short film Archives - Desperate Living

When Gorgo Met Hellboy

M.J. Simpson’s experience making the short film Waiting for Gorgo – and the unexpected connection to Guillermo del Toro’s movie.

David Lynch’s Darkened Room

An unsettling short film from the director’s experimental 2000s era.

Calder And Cage: Hypnotic Experimental Cinema

The art of Alexander Calder and the music of John Cage are combined in a hallucinatory avant-garde film that is the ultimate relaxation aid.

Raindance 2023: Warhol

A London-based study of the creeping malaise of influencer culture and social alienation is nowhere near as profound as it thinks it is.

Mayhem Film Festival 2023: To Fire You Come At Last

Continuing our festival previews with a look at Sean Hogan’s relentlessly creepy slice of Folk Horror.

Sleepwalker And The Insomniac – Buried Treasures Of The Full Supporting Feature

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A once-lost, now beloved British short that is perhaps not quite the masterpiece that some would claim.

The Scabrous World Of Highly Questionable Film Festivals

When a festival continually emails you to say that your non-existent film has been accepted for screening and awards, you might raise an eyebrow or two.

Evilio – A Relentlessly Nasty Short Film From Spain

A Spanish slasher short that left unsuspecting TV viewers aghast in the early 1990s.

Marc Blackie’s Inevitable Silence

A new kink noir video study of sleeplessness and sexual madness from the bad boy of erotic art photography.

Orson Welles And The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

An impressive and atmospheric animated version of the Coleridge classic from 1977.

Menthe – Lars Von Trier’s Story Of O

An early experimental fetish short from the controversial director.

Ho-Ho-Horror: A Collection Of Fear-Filled Festive Short Films

A new twist on an old tradition – the Christmas horror movie in a compact form.