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Interview: Paramita Nath

I met Paramita Nath a few months ago when we were classmates at the Summer Institute of Film and Television in Ottawa. We were both in Peter Wintonick’s Docology workshop and over the five days we were there, I got … Continue reading

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Wholphin Issue 9

Alerted by a tweet from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I was happy to discover that the upcoming Wholphin Issue 9 will feature his directorial debut, Sparks (review), which I thoroughly enjoyed at this year’s Worldwide Short Film Fest. Two other films I … Continue reading

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Found

One of the greatest things about attending SIFT this year was meeting some wonderful filmmakers. Paramita Nath is a Toronto native who has just had her first film, a documentary short, accepted at the Palm Springs Shortfest in California. Although … Continue reading

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Celebrity Shorts

“What I’ve always wanted to do is direct.” More cringeworthy words have never been uttered, when it comes to Hollywood stars wanting to switch sides of the camera. But is that fair? Lots of actors have gone on to respectable … Continue reading

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Sci-Fi Shorts: Out There

Space. The final frontier. To boldly go where no short filmmaker has gone before…I was looking forward to this collection of sci-fi shorts for two reasons. First was to see the sort of kitschy retro-camp stuff where the effects and … Continue reading

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