“Tell all the truth,” Emily Dickinson writes, “but tell it slant.” In terms of film coverage, our bread and butter here at Hyperallergic is documentary. But as our coverage writ large — reviews, ...

"Our mission is to champion extraordinary cinema while creating a bridge for emerging filmmakers to enter the international distribution landscape," says Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Vilpa.

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

A surprising stat about the viewing habits of Netflix users. In the second half of 2024, the most-watched piece of animation on the platform was an animated short. The short was Ilumination’s ...

Honoring Native American Heritage Month, GBH, Vision Maker Media, and NOVA have released a collection of six short documentaries, Legacy of the Land, covering climate change in Native American ...

The 2025 Oscars shortlist was revealed Tuesday, and the Live Action Short Films category aims to pull on Academy voters’ heartstrings and appeal to their humanity. With each showcasing and tackling a ...

The 2025 Short Film Program selected 57 short films from over 11,000 submissions, representing 28 countries and territories ...