Short of the Week

  • Branded Content

    Relentless Energy Short Stories

    I watched a ton of skate and surf movie as a kid growing up in the hotbed of alternative sports culture, Southern California. I was an accomplished if not spectacular practitioner of both, and would eat up the opportunity to see new tricks, new athletes, performing at the top of their game, re-watching those VHS tapes to the point of destruction.

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    Sci‑Fi Mamoru Oshii

    Assault Girl

    A female warrior battles an unstoppable foe in this sci-fi film from Ghost in the Shell creator Mamoru Oshii with an ending that's difficult to explain.

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    Film Noir Andrew Jones

    Frank DanCoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer

    Reporter, Holly Malone, is out to bring down drug lord, Dancoolo, and break the story of her career. It's a fan film masterpiece with the perfect mix of wacky characters, memorable one-liners, and over-the-top effects.

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    Drama Gabriel Bisset Smith

    Thrush

    A heart-breaking tale of love and loss told through a sequence of snapshots.

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    Documentary Jonas Odell

    Lies

    A triptych of personal stories recounted in the first person, Lies is a remarkable and profound series of animated vignettes dramatizing "lies"—ones we make to strangers, ones we tell to those we love, and the ones we use to convince ourselves.

  • Festival

    2010 Ottawa Animation Festival Winners

    We like reading up on animation festivals because more often than not you can find several of the winning short films online already. Ottawa International Animation Festival is North America's premier showcase for animation, and having wrapped up at the end of October has proven itself no exception—some of its excellent winners are already up on the web.

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    Drama Chris Dundon

    Bro

    A teenager learns to cope socially with his brothers' disability.

  • SOTW

    Submit a Film

    More and more filmmakers are approaching us looking to get their film in front of a large online audience. And these recommendations are becoming a bigger portion of the films we choose to feature.

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    Dramedy Barbara Benas

    Always, Only, Ever

    When a sensitive cowboy loses faith in this dark world, it takes a bit of kindness to bring him back.

  • SOTW

    Anchorage Int'l Film Festival Trailer

    Festival trailers are a cool little sub-genre of design and animation. Short and sweet, they are nice displays of creativity.

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