By Jonathan Lorenzo

This event was slammed packed with amazing films from start to finish. “Fight Like A Girl headlines these short films, and it’s no mystery why! Nicole Wulf follows up her directing debut “Birdie and Bruce” by doing an amazing job of putting us in the world of female gamers. Co-Directed by Agustin Gonzalez, they shed light on yet another layer of harassment through cyberbullying and tell the story of, Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez, Priscilla “Port” Sortino, and Taylor “Xaltis” Rose, three South Florida women who push through the male-dominated competitive video gaming scene. The Nintendo music over their interviews was the icing on the cake for this documentary!

I found myself to be most intrigued by two of the other films showcased that night. First, “Skin For Skin”, an animated short directed by Carol Beecher, due to its beautiful drawn sketch animation. This film felt like it was made by Tarantino and Nolan and sketched by Tim Burton, it is filled with underlying messages up for interpretation all seemingly directed at hunting animals. The sounds were chosen to perfection and put me in every scene, especially the hunting ones.

The second film was “Sexual Being” written and directed by Paul Stavropoulos. This film is a raw, intimate portrait of two people’s distinct journeys on their first attempts to shift the social perceptions of sexuality and disability. Chandler Borland and Meaghan Ryan Coates, help propel this documentary to its own stratosphere regarding true raw emotion.

The night was cut short for “Holy Hill,” the last half of the film was skipped over and was replaced by #THECONECTEDMAN which I found myself having a hard time connecting with, #NOPUNINTENDED. The film had too many on-screen text messages for my taste, and I felt like I knew the direction the film was heading and then when it ended I felt like I didn’t know anymore.

Overall, this event was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed watching all of the selections. “Fight Like A Girl” felt like the most solid and complete film for me even though I enjoyed certain elements from “Skin For Skin” and “Sexual Being” that I felt were done really well! I wish I could give a review for “Holy Hill” but since it was cut short my review of it has to be cut short too.

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