Horsetalk.co.nz Steeplechasing film puts spotlight on dark side of horse racing
Share
A film exploring the mental health of jockeys and the “lonelier, darker side” of horse racing will air later this year.
The Fall, by British director and writer Nathan Horrocks, has been nominated for Best Short Drama at the London Short Film Festival. It will be screened during the LA Shorts International Film Festival, which ranks among the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world, and has also received an honourable mention in the Independent Shorts Awards for Best Drama Short.
The 22-minute film is centred around the aftermath of a fall at the last fence of a race, where the horse, Habitare, would have passed the winning line in front had it not been for the fall.
The award-winning independent short film, 'Sell It To Me a Different Way', is set to premiere on YouTube on July 17th, 2021. It was hot on the film festival circuit this year, winning Best Indie Short at the Europe Film Festival, and awarding Salomé Robert-Murphy with Best Actress at the Metropolis Film Festival.
Female Film Club Launches Global Membership Drive With New Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)
Naman Ramachandran, provided by
FacebookTwitterEmail
Pandemic-born initiative Female Film Club (FFC) is expanding its global membership with a new campaign.
The organization will encourage media and social media users to share an insta reel with the hashtag #FFCWORLDWIDE which explains the campaign. The aim is to reach every filmmaker in every country and give them an opportunity to get their voice heard and their story told.
More from Variety
The initiative has members in 19 countries, and is hoping to recruit from the 172 countries it doesn’t. From every country that is not yet represented, the FFC will give away a free year-long membership and five free two-month memberships. Those interested need to send an email to info@femalefilmclub.com with their CV or IMDb profile, and nationality. Operating on a first-come-first-serve basis, potential members qualify if they have a short film that has d
Dallas-based director Alex Kinter may be fairly new on the film directing scene, but his new Poolside indie short has already generated serious buzz. The short, which delves deep into the psyche of a lonely high society woman in the 1950s, has been making the rounds through the festival circuit, winning a variety of awards, and is expected to be on Amazon Prime Video in January 2022.
Although Kinter has worked as a freelancer for 15 years, this is his first significant foray into directing a story-based film rather than a commercial one. This cinematography practice he s built up over the years seems to have benefitted his ability to bring a gorgeous story to the big screen, as Poolside has won awards like Gold Award for Best Cinematography at the Independent Shorts Awards and Best Cinematography at Across the Globe Film Festival.