H.A.G.S Have A Good Summer (2021) – REEL Review

Director: Sean Wang | 9mins | Documentary, Short Filmmaker Sean Wang reminisces about high school and flicks through his 8th grade yearbook, calling his old friends – many he hasn’t spoken to since 2008. Now released as a New York Times Op-Ed documentary, director and producer Sean Wang uses his wave of nostalgia to find a brief but insightful story in catching up with old … Continue reading H.A.G.S Have A Good Summer (2021) – REEL Review

Us Again (2021) – REEL Review

Director: Zach Parrish | 7mins | Animation, Family, Short A elderly couple rekindle their more youthful days during a rainstorm in a city full of dance. Zach Parrish’s newest short film for Disney is the first of the studio’s to be released in cinema’s in 4 years (the last being a Frozen short attached to Coco in 2017), playing with Raya and the Last Dragon … Continue reading Us Again (2021) – REEL Review

The Last of the Chupacabras (2021) – REEL Review

Director: Jessica Mendez Siqueiros | 7mins | Family, Short Chepa (Melba Martinez) is a tamale vendor on the streets of LA – and ‘the last of her kind’. After opening a box of her puppets, she accidentally summons Chup – a Chupacabra – unexpectedly bringing a bit more happiness with it. A new initiative series created by Disney called Launchpad aims to bring fresh ideas … Continue reading The Last of the Chupacabras (2021) – REEL Review

Stump The Guessers (2020) – REEL Review

Director: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | 19mins | Short, Comedy, Fantasy, Silent The Guesser (Adam Brooks) works at a fairground, using his mind reading abilities to answer any question posed to him. After his act begins to fall apart, all in front of his long lost sister who he now wishes to marry by disproving the theory of heredity. Guy Maddin has made … Continue reading Stump The Guessers (2020) – REEL Review