
![The Underground Empire [Manuel del Negro, Italy, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_344350bd4bf2403c98798f6a4fc2c490~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_344350bd4bf2403c98798f6a4fc2c490~mv2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 24, 2019
The Underground Empire [Manuel del Negro, Italy, 2019]
Thematically, The Underground Empire explores human progress and how humans and the natural world are both entwined with each other and yet

![The Wait of Stones [Dave Huber, USA, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_c0b9747228704fa6a1aed3a6f5ba55cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_c0b9747228704fa6a1aed3a6f5ba55cc~mv2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
The Wait of Stones [Dave Huber, USA, 2019]
The film is almost completely silence throughout the majority of its run time, with only the ambient sounds of nature such as babbling brook

![Hollow Pond [Rolfin Nyhus, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_edf7e6e4ff9f4c3aaa1afa02613798aa~mv2_d_2880_1611_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_edf7e6e4ff9f4c3aaa1afa02613798aa~mv2_d_2880_1611_s_2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
Hollow Pond [Rolfin Nyhus, UK, 2019]
The primary theme of Hollow Pond is the historical and continuing influence and spread of Western culture throughout the world and how this

![A Most Savage Beast [Theo Hogben, Norway/UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_11f1a51604224b4e817949a5ba4178a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_11f1a51604224b4e817949a5ba4178a1~mv2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
A Most Savage Beast [Theo Hogben, Norway/UK, 2018]
As the visuals do the storytelling heavy lifting, it is fortunate that they are so strong with many memorable images that stick in the mind.

![Random Knowledge [Michael Charron, USA, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_c693164384fe4aa4bb8f09342dc3e08a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_c693164384fe4aa4bb8f09342dc3e08a~mv2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
Random Knowledge [Michael Charron, USA, 2018]
On a technical level, Random Knowledge does some interesting things with lighting. The dramatic lense flares of the world inside the charact
![A Light Before the Dark [Valentina Premoli, Italy, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_e5bf8cab461e487fb7a9da248293f4b0~mv2_d_2880_1424_s_2.png/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9b7dde_e5bf8cab461e487fb7a9da248293f4b0~mv2_d_2880_1424_s_2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
A Light Before the Dark [Valentina Premoli, Italy, 2018]
The film is effectively a horror short story with the sort of twist horror short stories tend to have. Although A Light Before the Dark’s tw

![Rituals [Josh Aarons, UK/Sweden, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_e67ef79b927846b9bc9a8b02c6d88042~mv2_d_2880_1203_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_e67ef79b927846b9bc9a8b02c6d88042~mv2_d_2880_1203_s_2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
Rituals [Josh Aarons, UK/Sweden, 2019]
Filmed on location in Sweden, the country’s natural beauty compliments the film’s cinematography and makes for many visually gorgeous shots,

![A Cover Story [Peter Ouzounov, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_a26ae90d62284148921afdff8eeb666e~mv2_d_2880_1607_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_a26ae90d62284148921afdff8eeb666e~mv2_d_2880_1607_s_2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
A Cover Story [Peter Ouzounov, UK, 2019]
It is a dialogue heavy piece as the film is mostly made up of Andy’s ill-fated attempt to interview Moon. For the most part, the dialogue is

![Under the Whale [James C. Martin, USA, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_e6b622d3278848f299f4c53589f9f85f~mv2_d_2880_1601_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_e6b622d3278848f299f4c53589f9f85f~mv2_d_2880_1601_s_2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
Under the Whale [James C. Martin, USA, 2019]
Under the Whale is a behind the scenes documentary of a dance/play performed by teenage students in New York and directed by James C. Martin

![I Want to Do It [Roshan Hill, Australia, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_1f2fa07119e0405a8a95f9acd6ff83eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_1f2fa07119e0405a8a95f9acd6ff83eb~mv2.webp)
Charlie Greep
Oct 2, 2019
I Want to Do It [Roshan Hill, Australia, 2019]
A short film from director Roshan Hill, I Want to Do It tells the story of a couple and the woman who is acting as the surrogate for their b