FILMCUBE
Short films / long aftertalk

FILMCUBE.

After a screening, the best part is sometimes the walk to the train. FILMCUBE is where Aria Phillips and Gabriel Navarrete keep that conversation going: the choices a film makes, the ones it avoids, and the image that follows you home.

Two editors · one shared notebookAria Phillips   /   Gabriel Navarrete
A still from The Moon We Love Like a BrotherNew frame · FC 01Film still via MUBI
Center frame / St. Louis 2026

A connection worth fighting for.

Iñaki Velásquez’s Chile–Korea short turns translation tech into a question of trust, safety, and who gets heard. The festival slot gives it a real awards conversation; the film’s human stakes are what make the conversation worth having.

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The screening notebook

The reel, lately.

Shorts move fast. We don't. Fifteen reviews from the festival circuit, with the details attached.

Across the circuit

Different rooms.
Same aftertalk.

We follow shorts beyond the premiere: from Academy-qualifying competitions to tiny rooms with one brilliant Q&A. This issue touches Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, TIFF, Palm Springs, CineLebu, and St. Louis.

CannesSundanceTribecaSXSWPalm SpringsCineLebuSt. Louis
A note from the desk

Two editors.
No velvet rope.

We like a short that knows exactly when to leave, and an ending that gives you something to argue about. FILMCUBE is an independent journal for filmmakers, festival regulars, and anyone who has ever said “wait, what did you think of that last shot?” before reaching the door.

Letterboxd is part of our shared watchlist and the wider conversation around a film. The reviews here are our own writing; we don’t reproduce member reviews.

Aria PhillipsEditor
Gabriel NavarreteEditor