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Rani DeMuth’s And Now I Lay Me Down: When Stardom Fades in Pink and Gold
Premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the HollyShorts Film Festival, And Now I Lay Me Down is a dazzling and bittersweet short film by Rani DeMuth, starring Jane Kaczmarek as a once‑famous soap actress spiraling through a surreal, single day. In her conversation with La Radio du Cinéma, DeMuth reveals the heartbreak, humor, and personal pain that gave birth to her pink‑hued cinematic dream.
“She’s not exactly a role model,” DeMuth says of her lead character, “but if you go on a truthful journey with someone, you can......
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Shot in the very elementary school he once attended, RECESSES is a deeply personal short film by Dylan Trupiano that merges childhood memories, trauma, and social commentary into a haunting visual narrative. Selected for the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, it was premiere on August 14th in Los Angeles. “I hope teachers feel seen through this film,” Trupiano told Jenna Suru for La Radio du Cinéma.
Through Frosted Windows: A Personal Midwest Tale
Inspired by his upbringing in Michigan winters, Trupiano's film compensates for a snowless shoot by digitally adding snow—both on the ground and floating subtly in key......
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“We’re not here to point fingers — we’re here to point to the light.” With these powerful words, director Emmai Alaquiva captures the soul of The Ebony Canal, a deeply poetic and urgent short documentary exploring maternal health disparities impacting Black women in the United States. In an interview conducted by journalist Jenna Suru for La Radio du Cinéma, Alaquiva and executive producer Brenda Gilbert take us behind the scenes of this cinematic journey, narrated by Viola Davis, and elevated by impactful collaborations with Keke Palmer, Charles Johnson, and more. A film that doesn’t accuse — it......
A Good Death: Gothic dread wrapped in lace and grief By Jenna Suru for La Radio du Cinéma – (version française ci-dessous)
Fresh off wins at Toronto Horror Film Festival (Best Director) and Calgary Horror Con (Best Horror Short), A Good Death by filmmaker Kaz PS lands at the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. A BAFTA and Oscar-qualifying event, HollyShorts is showcasing the 11-minute short in its prestigious lineup, alongside titles executive produced by Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee and Issa Rae.
Starring Stefanie Estes, Tracie Thoms and Jenny O’Hara, this horror tale leans heavily into what Kaz PS cheekily calls “high femme gothic horror”......
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What if the most enchanting mermaid turned out to be the most dangerous? In The Pearl Comb, premiering at the HollyShorts Film Festival, Ali Cook dives deep into the darker origins of this mythical sea creature. "What interested me was showing a man who resists the siren's call to return home for supper with his wife," the director confides. A beguiling short where monsters might not be who you expect. an interview conducted by Jenna Suru
When Sirens Bite Back: Ali Cook Reclaims the Mermaid in The Pearl Comb
With The Pearl Comb, Ali Cook plunges us into a misty Victorian world where folk horror meets feminist period drama. Shot in the Cornish......