Maddie Close – No Crying at The Dinner Table Review

Directed by: Carol Nguyen (2019) Film Length: 16 minutes No Crying at the Dinner Table is now available on Short of the Week (link below). https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/12/23/no-crying-dinner-table/ Documentary; Family; Loss; Grief; Communication Regardless of your culture, customs, or family dynamics, an experience many people can resonate with is having something in your family that you simplyContinue reading “Maddie Close – No Crying at The Dinner Table Review”

Alina Tork – Lowland Kids Review: the Last Teens on a Vanishing Island

Title of documentary: Lowland Kids Director: Sandra Winther Year: 2019 Length: 22 minutes Keywords: Loss; Climate change; Family; Indigenous; Siblings; Home; Adolescence; Resilience Link to watch the movie: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/05/08/lowland-kids/ “What are you gonna miss about this place?” Juliette asks her brother, as dusk illuminates their figures running across the wetland. “Everything, man”, Howard answers solemnly.Continue reading “Alina Tork – Lowland Kids Review: the Last Teens on a Vanishing Island”

Kayla Seto – In The Absence Review

Title: In the Absence Director: Yi Seung-Jun Producer: Gary Byung-Seok Kam and Field of Vision Year of Release: 2018 Length (duration): 28 minutes Keywords: South Korea; Tragedy; Ferry; Documentary; Archival Footage; Loss; Anti-government protest Link(s) to watch the film: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/01/21/in-the-absence/ *Disclaimer: the subject manner of this documentary includes death, loss and injustices that may makeContinue reading “Kayla Seto – In The Absence Review”