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50 ML, 8min., USA, Drama Directed by Vanessa Powers A young man struggles with his sobriety while he and his wife host a holiday dinner with her dysfunctional family. https://www.oxfordcommafilms.com/ https://www.facebook.com/OxfordCommaFilms/ Tweets by oxfordcommaflms https://www.instagram.com/oxfordcommav/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have had this idea in my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vanessa Powers (50 ML)

PROS AND CONS, 17min., UK, Thriller Directed by Robert Vassie A group of con artists, betrayed by one of their own during a recent sting, take refuge in their warehouse lair while attempting to force the traitor to reveal the location of the loot. However, the leader of the team, Alice, seems more determined to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Robert Vassie (PROS AND CONS)

REFUGIO, 9min., Bolivia, Documentary Directed by Rebecca Basaure Sergio, a 27 year old environmental engineer, veterinary student and environmental activist in Bolivia makes it his life’s mission to save animals and the vulnerable ecosystems we depend on. His journey takes us to Senda Verde, an animal refuge in the jungle with over 900 wild animals… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rebecca Basaure (REFUGIO)

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, 15min., UK, Drama Directed by Jess Moore Why doesn’t she just leave? Left alone in her house in the aftermath of a brutal attack, one woman attempts to leave the home she is trapped in before her husband returns. This short is based on the critically-acclaimed stage play called NEXT… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jess Moore (TO HAVE AND TO HOLD)

FIVE MOMENTS, 19min,. UK, Musical Directed by Magdalena Maria Herfurtner The film explores grief by bringing five distinctive moments in a woman’s journey to life as she tries to cope with losing her partner. We follow Joan as she remembers, faces her feelings of emptiness and isolation and confronts her anger and pain – until… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Magdalena Maria Herfurtner (FIVE MOMENTS)

BEAT, 11min,. Canada, Experimental Directed by Martin Daigle, Sylvain Pohu To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse, to strike against repeatedly and with force, To shape or break by repeated blows, to defeat or subdue, and many other meanings of the word beat is thematic content that influenced the structure of this solo for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Martin Daigle (BEAT)

GLOBAL CITIES FREE OF SLAVERY, 52min., Brazil, Documentary Directed by Luiz Eduardo Lerina Global Cities Free of Slavery is a 52-minute documentary on modern slavery and the exploitation of labor in three different cities, located in different continents. Nottingham in the UK, Maputo in Mozambique and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Get to know the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Luiz Eduardo Lerina (GLOBAL CITIES FREE OF SLAVERY)

NEW WORLD ORDER, 5min., Singapore, Music Video Directed by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia An inanimate toy companion to a young girl fears irrelevance with the passage of time, from childhood through medical school and as the girl prepares to graduate. As it is exposed to the science and disruptive technologies in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Susan Lim (NEW WORLD ORDER)

WHEN NANAY COMES HOME, 6min., USA, Dance Directed by Deborah Slater A story about a young Filipino daughter coping with the Pandemic and the nurse pipeline from the Philippines. Homepage Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? We are making a dance/theater performance called IN THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Deborah Slater (WHEN NANAY COMES HOME)

ASPHODEL FIELDS, 5min., USA, Experimental Directed by Luigi Calabrese Asphodel Fields is an experimental short film that analyzes the cyclical, manipulative grasp that technology has on human beings and the latter’s desperate desire to escape modern life and regain a connection to the natural world. Humanity’s relationship with nature has been distorted, and with time,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Luigi Calabrese (ASPHODEL FIELDS)