Dating Tag Archive

Live Action

Camila de Ilhéus Turns the Agony of Online Dating, Language Slips and a Brazilian Wax Into Cringe Comedy ‘Sofia’

Static frames, held beats and a sly aspect ratio shift power Camila de Ilhéus' squirm-inducing story of first impressions gone excruciatingly wrong.

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Live Action

Marissa Goldman Mines the Voyeurism and Loneliness of Online Life for Off-Kilter Comedy Short ‘Max Distance’

Marissa Goldman crafts a mirror-laced world where digital loneliness turns into a surreal, tender, and darkly funny study of human obsession.

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Live Action, Premiere

Ruhi Radke Crushes the Sexy Virginity Myth in Her Cringeworthy but Empowering Short for All the Wallflowers ‘Squash’

Ruhi Radke on making the unsexiest sex story ever and a representation of the first time that's funny, shaming, and ultimately a love story with herself.

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Live Action

The Meet-Cute You Tell vs. The One That Actually Happened Collide in Leve Kühl’s Grindr Spot ‘Peas’

Leve Kühl unpacks the narrative power of embracing queer specificity while subverting the holiday ad format for his steamy Grindr Christmas spec advert.

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Live Action

Lily Rutterford & Lucy Minderides Present a Puppet-Powered Musical Journey Into the Chaos of ‘Dating in Your 20s’

Lily Rutterford & Lucy Minderides recount how they built a bathroom world populated by towel puppets to explore a woman's chaotic mid-date inner monologue.

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Live Action, Premiere

Time Stretches and Fractures in Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s Unflinching Exploration of Consent ‘The Ceiling’

Louisa Connolly-Burnham discusses using long takes to place us in the visceral tension of her depiction of a woman's lack of consent being repeatedly ignored.

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Live Action

Emotional Chaos and Bad Habits Erupt for a Pair on a Blind Date in Tim Hendrix’s Playful Short ‘Baggage’

Tim Hendrix breaks down the VFX bonanza of his blind date comedy short which tackles life’s complexities with humour, heart and a whole lot of dildos.

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Live Action, Premiere

A First Date Gets Awkward When a Debate Over Eurocentrism in Food Arises in Werner Vivier’s ‘Fine Dining’

Werner Vivier explains the use of a voyeuristic one-shot framing device to subtly examine the theme of racism in food culture in his awkward first date short.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Meet Cute Rapidly Descends Into a Quagmire of Modern Day Relationship Hell in William Kenton’s ‘Outdoor Seating’

William Kenton reveals the lived experiences and modern dating tropes steeped in his quirky, anti-rom-com about the life cycle of a New York relationship.

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Live Action, Premiere

Georgios Hartofilakidis’ ‘Thursday Night Sorbet’ Lays Bare Awkward Romantic Interludes in a Late Night Rideshare

Georgios Hartofilakidis walks through the technicalities of shooting 4 separate but thematically connected one-shot rideshare romance stories in a moving car.

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Live Action, Premiere

Jim Vendiola’s Horror-Comedy ‘Pretty Pickle’ Reveals Why Our Lover’s Quirks Are Perhaps Best Left Alone

Jim Vendiola talks about marrying disparate moments of eroticism, mystery, horror and comedy in his unconventional and shocking tale of modern dating.

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Live Action, Premiere

Dimitris Tsakaleas & Lida Vartzioti’s Dating Short ‘Happy Ending’ Is an Ode to Finding Love in Unexpected Places

Dimitris Tsakaleas & Lida Vartzioti break down the mumblecore-esque approach to dialogue improvisation of their modern dating romantic comedy.

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