It is incredibly difficult to pin down the film to a single genre. Is it a romance? Comedy? Thriller - what is it really? This is not the only way the film will involve and confuse you - it has visuals which are intense, disturbing, disconcerting, and sometimes just straight up disgusting. However, whatever they might be, whatever the emotion they are going for, they are sure to make you feel very deeply, and that is first of the many successes of the film. It's tone is bewildering, sometimes packed with repulsion, sometimes with endearment, but forever goading the viewer to keep up as it swiftly moves from one emotion to another. It is unique, singular, disturbing (again) and entertaining all at the some time. Danny's Girl is not a film you watch with a sensitive stomach, or one for the viewer who is only looking for easily digestible content, and yet, despite it all, it will force appreciation and admiration out of you. The film also provides an interesting comment on how far can someone's maternal instinct go, on relationships and couples, the awkwardness of meeting someone for the first time, and a sexual scene which begins and ends on notes diametrically opposite to each other.

Danny’s Girl | Short Film of the Day

Libby and Erin are new parents to a little boy who has arrived with a few hiccups in tow, circumstances they are not entirely prepared for. There appears to be a disconnect between them in the resolution of these, one which becomes the driving force and the primary thematic concern of the narrative. As their doubts and uncertainties are exposed for a conversation, it is a plate of placenta around which the drama unfolds. 
The afterbirth becomes a nexus of anxieties, discomfort, and uncomfortable conversations. The screenplay, chemistry, and most crucially, prop support (!), each outdoes the other in bringing this reality to life, presenting a film that is not only sincere and heartfelt in an effortless manner but also manages to express all its gravitas with humor and drama tied together. 
While our new parents might have a thing or two to figure out about this massive change in their lives, the film and its execution remain clear and steadfast in the expression of its intentions all along.

Placenta Pâté  | Short Film of the Month

Neat visuals of a highly sanitized space are our first introduction to the world of M1das. A woman called Cybele has arrived in a hotel room to receive a prototype and supervise its activation process. However, due to unpredictable circumstances, she is left to her own devices to execute this activation in time for the introduction of the prototype in a tech expo the following day. 

Interestingly, the prototype is an artificial intelligence-powered child called Midas. Cybele is equipped with the right skills, tools and training to oversee the subsequent process until... things begin to take a course very different from the expected path. 

In the process, the narrative presents to you a devoted endeavor in exploring mother-child dynamics and the far-reaching consequences of an emotional connection one might have not even been aware of previously. The film further brings to life a sincere engagement with the many aspects of the relationship of technology to humankind’s existence, in turn, offering an involving, entertaining story for the viewer to participate in.

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