Short Film: Give & Take, a short film directed by Boan Wang

Ning was the center of attraction in class but she's now in a crisis because of a random prank. And her friendship with Yun is also at stake.

Director: Boan Wang
Genre: Drama
Topics: Friendship, Coming-of-age
Country: Taiwan
Language: Chinese
Subtitle: English
Release Date: June 2013

Festivals & Awards:

• Vladana Terčová Award (Presented By Humanitarian Feature), International Student Film Festival Písek (Czech Republic), 2014 
• Nominated, Golden Harvest Awards, Best Student Short Fiction (Taiwan), 2014 
• Official Selection, International Competition Of Short Films For Kids And Teenagers, Athens International Short Film Festival, 2014 
• Official Selection, International Competition Of Student Films, Zlín Film Festival (Czech Republic), 2014 
• Official Screening, No Gloss Film Festival (UK), 2014 
• Official Selection, Youth Way-Light Film Festival Of MOCA Taipei (Taiwan), 2014

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Reference:

• Give & Take, IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3511106/
• Give & Take information - https://www.viddsee.com/video/give-and-take

Short Film: Delete, short horror film by Sidney Chan

Four girls break into an abandoned bathroom at their University one night as part of their class assignment on urban legends.

One night, four girls break into an abandoned bathroom at their University as part of their class assignment on urban legends. The story goes as saying that a young woman disappeared there. The girls discover a pink digital camera in one of the stalls and one of them decides to take it home for further analysis. Strange things begin to happen; a phone calls from a mysterious voice under heavy static urging them to “delete”.

Director: Sidney Chan
Genre: Horror
Topics: Friendship
Country: Malaysia
Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English

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Short Film: Ten Thousand Bowls (一万碗)

She Gave Her All To Her Grandson. Even When She Couldn't Anymore.

Ailing has a terminal illness. How will she continue to care for her mentally challenged grandson? An account of how mothers selflessly love their children and grandchildren.

Director: Kee Swee, San Tan Jun Yuan, Amos Tan Kok Hao
Genre: Drama
Topics: Family Love
Country: Singapore
Published: Aug 21, 2014 (in YouTube)

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Short Film: "Numbers", film by Robert Hloz

Nick and Mia meets for the first time. They know nothing about each other and seem to know everything about everyone else. But sometimes the less you know, the better...

Directed by: Robert Hloz
Written by / Screenplay: Matias Caruso
First Assistant of Director: Joshua Kim
Director of Photography: Colin Lee
Assistant Director of Photography: Amanda Yoo
Sound: Samuel Jurkovic
Edit: Filip Vesely
Cast: Heejin Jung & Woogun Park
Film Posted Publicly: January 20, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Produced by: Hanyang University

Numbers from Robert Hloz on Vimeo.

Awards & Nominations:

• Nominated to the Czech Academy Award 2012 (Czech Lion)
• Cannes Court Métrage
• Visegrad Shorts On Tour - Best Picture
• Les Enfants Terribles - Press Jury Prize
• Show Me Shorts (Academy Awards accredited) - Best International Film Finalist
• Dresden Film Fest - Jury Special mention
• Gijon IFF (Academy Awards accredited) - Official selection
• Klapka 2013 - Best Picture, Best Screenplay
• Badalona IFF - Official Selection
• Fresh Film Fest - Fresh Czech Official Selection
• MFSF 2012 - Official Selection
• AIFF 2012 - Official Selection
• Golden Anteaters - Masters of Short Form - Official Selection

The Maze Runner (2014)

Film Title: The Maze Runner
Director: Wes Ball
Actors:

• Dylan O'Brien
• Aml Ameen
• Thomas Brodie-Sangster
• Kaya Scodelario
• Will Poulter
• Ki Hong Lee

Date Released: September 19, 2014
Official URL: http://themazerunnermovie.com/

Poster from The Maze Runner Film Official Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/MazeRunnerMovie/

So we went to the cinema with my family, dragged by my niece to watch this book-based film - The Maze Runner. It's just that her teacher made them believe it was a very good film. Let's see with my review if it really is.

The story start with a guy inside a running elevator. Then upon reaching the top, he was crowded with dozen other guys. The film will make you think "what's really happening here"... even the character doesn't know what he is doing there . . . of course! It makes it more thrilling. I know from the title itself, It's about maze and the first time i heard about this film coming, I didn't bother to get hooked. All i know is it's based from a novel of the same title.

I have no idea what's the story is all about. I just get along to watch and see it for myself.

And so, there's a maze. Their goal is to get out of the maze to find the truth because all of them were brainwashed and doesn't know why they're there. I was expecting there would be different booby traps in the maze but what was put there are spider-like chasing creatures. And added to that, is moving walls at specific period and that's it. The thrill factor is insufficient. There's a lot of talks in the film than make you jump out of your seat.

Also, not sure why there's Ellen DeGeneres in Thomas dreams...

Moreover, It will leave you completely thinking what's the virus about. Is it the same virus stung by the spider-like chasing creatures? What happens if the virus was left to you un-medicated?

My rating of this film: 3.5 / 5.0

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