Thar she blows! Writer/director Neil Ferron creates a wild, weird, and wonderful wave of mermaid mutilation with his short film, Fishmonger. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest and was even one of the first shorts to be programmed as a part of festival’s Burnt End section, a collection of films that “shatter all traditional borders of taste and convention."
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New Zealand journalist David Farrier is back with another dark documentary that exposes another real-life monster. With Mister Organ, Farrier takes audiences down another wild rabbit hole that must be seen to be believed.
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Writer/director Martin McDonagh reteams with In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for The Banshees Of Inisherin. The film captures the fable-like quality and tragic fatalism of In Bruges, and it rivals it in terms of humor and performance.
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Owen Kline makes his directorial debut with the raunchy coming-of-age romp, Funny Pages. Taking inspiration from illustrations of R. Crumb, Peter Bagge, and Daniel Clowes, the film is chock full of interesting faces, comedic cringe, and seedy silliness. It’s a grimy good time, and one of the year’s funniest flicks!
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Bodies Bodies Bodies is the sophomore effort from Dutch filmmaker Halina Reijn. Working from the debut screenplay from Kristen Roupenian, Reijn whips up an entertaining satire-cum-murder mystery that skewers the Gen Z social media culture.Elevated by its cast, this well-paced, snarky whodunit offers fun and games but isn’t quite sharp enough to break the skin.
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Iranian writer/director Kaveh Mazaheri makes his feature film debut with aplomb with Botox. Similar to his previous short Funfair, Botox hilariously examines family dynamics with incisive dark comedy. Bolstered by its lovely set design, confident direction, and terrific lead performances, this modest, yet ambitious indie will surprise you with its magical unraveling.
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Funfair is an Iranian short film directed by Kaveh Mazaheri, who also co-wrote the script with Sepinood Najian, that hilariously examines the family dynamic with incisive dark comedy. Grounded in its absurdity, Funfair is making a big splash on the festival circuit, and it recently became an Oscar-qualifying short by winning the Foyle Film Festival for Best International Film.
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