How much complexity can you build into a four minute movie? Plenty, as we see in “Connection” directed by Russian filmmaker Pavel Goncharov. A finalist in the 2019 FiLMiC Pro Fest, this comedic tear-jerker includes a painful romantic break-up, infidelity, new love, and loneliness. The plot rests on coincidence, a phenomenon that most people experience…

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The ingredients: a deaf barista working to earn a pilot’s license; a hip musician planning to turn his music into light. The result is  “Lightning,” a beautifully crafted romance directed by London-based filmmaker Cristina Isoli Sandri. In the interview (below), Cristina tells how she came up with her original idea. She also explains the importance…

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