Charlotte Wells Interview
Jim Ross interviews Charlotte Wells, director of BLUE CHRISTMAS and two other award-winning shorts, about the film – nominated for Best Scottish Short at Edinburgh Short Film Festival – and her work.
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Sophia Carr-Gomm Interview
Sophia Carr-Gomm took the time to talk to Jim Ross about her short THE WIDER SUN, her path to directing as well her future plans as a filmmaker.
Edinburgh Shorts: Friend or Foe
Edinburgh Short Film Festival’s program for November 4th proves adept at nixing assumptions and blending a varied set of tones and genres. Jim Ross previews.
Where I’ve Never Lived
It is a testament to the acting work and musical score that WHERE I’VE NEVER LIVED sweeps you along with it. Jim Ross reviews at Cambridge Film Festival.
Science Fair
The entertaining SCIENCE FAIR does much to illuminate a wider message that should be heeded, writes Jim Ross
Rafiki
A touching and heartbreaking portrait of young love, cinematically earns the right to be watched. Jim Ross reviews ahead of Africa in Motion opening night.
Mug (Twarz)
MUG is an interesting and darkly comic look at what constitutes a personal identity. Jim Ross reviews at Cambridge Film Festival.
The Giant (Handia)
HANDIA is a technically accomplished and engrossing tale of two brothers in the 19th-century Basque country. Jim Ross reviews at Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival.
American Animals
AMERICAN ANIMALS is a docudrama mix that is a neat, tight deconstruction of the heist film and grips rather than grates. Jim Ross reviews.
Baronesa
Although the meandering approach robs BARONESA of momentum, the outlook and perspective is a fresh one worth engaging with. Jim Ross reviews the opening film of Open City Documentary Festival.