Iris is a psychological short film that unravels the inner world of a young person struggling to reconcile memory, identity, and the trauma of lost love
Complex relationships between mothers and daughters are far from a new concept, whether the strain comes from abandonment, beliefs, or trauma. In My Only Wish, an Incluvie Film Festival submission, Brenda Gutierrez’s take on her character’s maternal divide comes in the form of abandonment.
This feels like the creative team wanted to make a body horror film, but the studio wanted to make another generic blockbuster.
The trouble with Yara (2021) is that in its attempt to tell the whole story, it struggles to tell a consistently engaging story.
Despite being an over-talked-about piece of media, 'Euphoria' has some interesting articles about it with personal angles that oppose the average tendency to be generic.
What makes the lighting in Casablanca even more impressive is how it reflects the emotional states of the characters without needing explicit dialogue.
"Thunder Road" presents the grief that comes from a family member taking their own life.
