Jack and Anna – Short Film Review

Based on true events in 1913, Jack and Anna tells the story of a happy couple trying to make the best of their lives in Colorado. However, when it is revealed that Jack is a cross-dresser named Helen and that the pair are in a same-sex marriage, the whole relationship comes under the scrutiny of a courtroom.

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The Ballad of Shirley Collins – Documentary Review

The Ballad of Shirley Collins is a 2017 documentary directed by Tim Plester and Rob Curry which sheds light on the singer’s fruitful career, her tragic loss of voice and eventual re-entrance into the world of music with her album, Lodestar.

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Faulty Roots – Short Film Review

Two teens face their own realities but come together to form a friendship against the odds.

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Soundtrack To Sixteen – Feature Film Review

Maisy and Ben. Two teens with their own lives – their own difficulties and insecurities. Maisy is trying to fit in with the popular girls while making a plan of action that will hopefully culminate in her first kiss. Ben is struggling with the seemingly untameable beast of A level Physics.

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“Rock & Roll” – Short Film Review

Johnny Ghost is on his way to the most important gig of his career. But a series of eerie and surreal circumstances prevent him from even leaving the house.

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One Plus One Equals Three – Short Film Review

Michael Dolha’s new film, One Plus One Equals Three, is a vibrant fragment of what feels like a larger narrative but it carries itself with purpose and precision.

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Clustifer – Short Film Review

A gruelling visual interpretation of what it’s like to suffer from a cluster headache. ‘Clustifer’ follows one man’s experience with the untameable beast.

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Mr Rockstar – Short Film Review

Directed by Abu Arifeen Khan, ‘Mr Rockstar’ follows a teenager’s angst in the world of drugs and violence. Mr Rockstar is available to watch on Amazon Prime now.

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Cotton Wool – Short Film Review

Director, Nick Connor, shows excellent artistic control of an all too realistic subject. His latest film, ‘Cotton Wool’, explores the reality of child carers.

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