The simple world of a short film can be dense with symbols and overwhelming emotions. Quickly digging deep into a story, it seems, wouldn’t leave enough room to capture life’s complexity on [...] Continue Reading
Beyond the White Coming-of-Age Story
It seems we’ve been hearing and talking about diversity and racism 24/7 — in classes, at work, on social media, and yes, in movies too. Movies that touch on the subject of race usually have it as the [...] Continue Reading
On War Movies: When Less is More
Movies, of course, make everything dramatic. If you're laughing, it’s often to the point of crying. If you're crying, then you often cry to the point where you can’t breathe. But when it comes to the [...] Continue Reading
The New Argentine Cinema: Three Picks
For what Argentine cinema went through in the 1970s, and later successfully recovered from, it deserves every film lover’s attention. Surviving tough censorship and the repression of a [...] Continue Reading
Shorts as Therapy
We've probably been asking ourselves "What is the purpose of art?" for as long as art has existed. In their collaboration book "Art as Therapy," modern-day philosopher Alain de Botton and historian [...] Continue Reading
The Landscape of Swedish Cinema: An Introduction
If you need to visualize the saying "small but mighty," consider Swedish cinema. According to the Swedish Film Institute, an organization established to support the Scandinavian country's national [...] Continue Reading
Surrealist cinema: Making sense of confusing imagery
We all have that one friend who keeps asking questions during the movies. "What just happened?" "What did they say?" "Why did he do that?" Now imagine taking that friend to see a surrealist film. [...] Continue Reading
Audio Postcard: Why do you like Filmworks?
At our monthly screening this past March, we posed a simple question to our fans: Why do you like us? In this audio postcard, we hear the results. Filmworks is proud to be your local source for [...] Continue Reading