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Exclusive Interview – Critically-acclaimed director Kate Herron chats tentacled vagina monsters and her festival-favourite short Smear

September 17, 2017 by Ben Robins

Ben Robins chats with director Kate Herron about her festival favourite short Smear… There’s never been a better time for genre fans to dive into the British short film “scene”. Hot on the heels of the Alice Lowes and Ben Wheatleys of this world, are an entire new movement of young, cult-driven filmmakers, pushing old-school […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Ben Robins, Exclusives, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: BFI London Film Festival, Briony Redman, Dawn of the Deaf, Douglas Cox, Kate Herron, Miss Universe, Rob Savage, Shadowhouse, Shortsighted, Smear, Sophia di Martino

Critically-acclaimed monster short Smear lands online

March 8, 2018 by Ben Robins

A well-loved genre piece that took centre-stage at a whole bunch of Britain’s favourite festivals (from Encounters, to FrightFest and the LSFF), Kate Herron’s totally off-the-wall feminist monster short Smear finally makes its online debut, just in time for International Women’s Day. And trust us when we tell you that it’s five minutes of the […]

Filed Under: Ben Robins, Movies, News, Short Film Showcase Tagged With: Ben Robins, BFI London Film Festival, Dan Martin, Dawn of the Deaf, Douglas Cox, frightfest, FrightFest 2017, Kate Herron, LFF 2017, London Short Film Festival, Nick Mohammed, short film, Smear, Sophie Di Martino

The Best Short Films from the 61st BFI London Film Festival

October 21, 2017 by Ben Robins

Ben Robins with the best short films from the BFI London Film Festival… This year’s LFF was another seriously star-studded affair, with talks of Oscars and hefty awards-season releases sewn into almost every single conversation around. But some of the best talent on show this year actually ended up coming from the festival’s smallest showcase […]

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