Shorts Not Pants Film Festival returns after a one-year hiatus, promising an unforgettable cinematic experience. This year’s festival boasts a carefully curated selection of outstanding short films from 17 countries: 23 narrative, 11 animated, and 9 documentary short films; 19 of those films are Canadian. The festival will take place in Toronto from Friday, NovemberContinue reading “RKS Short Films: Shorts Not Pants Film Festival: “Waiting All the Time” (J’attends tout le temps)”
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RKS Short Films: Shorts Not Pants Film Festival: “Furies” (La Loi de la chair): Searching for a Meaningful Allegory
Shorts Not Pants Film Festival returns after a one-year hiatus, promising an unforgettable cinematic experience. This year’s festival boasts a carefully curated selection of outstanding short films from 17 countries: 23 narrative, 11 animated, and 9 documentary short films; 19 of those films are Canadian. The festival will take place in Toronto from Friday, NovemberContinue reading “RKS Short Films: Shorts Not Pants Film Festival: “Furies” (La Loi de la chair): Searching for a Meaningful Allegory”
RKS Short Films: Shorts Not Pants Film Festival: “The End”: Mega Brilliant: Mega Enjoyable and it Sort of Happened to Me on 10September2026!
Shorts Not Pants Film Festival returns after a one-year hiatus, promising an unforgettable cinematic experience. This year’s festival boasts a carefully curated selection of outstanding short films from 17 countries: 23 narrative, 11 animated, and 9 documentary short films; 19 of those films are Canadian. The festival will take place in Toronto from Friday, NovemberContinue reading “RKS Short Films: Shorts Not Pants Film Festival: “The End”: Mega Brilliant: Mega Enjoyable and it Sort of Happened to Me on 10September2026!”
“Burn and Fade” (On brûlera): SHORTS NOT PANTS FILM FESTIVAL
Shorts Not Pants Film Festival returns after a one-year hiatus, promising an unforgettable cinematic experience. This year’s festival boasts a carefully curated selection of outstanding short films from 17 countries: 23 narrative, 11 animated, and 9 documentary short films; 19 of those films are Canadian. The festival will take place in Toronto from Friday, NovemberContinue reading ““Burn and Fade” (On brûlera): SHORTS NOT PANTS FILM FESTIVAL”
RKS Korean Film: “The World Before”: Anything Here Deeper Than a South Korean Teen Romance Flick?
For most of the film one may be left with an impression it is yet another “teen romance” movie with puppy love oozing ubiquitously over the screen. Yes, there is a strong puerile streak to the film but it contains a message that the world today is not what it was yesterday. But is thatContinue reading “RKS Korean Film: “The World Before”: Anything Here Deeper Than a South Korean Teen Romance Flick?”
RKS Film: Ah Biao’s “Border”: Sort of a Zombieland
“Border” is, could we say, a participatory film. The basic plot is not that difficult to pick up but there are gaps where the viewer must make decisions what is transpiring and in what direction the film is heading towards. One could enjoy the participatory ride or suffer from annoyance and frustration. Not a massContinue reading “RKS Film: Ah Biao’s “Border”: Sort of a Zombieland”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “Gone Viral”: Never Take Candy from a Stranger
Didn’t your mother ever warn you never take candy from a stranger? How about phishing warnings that if it’s too good to be true walk away? Have you read the children’s story “Pied Piper”? I wonder if in the beginning of the film if seemingly shallow minded influencer Nikki (Lilian Doucet-Roche) purveyor of anything andContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Gone Viral”: Never Take Candy from a Stranger”
RKS 2026 EURO Film: “The Forbidden City”: A Sino Italian Spaghetti Kung Fu Roman Holiday?
A brilliant approach in Gabriele Mainetti’s martial arts film “The Forbidden City” filmed in Rome. One lead character Marcello (Enrico Borello) speaks in Italian and co-lead Mei (Yaxi Liu) speaks Mandarin. Their limited inter-personal dialogue is through a Google translation app on Mei’s phone. The dual language technique opens possibilities of commercial success in bothContinue reading “RKS 2026 EURO Film: “The Forbidden City”: A Sino Italian Spaghetti Kung Fu Roman Holiday?”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Dream Eater”: Bereft of Terror
Poor Alex (Alex Lee Williams) is suffering from parasomnia clear at the beginning of the film he is a danger to himself and as the movie progresses a danger to his sweetheart, unsuccessful documentary filmmaker Mallory (Mallory Drumm). As appropriate, given his self destructive bent he is receiving medical care. Off Mallory and Alex travelContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Dream Eater”: Bereft of Terror”
RKS 2025 Film: “It’s Not My Film” (To nie moj): Can A Crumbling Relationship Survive The Odyssey?
Young urban Poles Wanda (Zofia Chabiera) and Jan (Marcin Sztabiňski) are suffering from marital blues. It might be summed up by a depressed Wanda at a bar with Jan saying she wants to board an airplane and fly away, get morning drunk on tequila and have someone fuck her over a kitchen sink and itContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “It’s Not My Film” (To nie moj): Can A Crumbling Relationship Survive The Odyssey?”
