Aidan Eck, Luke Morton & Katie Isherwood (Short Film Roundup)
Release Date: 01/29/2025
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info_outlineToday, on the Cinema Flow Podcast, I’ve gathered three friends (Luke Morton, Aidan Eck, and Katie Isherwood) to watch five of my favorite short films. We’re going to review the films and discuss them from a filmmaking perspective.
If you’re an aspiring director, you can learn a lot from these shorts. Most of the people who made these movies did not have a lot of resources. Some of them were even film school students.
All of the films are available to watch online. Links to these movies are available down below.
#1 – “FAUVE”
Director: Jeremy Comte
#2 – “PARVANEH”
Director: Talkhon Hamzavi
#3 – “DEKALB ELEMENTARY”
Director: Reed Van Dyk
#4 – “THE PRESENT”
Director: Farah Nabulsi
Currently available on Amazon Prime Video.
#5 – “GOD OF LOVE”
Director: Luke Matheny
720p: https://youtu.be/Ene7vSejlEw
1080p: https://www.kanopy.com/en/chapman/video/2202057 (USA only)
Aidan Eck is a director and film production major at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts where he recently collaborated with Hannah Campbell on a fantastic music video! Here is the link to his YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/_unut4EV_Lo
Luke Morton is a screenwriter and filmmaker who graduated from Chapman University with a dual BFA in Screenwriting and Advertising. He currently works for the production company Buffalo 8 and is a proud North Carolinian.
Katie Isherwood is the writer and director of the short film “CREATIVE REASONING”. You can keep up to date with the release of that film by following her Instagram page. She is based in Los Angeles.
Timecodes:
Fauve – (1:35)
Parvaneh – (15:29)
Dekalb Elementary – (31:02)
The Present – (46:02)
God of Love – (01:01:37)
Cinema Flow Awards – (01:12:27)
Instagram handles:
Luke Morton -> @lmorton18
Katie Isherwood -> @isherwood.katie
Aidan Eck -> @ace_platinum_25
Cinema Flow Podcast -> @cinema_flow_podcast