Sunday Emerson Gullifer’s black and white short film explores the often imbalanced and potentially dangerous power dynamic between actor and director, specifically between a male director and female actor. She…
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In this scene, Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) meets her love interest Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough). The close-ups, camera movements, and sound design capture the intimacy and romance of a…
Whip It makes use of a split screen in this scene explaining the basics of roller derby. By cutting between live-action practice and hand-drawn plays on a whiteboard next to…
Title cards efficiently communicate the film’s setting and main characters in this short, introductory scene. The classic use of freeze frames when introducing characters slows down the pacing of the…
Directed by Julia Myers and written by activist and author Day Al-Mohamed, who is visually impaired, this female-driven short film uses humor to tackle a serious issue in a short…
Uzbekistan director, Soadat Ismailova’s debut film is “a poignant depiction of four generations of Tajik women living in the complete absence of men, was nominated for best debut film at the…
Written and directed by Rebecca Thomas, Electrick Children follows a 15 year old girl as she leaves the rural, fundamentalist Mormon community where she was born and travels to Las Vegas…
“What ‘Make Me Feel’ is not, however, is objectifying or derivative. Monáe takes some risks (the direct allusions to Prince, the sexual physicality) and owns them completely. She is treating…
“The worlds of skate and fashion combine in a short for Miu Miu. Starring the ladies of the real-life skate crew “The Skate Kitchen,” Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack) crafts a…
“New York-based director Frances Bodomo’s breakout film Boneshaker tells the story of a young girl who is taken to a Louisiana church in the hopes of banishing the evil spirits…
