Borrowing Tape is a publication for cinephiles.
Est 2014, bt is an online, independent film publication providing concise and insightful movie coverage through spoiler-free reviews, feature articles, and exclusive filmmaker interviews.
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David C Oh · 2021
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Recent Editorial Coverage
All That's Left of You
Dir. Cherien Dabis
Shortlisted
Best International Feature Film 2026
Flow
Dir. Gints Zilbalodis
Winner
Best International Feature Film 2025
Best Animated Feature 2025
The Girl with the Needle
Dir. Magnus von Horn
Nominee
Best International Feature Film 2025
Our '5 Questions' interview series shines a light on the critically acclaimed, up-and-coming short films that rack up nominations and awards, such as the Oscar of Best Live Action Short Award winners and nominees
2025 Academy Awards (97th)
In the Shadow of the Cypress (Winner – Animated Short) – Interview with Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Nebojsa Slijepcevic
Anuja (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Adam J. Graves
Paris 70 (Shortlisted – Live Action Short) – Interview with Dani Feixas Roka
Room Taken (Shortlisted – Live Action Short) – Interview with TJ O'Grady-Peyton
2024 Academy Awards (96th)
Red, White and Blue (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Nazrin Choudhury
Ninety-Five Senses (Nominated – Animated Short) – Interview with Jerusha Hess
Invincible (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Vincent René-Lortie
2022 Academy Awards (94th)
On My Mind (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Martin Strange-Hansen
2019 Academy Awards (91st)
Fauve (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Jeremy Comte
Mother (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Marguerite (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Marianne Farle
2018 Academy Awards (90th)
The Silent Child (Winner – Live Action Short) – Interview with Chris Overton
My Nephew Emmett (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Kevin Wilson Jr
Watu Wote: All of Us (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Katja Benrath
The Zim (Shortlisted – Live Action Short) – Interview with Alexander Bedria
2017 Academy Awards (89th)
Sing (Winner – Live Action Short) – Interview with Kristóf Deák
Timecode (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Juanjo Giménez
Graffiti (Shortlisted – Live Action Short) – Interview with Lluís Quílez
2016 Academy Awards (88th)
Stutterer (Winner – Live Action Short) – Interview with Benjamin Cleary
Everything Will Be Okay (Nominated – Live Action Short) – Interview with Patrick Vollrath
Interviews with film directors and professionals
- Director of Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Director of Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino
- Writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, Paul Schrader
- Composer of La La Land, Justin Hurwitz
- Director of American Animals, Bart Layton
- Director of Saw II, III and IV, Darren Lynn Bousman
- Director of The Ritual, David Bruckner
- Director of Thoroughbreds, Cory Finley
- Writer of Now You See Me 1 & 2, Boaz Yakin
- Writer of Vanilla Sky, Mateo Gil
- Director of An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, Jim Hosking
- Director of Secretary, Steven Shainberg
- Writer of Spectral, George Nolfi
- Director of The Little Hours, Jeff Baena
- Director of Terminal, Vaughn Stein
- Director of Christine, Antonio Campos
- Director of Leto, Kirill Serebrennikov
- Director of Japanese Animation Summer Days with Coo, Keiichi Hara
- Director and Writer of This Beautiful Fantastic, Simon Aboud
- Director of The Cured, David Freyne
- Director of Wilding, Fritz Böhm
- Director of Goat, Andrew Neel
- Director of The Eagle Huntress, Otto Bell
- Director of Brimstone, Martin Koolhoven
- Director of I, Olga, Tomás Weinreb
- Director of Nise: The Heart of Madness, Roberto Berliner
- Director of The Clovehitch Killer, Duncan Skiles
- Director of I Kill Giants, Anders Walter
- Director of The Limehouse Golem, Juan Carlos Medina
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Alex works in the entertainment industry and lives to write novels, screenplays, and critical analysis of film and television.
I've directed and written short films as well as shamelessly acted in them. And now I like to share my knowledge on the more than 1,200 films I've seen.
Dr Connor Winterton is the producer and host of the pop culture podcast Conno(r)tations, available on Spotify. They also teach in a college and lead educational day courses at the Phoenix Cinema in Leicester, UK.
Dicot Alvarado is a Filipino creative who, when not working on narrative and experimental shorts and scripts, spends far too much time in the cinema. He also likes board games.
Kaisa Saarinen is a London-based writer. She thinks more films should be adapted from poems. You can find her online @kuuhulluutta
Much rather live in a movie than in the real world.
Nace DeSanders (she/her/hers) is a semi-nomadic filmmaker originally from New York but you won’t often find her there! Nace loves all kinds of films but specializes in indie films by and/or about women! Information about her projects can be found on her IMDb page, her website, or via social media.
Nick Adrian is an independent filmmaker and Marketing Manager with the Sidewalk Film Festival. Since movies don't already take up enough of his life, in his spare time he writes about them.
Film writer and critic who if missing will be found in an aisle seat at the local cinema. Degree and Masters in Film Practice and Screenwriting but prefer to just watch films to be honest. Bylines: Little White Lies
Rachael is a Melbourne-based writer/director from Yorkshire, UK. When she isn't making film, she's watching and ranting about them over on @cinemablographer. Bylines: Girls on Tops, Metro, Film Inquiry
Sean is a film reviewer based in Melbourne, Australia. He quickly learned at university that wasn't any good at making movies, so he writes about them instead. Bylines: MovieBabble, Novastream Network
Loves midnight-screening genre films, a healthy dose of Bollywood, and Tommy Wiseau's The Room. Bylines: Screen Rant, Time Out
In my spare time, I watch every Oscar nominee I can find and I also run a blog dedicated to Latin American film. Bylines: Collider
Ever since I was a kid, I've always been passionate about movies. Films are a great form of escapism, and I love talking about them with my fellow cinephiles who are equally as passionate as I am!
Emmy Award Winner for NBC's Broadcast of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Freelance writer over at 247 Sports, Far Out Magazine, LG OLED, Sports Illustrated, MovieWeb, TV Guide.