On the Academy Awards shortlisted films in the best short-live action category is ‘DA YIE’, an interesting and insightful work that joins the cords of innocence and fear. Prior to its Oscar buzz, the film had picked up several accolades on the international front including the Ghent International Film Festival’s Audience Award 2019 and the Princeton Independent Film Festival’s Grand …

In writer-director Anthony Nti’s short film ‘DA YIE’, he authors a comprehensive and compelling intel of two children exposed to a day’s activities that does not conform to their familiar playground. ‘DA YIE’ co-written by Chingiz Karibekov is at its entertaining best right from the opening scene. The audience is introduced to Matilda (Matilda Enchil), the adventurous female among a …

Ballerina films and shows are never exhausted in the glut of mesmerizing features worth an hour or two screen time. Quite recently, Netflix introduced its over 200 million subscribers to the Archer School of Ballet in ‘Tiny Pretty Things’, where a cluster of Ballerina students play each other to secure first place on the main stage. Their dance struggles are …