protagonist, Mark Tyler - an ex-convict who returns to freedom after twelve years in prison - is the beating heart of a story made of betrayals, buried secrets and fragile alliances.

The desire to start a new life inevitably mixes with the demons of the past and thus triggers a succession of ambiguous and dangerous situations.

Each character, described with meticulousness and realism, makes up a cast of archetypal figures, but never banal. Each of them carries with them a shade of gray, a scar from the past that makes them human, desperate, unpredictable. Their appearance, one after the other, builds a crescendo of tension that captures the viewer and accompanies him until the inevitable showdown.

The dark but at the same time compelling tone recalls Dennis Lehane atmospheres, where sharp dialogues and a narration that plays with suspense, intelligently entertain the reader until the end.

88 pages that flow quickly.  A reflection on lost time, on revenge and on the impossibility of totally escaping what one has been. Sometimes the past is not only a memory, but also a prison more insidious than any cell.

Absolutely perfect for those who love dirty noir, without heroes, where every choice has a price and no one comes out truly clean.

A Japanese phoenix that tries to take flight again.

Written, directed and performed by the poet and director Michiyama Rain, Futaba is a long and beautiful poem that takes us through the streets and landscapes of one of the towns most devastated by the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, subsequently by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the tsunami that killed about 18,000 people. 

The remaining population was evacuated to another city in Fukushima prefecture due to radiation and contamination of the area, which has since remained largely deserted, which forced its inhabitants to flee, abandoning their homes.

Through moving images and verses that go straight to the heart, this short documentary is a silent but powerful symbol of resilience.

Among abandoned houses, ghostly silence and suspended memories, Futaba slowly tries to resolve itself. The gradual reopening of some areas, the reclamation projects and the return of a few residents tell a story of hope and obstinacy. 

Visiting or getting to know Futaba today is not only a dive into the memory of a tragedy, but an invitation to reflect on the connection between man, nature and the future. A town that, despite everything, is trying to rewrite its own destiny.

Even Gods can  make mistakes… but when it comes to Cupid, every mistake is because of Love!

Written by Sami Carol and directed by David M Lewis, Cupid’s Getaway is a light and sparkling comedy that tells how love, sometimes, is born from the most unlikely mistakes.

Played by Geno Delmaro, Cupid is a tender clumsy who wanders among human hearts with a bow too big for him and an aim that is questionable. 

During one of his missions, due to a misunderstanding, he misses the target and makes two perfect strangers fall in love, two people already in a relationship that does not satisfy them and who would never have imagined finding themselves next to each other.

The story unfolds in a hilarious and surprising way, while our Cupid tries desperately  to make up the situation to avoid further telephone scolding from Aphrodite who's in vacation mode...with Eros!

The direction is lively, the pace is tight and the performances are authentic, but it's Cupid's character who steals the show: with his chubby face and his genuine desire to do good.

Sometimes not having an aim can lead to the most beautiful of surprises!

“Being a woman is an adventure that requires such courage... it's a challenge that never ends” Oriana Fallaci.

And courage is certainly something that Mary Mohammadi does not lack, a brave girl who began fighting for her life and for her freedom of belief when she was  just 17. Her guilt? Having converted to Christianity, thus repudiating Islam that considers her not only an infidel but a lascivious woman, a waste to be eliminated, a disgrace for the family and a bad example for all women. 

Isolation, psychological, physical and sexual violence. Mary had to endure the rejection of her parents , the suffocating pressure of the community, and constant death threats and acid attacks.

The Passion of A Revolutionary Cinderella, social documentary directed and produced by Siamak Dehghanpour - Iranian-American award-winning independent filmmaker and TV journalist – is a raw and powerful testimony of the battle of Mary Mohammadi Christian convert and human rights activist. who puts not only her face but also her heart, soul and words at the disposal of the world to ensure that her rebellion and her sacrifice do not go unnoticed but rather serve as an example and encouragement for anyone who is living or has lived her same tragedy.

Not a simple documentary, but a lesson in strength, courage and life.

“The secret of singing lies between the vibration of the singer's voice and the heartbeat of the listener”.

Written and directed by Yves Goulart, Aldo Baldin - A Life for Music ain’t just a touching documentary about an amazing Brazilian Artist, but also the story of a dream came true despite all adversity.

Baldin: an impeccable crystalline voice too big for the small town where he was born and that could offer him very few opportunities, and a talent so dazzling that he deserved the most important stages in the world.

Through photographs, private films, audio where we can hear the voice of Baldin himself and interesting testimonies of musicians, colleagues and family members we go through the main and compelling “acts” - 8 in total -  of this life made of passion, determination and dedication.

We experience the climb of his beginnings, his studies, the deserved success, but also his frustrations, his fragilities and his sensitivity that before making him a great singer made him a good man.

Despite his premature death at just 49 years old, there is no doubt that life itself was the most incredible Opera in which Aldo Baldin took part.

Directed with grace and great devotion, this feature documentary will enthuse not only music lovers, but also that  part of the public who will be able to discover the wonder of this unforgettable innate talent.

This is the story of an experiment of love.

Directed by Susan Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia and Christina Teenz Tan, A Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate is a wonderful fairy tale where the notes accompany us to the discovery of the friendship between a human and a plush.

Little Christina receives as a gift a plush baby lion that she decides to call Alan.

But Alan is not a plush like all the others , because  it contains the soul of a little lion  who was killed by man in the wild jungle of Tanzania.

With him, Christina will not only grow but will share all her experiences and emotions. A special but essential friendship that  will lead her to want to perform a sort of scientific miracle: to give life to her inanimate friend. 

Science and sentiment mix in this animated short film that winks at a not too distant future where really everything could come to life thanks to artificial intelligence and the continuous development of increasingly cutting-edge technologies. 

The splendid music composed by Manu Martin, just  like the songs by Joi Barua, Ron Josef Danziger and Mathieu Eymard helps us immerse ourselves in this colourful world where everything becomes possible.

"Ashes to ashes and funk to funky

We know Major Tom's a junkie

Strung out in heaven's high

Hitting an all-time low..."

Sang David Bowie in 1980 to remember that fantastic character who, in 1969, conquered everyone, taking people with him into space and poetry.

But what happens to the heroes of a song that is still so rightly imprinted in the collective memory?

Marco Committeri, Italian guitarist and composer, gives us his version of the story by directing Space Oddity (David Bowie), a musical parody where Major Tom, now sadly reduced to a wheelchair, lives in complete solitude in a NASA hospital, lost in his memories, light years away from what he was, waiting for a new fantastic adventure  that life unfortunately cannot give him.

Written by Alessandro Orlandi - also Major Tom in the video - the film is a nice tribute to the musical genius of Bowie, to the great director George Melies and to all the old people who remain anchored to their dreams.

Planet Earth is  still blue... and all we can do is smiling and singing.

Often best friendships start with a quarrel…well, sometimes.

Error 707 super short film written, directed and produced by Christopher M Saar bring us back to school and immediately reminds us of all those antipathies and disagreements between classmates that often broke out of nowhere.

Two students - Kate Alexander and Mikaila Anderson – with opposite personalities and attitudes meet in a classroom; one is intent on writing an essay about metaphysics  ….the other is only intent on causing havoc and making herself respected.

Less than three minutes  to splash on the screen the boredom, the anger and the rebellion typical of adolescence,  when tempers easily heat up  and the drama is just a click away!

The secret is laughing...for not crying.

Demagogy, egocentrism, corruption, a sense of omnipotence... there really are all the ingredients needed to package the perfect Candidate.

In this satirical short film that denounces the dramatic American reality ( unfortunately not only the American one), Joseph Eual Messer - also director of the film with George Ohan - splendidly plays the braggart running for president.

Self-referential praise and false promises sung with wit and rhythm, make this super short a perfectly apt photograph of the rotten political scene that thinks about everything but  the real needs of the people.

A dynamic direction and an incisive interpretation make I am The Candidate the perfect protest film that uses comedy and laughter to unmask the diabolical clowns who, too often, rise to power.

“The earth is what we all have in common” wrote Wendell Berry.

And with The definition of Silence, Karin Balog – writer and director of this poignant short film – tries to let us understand how essential and urgent it is to grasp all the warning signals that our earth is sending  and that ,willingly or unwillingly, we avoid to receive.

A film that denounces the serious climate crisis that increasingly causes environmental disasters consequently upsetting the lives of human beings… the same human beings, guilty and then victims of this drama.

Produced by Twosteps, colors and dance mix in this experimental film where, Erwin Kiene plays the greek God Hermes who persistently tries to be heard by an audience that appears blind and deaf to all  his messages.

Ethics, passion and environmentalism, in this work that shouts a message loud and clear: Ain’t no planet B. It’s time to act!

When a girl enters a house, she brings her youth...and a bit of chaos.

Elsa (Sarah Moliski), a free-spirited and independent teenager, is forced to move to her step-relatives.

From the beginning, she will understand that the house in which she will have to live has not only strict rules but also particular tenants.

The severe manipulator Marcia Garth (a very good Caroline Winterson) and her two sons, Tab (James Nester), a pianist who frantically chases the dream of making it as an artist and Emery (Avery Ryder Turner), a craftsman expert in restoring furniture and primary source of income for the family; two young adults sadly orchestrated like puppets by the  arrogance of their mother.

Elsa, with  her freshness and the typical rebellion of her almost 18 years, will be a source of inspiration and desire for the two brothers  that  probably for the first time  will feel the necessity to escape from the house where they live like recluses.

Out of State-A Gothic Romance, well directed by Victoria Bugbee and co-written with her distant cousin Charles Bugbee, is a dramatic comedy but also a fascinating modern fairy tale where the freedom of the young people is threatened by the tyrannical landlady, overprotective and control freak. 

An hymn to independence, where rationality and feelings fight each other... but who will really win the battle?

Sometimes a tragedy can be the spark that gives birth to a masterpiece.

Cosmic Rhapsody was born in the darkest moment that humanity has experienced in recent years, in 2020 to be exact, better known as the year in which we suffered the advent of Corona virus.

A trauma that has marked us deeply in body and soul. 

But while the earth and its inhabitants were experiencing a real catastrophe, NASA astronauts bravely thought about catapulting themselves into space aboard SpaceX's CrewDragon.

The beautiful music composed by Manu Martin accompanies us on this fantastic voyage  into infinite space to discover new, far-off worlds.

Directed by Susan Mey Lee Lim & Christina Teenz Tan this inspirational film manages to make us fly, and beam us lightly into the most hidden and unknown meanders not only of the cosmos but of the human soul.

A precious message of hope, resilience and trust in the future.

Never disturb a girl while she's exercising!

The talented Louise Mason literally makes everything - director, cinematographer, costume designer, editor,  actress - and give us a little funny prequel of her short film “Sewing a Nightmare” .

Mean Call is in fact a three-minute peek into the life of Tiffany,  the naive  tailor.

Surrounding by her colorful forniture,  the young woman is trying to do some training when she receives a strange phone call…

 What initially appears like a normal misunderstanding starts to increase the tension.

Who's on the phone? And what does he/she wants  from Tiffany?

A super short film that succeeds in turning on anxiety and mystery!

Tonight is the Night! And what a Night… 

Halloween at Swan Lake (Rabbit Well Episode 7) is an episode where the most absurd and unexpected love at first sight make the difference.

Created, directed and narrated\sung by the bubbly amateur animator I-Jien Jane Kou, this super short film contains disguise, love and madness.

A small comedy where the protagonists - super hero Frog and super hero Ugly Duck - experience Halloween night in the name of fun.

The drawings are very cute and the colors are vivid!

Two minutes may seem a very  short time... but it's enough to fall in love!

A new city, a new life.

A challenge not to be underestimated the one that Vivian Tsang tells us about in her short documentary The New Immigrants- Hong Kongers.

Make a life change  is perhaps one of  the most difficult thing a human being can  face, but Tsang immerses us in the new reality of people who have decided to leave the chaos and frenzy of Hong Kong preferring the slow pace of Manchester, Uk.

For some it was a dream, for others an opportunity.

Thus we discover through the eyes of these people the city, its customs, its history and all the cultural and social differences that affect the new inhabitants.

Fascinating and very interesting, this short film shows us how a big change, despite the initial inevitable difficulties, is a panacea for the soul of those who have the courage to take risks.

The human mind has always asked big questions but everything becomes complicated when it comes to find the answers.

How does our mind really work? Where do our thoughts, our fears and our social aversions come from? How so many secrets live inside us without our knowledge?

We are an infinite universe of mysteries and question marks that are difficult to explain but Espen Jan Folmo and Nini Caroline Skarpaas Myhrvold - thanks to their feature film LOOK UP—The Science of Cultural Evolution - manage to give us a rather figurative idea of ​​how our inner part  works and how our mind itself manages to be our strength and our weakness too.

How do human beings change while everything around them constantly changes? How do perceptions, certainties and phobias arise?

All this and much more in an interesting and extremely necessary documentary especially in a historical tempos so saturated with uncertainties and frustration.

Sometimes the past comes back to help you face the present.

Two childhood friends meet after years of distance and silence.
Dwight is a successful young man who can boast an independent life and  a fulfilling and profitable job; Christine, on the other hand, looks fragile, surrendered and  trapped in the same place, in the same house, in the same backyard... the backyard where she played as a girl and that seems to have sucked all her energy, all her desire to live.

After the typical initial pleasantries, the two begin to really talk, to really question each other about their life  and start to remember the past.
Something obscene and unspeakable happened to Christine in that little backyard but no one, not even Dwight, was able to help her and to believe her.

Old memories and a truth kept hidden for too many years spring out of their souls and everything seems to collapse...

But sometimes are the earthquakes of the soul that make a life flourish again from its own ashes.

Written and directed by the talented Susan Jennifer Polese - filmmaker, journalist and mental health crisis counselor - and produced by Michelle Concha, Under the One-Time Sky, is a short film full of meaning and feeling, not only for the dramatic theme it deals with - rape - but also for how it is treated: sensitively, respectfully and honestly.

Thanks also to the excellent performance of the two actors - Danica Lee Clauser and Ted Gibson -  the film shows us with simplicity two lives in comparison, where multiple feelings mix and clash to unearth a secret buried for too long.