May 2019

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: May 2019

    The Short of the Week Editorial team distills May's programming down to 3 essential watches.

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    Experimental Frank Ternier

    Riot

    A young black man is killed in an altercation with a vigilante neighbor and the police. An indignant crowd gathered together. The feeling of injustice is high. A group isolates itself. Emotion engenders riot .... In the absence of words, can the body take its revenge?

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    Documentary Kristian Melom

    Dear, Dreamer

    A lyrical portrait of the life and work of rising literary star Jason Reynolds as he prepares for the release of his next book

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    Comedy Chintis Lundgren

    Manivald

    Manivald, a 33 year old overeducated and unemployed fox still lives with his mother, playing the piano all day while she washes his socks and makes him coffee. Their family dynamic is about to collapse when the washing machine breaks and they have to call a repairman.

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    Documentary Victoria Mapplebeck

    Missed Call

    How do you reconnect with a father who’s been gone for most of your life… what do you say, what do you write? Victoria Mapplebeck returns to S/W with the follow-up to her deeply personal short film '160 Characters'

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    Drama Alexa Lim Haas

    Agua Viva

    A Chinese manicurist in Miami attempts to describe feelings she doesn't have the words for.

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    Drama Kaveh Mazaheri

    Retouch

    Maryam's life revolves around her husband and toddler until one day her routine is interrupted, presenting a life-changing opportunity

  • SOTW

    IRL : Summer '19

    Join our IRL event in NYC for an evening with talented people & ground-breaking short films on June 6th.

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    Documentary Charlie Lyne

    Lasting Marks

    The story of sixteen men put on trial for sadomasochism in the dying days of Thatcher's Britain was told by the police, the prosecution and the tabloid press — but not by those in the dock.

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