Private.life.of.petra.short.2005 Updated ❲Limited · Release❳

The inclusion of "Short" explicitly denotes runtime. In 2005, short films were experiencing a renaissance thanks to cheaper DV cameras (like the Canon XL1 or Sony VX2000) and the rise of film festival circuits (Sundance, Cannes' Cinéfondation , Berlinale Shorts). This was a year when shorts like Six Shooter (Martin McDonagh) were winning Oscars, making the format respectable for serious storytelling.

Between 2000 and 2005, thousands of short films were completed but never digitized for the web. They played in a single festival screening, were reviewed by one local newspaper, and then retired to a shelf. No streaming service was interested. No DVD distributor picked them up. They are the cinema that never was. Private.Life.of.Petra.Short.2005