Inside ‘Ripe’: A Conversation with the Team Behind the Vietnamese Gothic Short Selected as One of TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Short Films of 2025

Inside ‘Ripe’: A Conversation with the Team Behind the Vietnamese Gothic Short Selected as One of TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Short Films of 2025

For our latest digital feature, we chat with the team behind Ripe, the Vietnamese gothic short film which premiered at TIFF 2025. The short has also officially been selected as one of Canada’s Top Ten Short Films Presented by TIFF and MUBI. Written and directed by Solara Thanh Bình Đặng, Ripe is described as “an ethereal drama steeped in sensual rhythms of the land,” as it follows a young woman as she decides whether or not to agree to an arrang…

TIFF 2025: Nic Pizzolatto and Vince Vaughn Bring Heart and Grit to Vegas Tale ‘Easy’s Waltz’

Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck crooner is given a chance at a comeback by an old-school Vegas personality, but his brother’s schemes and his own penchant for self-sabotage threaten to ruin the deal. Director: Nic Pizzolatto Stars: Vince Vaughn, Al Pacino, Simon Rex, Kate Mara, Cobie Smulders Nic Pizzolatto, best known as the creator of True Detective, makes his feature directing debut with Easy’s Waltz, a soulful drama about a down‑on‑his‑luck cro…