Short of the Week

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    Comedy Charlie Graley

    Crazy Hands

    A man wakes to find his hands have taken on a life of their own.

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    Poem Jean Malek

    Les Poissons

    With their entire lives stretching out before them, three young women make a secret pact. A poetic reflection on youth and all its firsts: sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.

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    Sci‑Fi Kibwe Tavares

    Robots of Brixton

    Architecture student Kibwe Taveres filters a vision of a robot uprising through the lens of history, blending high grade CG with archival footage of the 1981 Brixton riots.

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    Nokia Shorts 2011 Competition Finalists + Winner

    Sunday night at the Edinburgh Film Festival, the much-promoted Nokia Shorts Competition drew to a close with the debut screening of the 8 finalist films. Shot entirely on Nokia phones, the 8 films proved themselves to be worthy entries for one of the more high-profile short film competitions of recent vintage.

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    Drama Spike Jonze

    Scenes From the Suburbs

    A band of teenage friends struggle to find their place in a tumultuous militant world in this short film by Spike Jonze for the indie group, Arcade Fire.

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    Experimental Christian Simmons

    Pencilface

    A girl finds a mysterious oversized pencil with a creepy grin that can bring anything she draws to life. What can go wrong?

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    Tweet Picks of the Week

    In our recent reader survey, languishing far behind the other outlets through which we nakedly grasp for readers, was Twitter. A diminutive 4% of survey takers responded that it is their primary method of learning about new SotW content.

  • Short of the Moment

    Short Films by Louis C.K.

    Marking the second season of "Louie" premiering on US TV, we look at short film work by comedian Louis CK

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    Documentary Kirby Ferguson

    Everything is a Remix Part 3

    Part 3 of Kirby Ferguson's brilliant Everything is a Remix series deals with the origins of creativity.

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    Fantasy Fabian Grodde

    Crossover

    In the quiet of the forest, Firebugs secretly amass for worship only to fall victim to a foe pulling the strings in this realistic CG film from Germany.

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