Dulce Dolor
A psychoanalytical drama about a Piñata who escapes her destruction from a birthday party and discovers, after falling in love, that she enjoys to be beaten.
Experimental
Réka Bucsi
Symphony no. 42
47 vignettes linked by the recurring theme of irrational connections between humans and nature combine in this oscar long-listed film by Réka Bucsi
Drama
Kasra Farahani
Concerning the Bodyguard
Based on a short story by Donald Barthelme, and read by author Salman Rushdie, "Concerning the Bodyguard" is a story about dictatorship and overthrow. An omniscient narrator questions the thoughts and loyalties of a bodyguard entrusted with the protection of an important and dubious leader.
Dramedy
Hallvar Witzø
Tuba Atlantic
Oskar is going to die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a disagreement years ago. Will he reach his brother, who he believes live on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, before it is too late?
Documentary
E.J. McLeavey-Fisher
The Dogist
Filled with images of (what else!) beautiful dogs, this short documentary about Instagram canine photographer Elias Weiss Friedman aka The Dogist (1.8M followers!) also goes deep on the nature of creation in the digital age.
Drama
Michael Goode
The Answers
In death, a man finds that his past life is part of an easily accessible search engine of information and memories.
Dark Comedy
Kasia Nalewajka
Pineapple Calamari
A little horse dreams of becoming a racing champion in this tale of friendship, cross-dressing animals and mental breakdown.
Drama
Effie Pappa
My Stuffed Granny
Little Sofía loves her grumpy granny: even though she is always hungry and eats what little food they can buy. Her pension is the only thing keeping her and her father alive. To what extremes will they go to once granny is no more?
Filmmaker Update
Alumni Roundup: January 2016
We share some of the cool stuff Short of the Week featured filmmakers have been up to this past month.
Documentary
Jason Tippet
My Gal, Rosemarie
Most things don’t work out in life, and that’s ok. Contentment and love in the face of failure and disappointment as Ray gathers cans for cash to treat his wife Rosemarie to a burger for her 90th birthday.
