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Anna Radchenko, Kokosmos

On April 12th, Russia celebrated something called Cosmonautics Day. Commemorating the very day that Yuri Gagarin achieved First Man in Space status, in 1961. I…

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10 Days of Krzysztof Kieślowski: Documentaries and Shorts 1966-1980

Wednesday 13th March 2019 will mark 23 years since the passing of one of cinema’s greatest film-makers – and one who deserved that tag without…

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Unseen – Call for Support

Here at Filmotomy we like to promote new and emerging talent, and films from female, LGBT and minority directors, the films that don’t get enough…

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Short Film Review: Not(e) for a Dreamer

Whilst watching Not(e) for a Dreamer I was reminded of a certain quote, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “ Youth comes but once in a lifetime.” Indeed…

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Short Film Review: E.M.U: Emotional Motor Unit

What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to feel alive? And how do our own emotions affect our creative process? These are…

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Two Shorts: A Way to Express and Experiment

Like many of his fellow generation X directors, Paul Thomas Anderson kick-started his career making short films. Despite attending film school at New York University,…

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Watch Horror Short 'The Disappearance of Willie Bingham'

In recent years the amount of psychological horror and minimal science fiction films is increasing, and this ongoing change is definitely a good one. “The…

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Anna Kerrigan And Minhal Baig Dominate Roll Of Honor At Femme Filmmakers Festival

Well, the four other members of the jury and I debated over the eight short films in the ten categories as described in the prior…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Roll Of Honor

To close this magnificent #FemmeFilmFest I have assembled a small jury of film-lovers to honor a select few of these outstanding new short films. There…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Ten Program

Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Ten Program — Sunday 10th September 2017 And there we have it. The final day of the Femme Filmmakers Festival…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Nine Program

Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Nine Program — Saturday 9th September 2017 Well here we are at the penultimate of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, and…

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Watch: Rachel Israel’s Short Film Keep the Change

A representation of reality with which too few of us are familiar, Rachel Israel’s Keep the Change is a beautiful, earnest depiction of blossoming love….

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Eight Program

Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Eight Program — Friday 8th September 2017 Day Eight of the Femme Filmmakers Festival sees the first day of the…

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Billimarie Robinson Talks Filmmaking, Box-Heads, And Being Multiracial

There’s an earnest, smart filmmaking brain in the young head of Billimarie Robinson, whose diverse short films over the years have perhaps allowed her to…

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