SIFF’s Opening Night Shorts Fest features six striking shorts across mood and method.
Tag Archives: Drama
Tell Everyone [SIFF2026]
An outspoken woman is exiled to a women-led asylum in Tell Everyone, Alli Haapasalo’s striking drama, making its North American premiere at the 2026 Seattle International Film Festival.
G.I. Samurai [1979] [Arrow Video Blu-Ray LE]
In G.I. Samurai, Japanese troops find themselves 400 years back in time and join the fight during a civil war. Kosei Satio’s 1979 film is now on Blu-Ray via Arrow Video in May.
Mother Mary [2026]
A pop star meets with her estranged best friend to try to reconnect with herself and their shared past in David Lowery’s beautifully designed but muddled Mother Mary.
Eyelashes (Short) (2025)
A man trying to survive in London after moving there recently finds himself in a position where he could change his life, but it requires something that makes him question if it’s worth it.
The Ugly [1997] [Unearthed Classics Blu-ray]
A serial killer tells his story in the underseen and brutal 1997 New Zealand horror film The Ugly. From writer-director Scott Reynolds, it comes to Blu-Ray via Unearthed Classics this week.
Romancing in Thin Air [2012] [Radiance Films LE Blu-Ray]
China’s biggest actor and a woman grieving a missing husband connect and help one another find closure in Johnnie To’s 2012 melodrama Romancing in Thin Air, now on Blu-ray via Radiance Films.