In LOSER, director Mali Chen transforms abandonment into song. Set in a decaying city, the music video begins with a discarded inflatable doll awakening in a trash bin. Soon, it is gathered into a rickety shopping cart alongside broken toys, unwanted objects, and forgotten things. As the cart travels through alleys and neglected streets, the discarded begin to sing together, forming a surreal chorus of failure, shame, rejection, and unexpected resilience. Based on “LOSER,” a

Few contemporary filmmakers have had as profound an impact on both popular and auteur cinema as Christopher Nolan. Over the past twenty-five years, Nolan has achieved something that many directors consider impossible: he has created highly personal films with intellectual ambitions while simultaneously attracting massive global audiences. His work occupies a unique position between art-house sensibilities and blockbuster spectacle, making him one of the most influential filmm

Every year, tens of thousands of short films are submitted to film festivals around the world. Most of them will never find a meaningful audience. Many will not receive a single official selection. After months—or years—of submissions, they quietly disappear into the digital graveyard of FilmFreeway, accompanied by a collection of rejection emails and a growing sense of frustration. Filmmakers often assume this happens because their films weren't good enough. In reality, that

There are artists whose voices travel the world, yet whose stories remain strangely unknown in the places where they began. Aldo Baldin – A Life for Music, directed by Yves Goulart, tells the extraordinary story of Aldo Baldin, the Brazilian lyric tenor born in Urussanga, Santa Catarina, who rose from a small town in southern Brazil to become one of the most acclaimed singers of his generation. Through rare archival footage, personal letters, photographs, recordings, and inte

Few science-fiction films ask a question as intimate—and as unsettling—as The End Was Just The Beginning. While many dystopian stories focus on survival after catastrophe, Portuguese filmmaker António Aleixo turns his attention toward a more personal dilemma: what does it mean to bring a child into a world that feels increasingly uncertain? The film follows Catarina, a woman who discovers she is pregnant and suddenly finds herself confronting not only the responsibilities of

Whush is proud to welcome The End Was Just The Beginning (O Fim era Apenas o Início), the thought-provoking short film by Portuguese filmmaker Antonio Aleixo, to its curated catalogue of independent cinema. At a time when headlines are dominated by war, climate anxiety, pandemics, economic instability, and social fragmentation, one question increasingly occupies the minds of many young adults: What does it mean to bring a child into the world today? It is this profound and de

Whush is proud to welcome LOSER, the striking new music video by Taiwanese filmmaker and visual effects artist Mali Chen, to its growing catalogue of distinctive cinematic works. Based on the title track from Taiwanese indie band the Peppermints' concept album NOTtoBE, LOSER transforms a seemingly simple premise into a surprisingly poignant and visually inventive meditation on failure, rejection, and resilience. The film follows a discarded inflatable doll discovered among th

When audiences think of media revolutions, they often focus on the public consequences—the headlines, the elections, the cultural shifts. Rarely do they consider the private boardroom conversations that precede them. In NNC, Filipino filmmaker Miguel Regal takes viewers behind closed doors to explore precisely those moments: the difficult decisions, conflicting principles, and corporate struggles that can ultimately influence the trajectory of an entire society. Set over the

Last night marked the close of another buzzing edition of the Sydney World Film Festival, a grassroots celebration of bold, independent cinema from across the globe. Hosted over four evenings at our home base in Sydney, the festival drew a lively and engaged crowd of film lovers and filmmakers, with screenings introduced by long-time industry champion John Samaha. This year’s Official Selection featured 31 hand-picked films—a tight, diverse lineup drawn from more than a thous

Whush is proud to welcome Naval Ode by Fu Le, a mesmerizing fusion of dance, poetry, and cinema that transforms Fernando Pessoa’s legendary poem Ode Maritima into a breathtaking audiovisual experience. Inspired by Pessoa’s meditation on departure, longing, and the invisible spaces that separate us from one another, Naval Ode unfolds as a suspended dream between land and sea, presence and absence, self and other. Through a hypnotic choreography performed by Magalie Lanriot and

The Lisbon International Film Festival held its 2026 edition at Casa do Comum in Bairro Alto, Lisbon. A curated selection of films from across the globe drew sold-out screenings, with lively discussions continuing well after the screening. Festival Director Kris De Meester remarked: “This edition demonstrated that audiences are hungry for original voices and fearless storytelling. The energy in the theatres and the discussions that followed each screening confirmed that indep

The 79th Festival de Cannes concluded with a winners’ list that celebrated masterful auteur filmmaking, emotionally charged performances, and a bold diversity of cinematic voices from across Europe and beyond. At the center of this year’s awards was Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, who claimed the prestigious Palme d’or for Fjord, a haunting and visually austere drama that captivated critics and audiences throughout the festival. Known for his incisive explorations of mora

When the Cannes International Film Week quietly launched in 2024 — streaming in tandem with the world’s most prestigious film festival — many in the industry dismissed it as a curious footnote. A digital echo. A minor chord in a symphony already saturated with film markets, red carpets, and yacht meetings. Now, just two year later, the mood has shifted. No longer just a parallel experiment, Cannes International Film Week has returned with over 130 rigorously curated films, a

The future of cinema was celebrated once again at the Festival de Cannes, as the Jury of the 29th La Cinef Selection unveiled its 2026 winners during a ceremony held at the Buñuel Theatre, followed by screenings of the awarded films. Dedicated to discovering the next generation of filmmakers, La Cinef showcased 19 student films selected from an impressive 2,747 submissions representing 662 film schools worldwide — reaffirming Cannes’ commitment to nurturing bold new cinematic

The Un Certain Regard section of the 2026 Festival de Cannes once again confirmed its role as a vital platform for discovery, innovation, and emerging cinematic voices. This year’s selection featured 19 feature films, including 6 debut works competing for the prestigious Caméra d’or, highlighting a program rich in experimentation and international perspectives. Opening this year’s edition was the provocative and darkly playful Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, setting the

The 2026 edition of the Doc.Sydney Documentary Film Festival took place earlier this week in wonderful company at Palace Central in Chippendale, home to new releases, international and local art-house cinema. We'd like to thank all of our guests for coming out and enjoying our evenings of independent documentary cinema, hosted by film industry veteran John Samaha. The official selection included 21 wonderful films hailing from Australia, France, Poland, Spain, Canada, Armenia

Ryan Youngblood’s NŪR is one of those rare films that completely changes shape once you understand how it was made. At first, it plays like a remarkably accomplished survival thriller — immersive, tense, beautifully photographed, and emotionally devastating. The performances feel painfully authentic, the jungle locations breathtaking and suffocating at the same time, and the filmmaking so technically assured that one could easily mistake it for a large-scale studio-backed pro

Jac Min’s Coda begins as a documentary about a choir competition, but gradually reveals itself as something far more intimate and melancholic: a meditation on ambition, memory, aging, artistic sacrifice, and the fragile role of art within a relentlessly pragmatic society. Selected for the Cannes International Film Week, the film follows Singapore’s Victoria Chorale as they prepare to return to the international competition stage in Tokyo after an absence of eighteen years — a

What began as an ambitious digital experiment during the Cannes Film Festival has rapidly evolved into one of the most closely watched alternative platforms for independent cinema. Now entering its third edition, Cannes International Film Week returns with a carefully curated lineup of more than 130 films from across the globe, streaming worldwide throughout the Cannes season via Whush.com. Launched in 2024 as a response to the growing disconnect between accessibility and pre

While the spotlight of the Festival de Cannes often falls on the legendary auteurs competing for the Palme d’Or, some of the festival’s most exciting discoveries emerge from its short film programs. This year, Cannes once again positions itself as a global observatory for emerging cinema with the unveiling of the 2026 Short Films Competition and La Cinef selections — two sections dedicated to the future voices of filmmaking. Together, the programs showcase filmmakers from acr

The Festival de Cannes has officially unveiled its highly anticipated lineup, confirming once again why the Croisette remains the beating heart of world cinema. The 79th edition, running from May 12 to May 23, promises a thrilling collision of established masters, daring newcomers, political provocateurs, and visionary auteurs from every corner of the globe. From Pedro Almodóvar and Asghar Farhadi to Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Cristian Mungiu, this year’s Official Selection reflec