Bond on Cinema

Julie Agnete Vang's Oscar-Qualified Short BLOOM: It's Never Too Late to Find Love & Yourself

Through Julie Agnete Vang's sensitive writing and direction, and Hanne Bruun's thoughtful producing, we discover a story about love, loss, loyalty and the extraordinary c

Iceland's First Oscar-Qualified Documentary Short POSTCARDS: A True Story of Love & Devotion

Perhaps the greatest love stories are not the ones that end with happily ever after, but the ones that remind us that love never truly ends. At the heart of POSTCARDS is

Jonny Durgan's Oscar/BAFTA-Qualified Short G.S.W.: The Most Power 7 Minutes in Cinema Explained

Some films leave you thinking about what you have just witnessed. Others leave you questioning what you would do if the unthinkable happened to someone you love. Jonny D

Dian Weys' Oscar-Qualified Short VULTURES: Livelihood, Responsibility & Sacrifice

Ladies and gentlemen, what begins as the aftermath of a road accident becomes a compelling examination of human nature, where the pursuit of a livelihood can so easily ov

Lisa Cole & Her Stars, Harley Grey & Emmy Perry Break Down the Making of the Oscar-Qualified FILTHY

FILTHY is a film that begins with shame but ultimately finds its way to liberation. Through the eyes of a young girl experiencing one of life's most natural transitions,

Oscar-Qualified Animated Short SAFE ZONE: When Humanitarian Aid becomes a Weapon of War

In the animated short Safe Zone, writer-director Ahmad Alameldeen examines the harrowing reality of humanitarian aid in wartime. Following a mother and her daughter, the

OOscar-Qualified MAGAN'S FARE: Seeing Someone Else's Need as Our Own Responsibility

Through the beautiful performances of Barkhad Abdi and Alexis Rhee and the remarkable human connection he develops with an elderly woman who has nowhere to turn, filmmake

Jorge Parra, Jr's Oscar-Qualified Short QUE SUENE LA BANDA is a Lesson on Family & Cultural Identity

At its heart, ¡QUE SUENE LA BANDA! is a beautiful reminder that we should never have to silence where we come from to become who we dream of being. Writer-director Jorge

Bogdan Muresanu's Oscar-Qualified Animated Short THE MAGICIAN - A Romantic Story of Illumination

There is a beautiful irony at the heart of THE MAGICIAN: just as Sulina welcomes the illumination of a new age, one man must rediscover the light within himself. Bogdan

Every Time I See a Yellow Car | Deep Dive with Matt Chandler & Poppy O'Hagan

There are moments in life when the world keeps moving, yet for the person carrying the wound, time stands still. In EVERY TIME I SEE A YELLOW CAR, writer-director Matt Ch

DRAGON MOM: A Mother’s determination to make the World more Inclusive for her Child

DRAGON MOM is far more than a documentary about raising a child with a severe disability. It is an intimate portrait of a mother’s love, a family’s resilience, and the ex

Writer/Director Cyrus Neshvad's Powerful Short Oscar-Qualified I WILL BE ALRIGHT: The Discussion

Freedom can be printed on a flag, embodied in a monument, and promised by a nation. But what does it mean when a young girl can wear the Statue of Liberty as a costume wh

Ted Malawer's Short HAPPY FOR YOU: A Friendship Broken by Truth

Can a broken friendship ever truly be repaired when the truth hurts more than the silence that came before it? That is the heart of HAPPY FOR YOU, the first short film fr

Oscar-Qualified WITHOUT KELLY is an Intimate, Unflinching Portrait of a Mother Longing for Her Baby

Ladies and gentlemen, a mother's arms are meant to hold her child, but in WITHOUT KELLY, those arms are painfully empty. Writer and director Lovisa Sirén brings us into t

Oscar-Qualified Animated Short REMEMBER MY NAME: A Daughter's Promise and a Teddy Bear

Some of the most powerful stories in cinema are told without a single spoken word. In REMEMBER MY NAME, filmmaker Sascha Kempinski and producer Rebecca Pruzan remind us t

One Moment Can Change Your Life | Nora Arnezeder on 'Agnes'

Los Angeles has long been a place where dreams are born, where aspiring artists arrive believing that tomorrow might change everything. But in AGNÈS, writer-director Nora

Luka Galle's Oscar-Qualified Short THE CATCHER: Loneliness & Isolation & the Need to be Seen

THE CATCHER reminds us that sometimes the loneliest cages are the ones we carry inside ourselves. Robin moves through life performing a job, following orders, and existin

Producer Natalie Lauren discusses the Emotionally Powerful Oscar-Qualified UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE

UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE leaves us with a question that reaches far beyond the classroom: “What is the true purpose of an education system if it cannot recognize the needs o

Actor Christopher McDonald Discusses New Film: JIMMY - The Wonderful Life of Jimmy Stewart

Ladies and gentlemen, what a wonderful reminder JIMMY is of why we fall in love with the movies in the first place. This is more than a film about Hollywood history. It i

Sharon Sibyl Gatt's Oscar-Qualify DECODE ME: Neurodivergent decodes herself in a talk with a friend

DECODE ME is an intimate, thought-provoking short film that reminds us how easily we can become so consumed by solving life’s problems that we lose sight of what we truly