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Anainah Dalal
Dec 17, 20244 min read
'Familiar Phantoms Triple Bill' Review: A Future Haunted… By Hope And Its Misfortunes
Image courtesy of London Palestine Film Festival We live in times where the image simultaneously means everything and nothing. We see...
Anwesh Banerjee
Feb 27, 20247 min read
Saturday Shorts Screening At BFI Future Film Festival 2024: An Electric Selection Of Personal Stories, Rooted In Universal Resonance
The Saturday Shorts Screening event on Day 3 of the BFI Future Film Festival 2024 was an exhilarating mix of films that were deeply...
Sheba Kayley
Jul 22, 20233 min read
In Conversation With Patrice Robinson, Curator of 'Currents' At Barbican Cinema
Patrice Robinson, curator of the ‘Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close’ season at Barbican Cinema, sits opposite me. Her warm and...
Greta Fazzi
Nov 6, 20214 min read
In Conversation with Javier Marco, director of Face to Face (A la cara)
Javier Marco’s short film ‘Face to Face (A la cara)’ follows the story of a famous reporter as she confronts a cruel internet troll....
Saffron Brown Davis
Mar 3, 20216 min read
In Conversation with Joan Iyiola, writer and producer of Dọlápọ̀ is Fine
Ethosheia Hylton’s ‘Dọlápọ̀ is Fine’ (2020) is a coming of age tale that examines the topic of black female identity and its perceived...
Ella Mansell
Feb 12, 20216 min read
In Conversation with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, directors of Chubby
*Trigger warning: mentions of sexual abuse and family trauma* 2019 short film Chubby follows the sexual abuse ten-year-old Jude (Maya...
Saffron Brown Davis
Feb 8, 20215 min read
In Conversation with Dekel Berenson, writer and director of Anna
Dekel Berenson is a UK based writer and director whose short film Ashmina, set in Nepal, won Best Short Film at the 59th Kraków Film...
Ollie Macnaughton
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Cotton Wool: An Honest and Powerful Tribute to Young Carers
Having caught up with Writer/Director Nicholas Connor last year, Strand are delighted to announce that his short film Cotton Wool is now...
Eloise Wright
Jun 18, 20206 min read
Erin Li's Beautiful Short Documentary "Lets.Give": A Support Initiative For California
Before COVID hit the fan, it was hard enough to garner support and attention for charities. Lets.Give is an incredible support initiative...
Andriani Scordellis
Feb 10, 20203 min read
In Conversation with Emma Moffat, Writer-Director of Bumble funded short film 'A Battle in Water
Emma Moffat is a writer-director particularly interested in action and unusual stories from the past. Having studied History at Cambridge...
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