Short films used to be warm-ups. Now, they’re auditions for the big leagues. More and more, filmmakers are turning 5- to 15-minute shorts into pitches for full-length features. This trend is not ...
The themes run from sweet to harrowing in this year’s selections. By Jeannette CatsoulisBeatrice Loayza and Ben Kenigsberg Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, that drumbeat of anxiety pulsing through ...