Short of the Week

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    Fantasy John Lee

    Pupa

    A young boy fears the onset of puberty and his imagination takes over.

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    Adventure Guilherme Marcondes

    Caveirão

    Not many people know this but every night at 3:33AM time is frozen for a moment. During what is a fraction of second to mortal eyes there is a second night, a secret one where the spirits of the city come out to play.

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    Documentary Gemma Green-Hope

    Gan-Gan

    A granddaughter celebrates the life of her 'Gan Gan' by telling the story of her colourful life.

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    Drama Franck Dion

    Edmond Was a Donkey

    Edmond is a small man whose life transforms when his co-workers crown him with paper donkey ears.

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    Satire Dylan Allen

    Epilogue

    Even heroes have to do laundry sometimes.

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    Experimental Kristof Babaski

    Myszochujek

    An extroverted mouse battles censorship in this restored 1957 Polish animation.

  • Article

    Is a Short the Stepping Stone to a Feature?

    As short film curators, we often get asked the broad question: why make a short film? After all, they tend to be money losers, and even if you do capture lightning in a bottle and manage to go viral, that doesn’t necessarily translate to fame and fortune. So, why do it? Well, there is a popular assertion that a short film can be a pivotal stepping stone to a feature.

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    Adventure Natalia Mirzoyan

    Chinti

    An independently minded ant defies his colony and dedicates his life to pursuing his dreams.

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    Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

    Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.

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    Documentary Diesel Films & Seth Shapiro

    Matt

    Doctors gave him a five-percent chance of survival when he was born three months pre-mature. Now, he's defying everyone's expectations.

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