BME News

NO LIGHT / NO DARKNESS is an Official Selection at the 21st Annual Golden Apricot Film Festival

This summer, NO LIGHT / NO DARKNESS will screen in competition at the 21st annual Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival runs from Jul 7-14, screening and ticket information will be available on the festival’s official website.

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NO LIGHT / NO DARKNESS in The Film Series at 2024 Cine Gear Expo

No Light / No Darkness competed in the 2024 Film Series at Cine Gear Expo as one of six finalists in the Independent Shorts category. The screening was held on Friday, June 7th at Warner Bros. Studios. For more information, visit the official Cine Gear site.

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Toxic: A Lesson For all; The Poison Of An Inflated Ego

Toxic has been reviewed and featured on IndieShortsMag.com! In addition to praising Mike Manning’s direction, their review goes on to specifically highlight the fantastic work by actors John Bain and Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kevin Zanit’s cinematography, Dane Naimy’s editing and Daniel Walter’s score. Read the full review HERE!

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DUST/ALTER End of Year Awards 2020 - NANO is the "Most Viewed DUST Film"!

Via Dust: Drum roll please! 2020 marks the inaugural year of the ALTER & DUST Awards 🤩
All data has been gathered between Dec 1st 2019 and November 30th 2020. Congratulations to all our winners & thank you to everybody who made this year an otherworldly, terrifying and entertaining place to be (on ALTER & DUST, at least!).

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A Fragile Ego Cracks in Short Film 'Toxic' from Mike Manning

Toxic has been reviewed and featured on FirstShowing.net! In Alex Billington’s review, he discusses how “The film plays on insecurities and the confusion of expectations vs reality, but also shows us how one fragile male ego cracks after being rejected by a woman at a party.” Read the entire piece HERE!

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TOXIC is the "Short of the Day" on Shorted!

Toxic has been featured as the “Short of the Day” on Shorted! They note in their review that “it's very important to pay attention to the images which inhabit the screen, whether in a corner or predominating the space entirely, for it is them that carry the intended, distinctive, well-defined message of the plot.”

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TOXIC Featured on the Short Film Platform Omeleto!

Toxic is now available on Omeleto! Be sure to check out their amazing review where they describe the film as “undeniably topical, but it escapes the traps of being an “issue” film with a deft, complex portrayal of how insecurity and entitlement intertwine with one another to form a toxic combination.”

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TOXIC is a "Featured Short" on Film Shortage!

Film Shortage has premiered Toxic on their website as a “Featured Short!” Their review: “While the setting is one that happens on the daily, it’s rare that we get this point of view captured. Where we get a intriguing glimpse at how insecurities can create radicalizations. Even though the film doesn’t contain a horrific ending, we applaud the raw setup and insinuations of what’s to come.”

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