_{CREATIVE SHORT}

An ongoing series of cinematic portraits that briefly immerse us in the private rituals, desires and imaginations of strangers, finding mystery and meaning in fleeting moments of unexpected grace.

_CAMPAIGN

Shopping at ALDI SÜD used to be associated with prejudice for some. This campaign tells the stories of all the ALDI kids who know that you don’t need much to have everything that matters.

_{DOCUMENTARY SHORT}

In 2024 California flipped from record drought to record rainfall. A lake, drained a century ago for agriculture, came back from the dead.

During the filming of their feature length doc ‘Pistachio Wars,’ journalist Yasha Levine and filmmaker Rowan Wernham took a detour to document the return of Tulare Lake.

The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist — Since 2022, the Booker Prize Foundation has created a series of six two-minute films for its two annual adult fiction prizes. Each series features well-known actors and artists performing extracts from the books shortlisted for the prize.
_{THE BOOKER PRIZE ↗︎}

Steve McQueen ‘66 76 26’ (Bilbao) — At the Guggenheim Bilbao, the British filmmaker presents a sound installation that layers the voices of Nina Simone and David Bowie singing ‘Wild Is the Wind’ in a meditation on longing, space and time.
_{EL PAIS ↗︎}

Jonathan Glazer, Mica Levi, and Rich Clarke on ‘Joy of Joys’ — With the help of London school kids equipped with cameras, the film goes behind the scenes at Abbey Road to capture the recording of a charity album from War Child Records, which aids children in conflict zones.
_{FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ↗︎}

Ava DuVernay Doesn’t Need Permission to Tell the Truth — In 14th, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker draws comparisons between America’s past and present.
_{ELLE ↗︎}

Romain Gavras and Robert Pattinson Are Ready for the End of the World
_{INTERVIEW MAGAZINE ↗︎}

Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony (New York) — Spanning two floors of the newly expanded New Museum, it is the first US museum survey exhibition of the work of Arthur Jafa to encapsulate the full breadth of his practice.
_{NEW MUSEUM ↗︎}

Lauren Greenfield: Social Studies (Berlin) — An investigation into how the media and popular culture transforms coming of age and the first written from inside the phone.
_{NEW MUSEUM ↗︎}

The Breakout Music Video of the Year Has a Message for Men. What Is It? — Damien Jalet, the choreographer behind the viral video for Gener8ion’s “Storm,” explains his process.
_{THE ATLANTIC ↗︎}

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’: Bassam Tariq On ‘Ghost Dog’s’ Influence, Wong Kar-wai & Mahershala Ali As His Buster Keaton
_{THE PLAYLIST ↗︎}

The Complete Kubrick — How Michael Chaiken & Criterion created the first full collection of Stanley Kubrick’s filmworks.
_{DEADLINE ↗︎}

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Cinema — In recognition of his extraordinary body of work: Criterion, Turner Classic Movies and Nine Orchard Presents invite you to a celebration of Kubrick, with a conversation featuring those that worked with him closely and studied his every move
_{NINE ORCHARD ↗︎}

The 20 Best Making-of Documentaries — From tropical disasters and doomed sci-fi epics to bribing Orson Welles and fending off a puma.
_{THE GUARDIAN ↗︎}

The Action Scene: ‘The Raid’ at 15 — Revisiting the inception, legacy, and visceral style of the epochal action film on its 15th anniversary.
_{MUBI ↗︎}

Lost Generation: the AI threat to Britain’s next great directors — Commercials once launched careers from Ridley Scott to Guy Ritchie, now automated production is cutting costs – and the chance to learn by doing.
_{THE GUARDIAN ↗︎}

Ones To Watch 2026 — It’s Nice That’s curated list of next generation creative talent from across the globe.
_{IT’S NICE THAT ↗︎}

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Mashie Alam is a Canadian director based between Toronto and LA, working across commercials, narrative, and music videos.

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