Author: Madelyn
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TO KILL A WOLF
To Kill a Wolf is an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival. It is a feature length live action drama written and directed by Kelsey Taylor, who was a guest of the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast. The movie is about a woodsman who comes across a runaway teenaged girl and helps her find her way back home. Both… Read more
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NORITA
Norita is an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival. This feature length documentary film was directed by Jayson McNamara and Andrea Carbonatto Tortonese and produced by Melissa Daniels. It is about one woman’s tragedy becoming a catalyst for the acceleration of change in a struggle against dictatorship. What we learn about the country and the… Read more
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CROSSWORD
Crossword is an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival. It is a feature-length live action thriller directed by Michael Vlamis, who co-wrote the film with Kyle Anderson. Crossword is about a couple grieving the loss of their dead daughter. Michael Vlamis stars as the husband, James, who finds solace in crossword puzzles. Aurora Perrineau,… Read more
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OUT COME THE WOLVES
Out Come The Wolves is an action-packed, feature-length drama. It was directed by Adam MacDonald, who also co-wrote with Enuka Okuma and Joris Jarsky. Its story is about three friends: Sophie, Kyle and Nolan, who go on a hunting trip that goes horribly wrong. Out Comes the Wolves is a spectacularly well-made film. The three main… Read more
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A SWIM LESSON
A Swim Lesson is a documentary short film directed by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. It is about a children’s swimming instructor named Bill Marsh, who talks about what it’s like to do his job, and what it means to him. He explains a lot of universal ideas through the lens of children learning how to… Read more
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SKINCARE
Skincare is a feature length thriller directed by Austin Peters, who also wrote it alongside Deering Regan and Sam Freilich. It is loosely based on a true story. It stars Elizabeth Banks as famed aesthetician Hope Goldman (a fictional character based on Dawn DaLuise). She has gotten everything she ever wanted- putting her entire life into her brand,… Read more
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I’LL BE THERE
What is family? That’s the primary question at the heart of I’ll Be There. The second question at the heart of this film is: what events tie a family together? Sadly, families are often shaped by moments of loss and impending loss. But there are also times of joy and laughter… a game of basketball… Read more
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FACES: Fantastic Fest Review
Faces was an Official Selection of Fantastic Fest 2024 that agreed to a review by Filmmaker Mixer Podcast. Faces is a horror short film about a group of college students and a strange entity. The story is intriguing and saying anything more about it could spoil it. The premise behind it is brilliant, and it is… Read more
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CITY OF DREAMS
I don’t think any words can do the feature length film City of Dreams justice. It’s that good (not to mention heart wrenching). It’s about a young boy named Jesus who is told he’s going to America to go to a soccer camp, but instead arrives somewhere that doesn’t in fact have anything to do… Read more
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STINKY SUMMER
Stinky Summer is a feature length live action film that follows a young girl named Olivia, the middle child of a suburban family, who is going to Summer camp. She befriends a skunk that gets into her bag of things that she’s taking to camp, but the presence of this adorable little critter ends up bringing… Read more