Zita Short

Oct 16, 2024 | insessionfilm.com | Zita Short

At this year’s Femme Filmmakers Fest, Zita Short had the chance to speak with director Johanna Gustin and director of photography Jonathan Gustin about their short film Dicks That I Like (2024). Zita Short: What do you think the unique potential of short-form cinema is when compared to long-form feature films? Johanna Gustin: The typical process that a young filmmaker goes through when trying to break into the industry involves making one short and then several shorts and then a feature film.

Oct 10, 2024 | insessionfilm.com | Zita Short

Director: Daisuke MiyazakiWriter: Daisuke MiyazakiStars: Sumire Ashina, Takuma Fujie, Kyôko KoizumiSynopsis: Teenagers Jun and Ibuki set out to find the psychedelic rock band Exne Kedy. Daisuke Miyazaki’s Plastic (2023) is one in a long line of films that have made valiant attempts to capture the transient existences led by audiophiles; passionate music enthusiasts who are happy to spend their days engaging in debates over all but the most obscure artists.

Sep 29, 2024 | insessionfilm.com | Zita Short

British filmmaker Scott Weintrob first made a name for himself with his eye-catching work on major commercial campaigns for brands such as Audi, Volvo and Cadillac. With his gift for shooting glossy, alluring promotional material that heavily emphasized the thrills that can be derived from the simple act of driving a car it was only a matter of time before he began working in the action genre.

Aug 27, 2024 | insessionfilm.com | Zita Short

Film reviewer Conor Truax noted that L’Autre Laurens (2023) features a “Dadaist sense of causality” but that descriptor doesn’t fully capture how deeply strange the film’s unique rhythms can feel when you’re watching it. This Belgian neo-noir/Western feels very much of the moment and, like many products of the European arthouse circuit, it takes its primary inspiration from American B-movies and classic genre films.

Aug 21, 2024 | insessionfilm.com | Zita Short

Much of the American media coverage of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine has focused on the geopolitical tensions between the East and the West and the efforts of soldiers stepping out onto the battlefield. There has been a limited effort to engage with the works of Ukrainian artists responding to the trauma and devastation that the conflict has wrought.