Dear Cinephiles,

A very Happy New Year and welcome to 2022! This is the year of the future and we are at the precipice of making history in the world of independent filmmaking. Incredible stories; touching lives and times around the world have been reaching us since our inception; but they have truly reached an exceptional level since the last year. Advances in filmmaking technology and an exposure to how the world thinks has propelled artists to think in a larger scale. Showing the wider world through the microcosm of a short project – a “synecdoche” has become the ubiquitous way of making films now. Stories are more personal, more intimate while being very universal at the same time. Incredible, isn’t it? Do check out our shop section for exciting Cult Critic exclusive merch and the Services section to connect with us by sending in your films. This is just the start to a wonderful year with more exciting things just around the corner. Cheers to us all!

Sayantan Mukherjee

Editor in Chief