By Thomas White. Gutterbug is the story of Steven Bugsby, known as ‘Bug’, a young runaway living on the streets. Together with his misfit punk friends, he decides on his twenty first birthday to return home, a quest that will ultimately lead to a catastrophic and life changing conclusion. The film opens
The Pixar short films are fantastic at showing and not telling. They’d usually be based around one scenario and would feature barely any dialogue, instead replacing it with facial expressions and movements to convey a characters’ emotions and actions to its audience. ‘Geri’s Game’ takes it one step further, by
Weaving a diversified portfolio of assured stylistic choices, Michael Almereyda's career has undeservingly gone under the radar with mainstream audiences. Whether he's reinventing classic Shakespeare in a modern portrait of Hamlet or infusing a 4th-wall breaking sensibility with Experimenter, the writer/director has never been afraid to pursue unique storytelling avenues.
Esme Betamax | @betamaxer In the run-up to Glasgow Short Film Festival’s online edition (17th - 23rd August) we have been treated to DIVE IN cinema. It’s a week of films curated by Africa in Motion, Alchemy Film & Arts, Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival, Central Scotland Documentary Festival, Dardishi,
Babyteeth is a coming of age story with teeth, pun intended. It is a surprising and striking directorial debut film by Shannon Murphy based on the screenplay, and play, by Rita Kalnejais with a great cast. Milla (Eliza Scanlen) is a sixteen year old whose been diagnosed with cancer. She lives
