Short of the Week

  • Festival

    Short of the Week Will Review Sundance 2009 Films

    This year, the Sundance Film Festival will highlight an exclusive selection of 10 short films over 10 days on the iTunes Store.Beginning January 15th with the first film, Short of the Week will be reviewing each film as they're released—giving our expert advice on whether to watch it or not.

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    Comedy H. Blake Edwards

    ¡Perfecto!

    Quirky, romantic micro-budget film is the winner of Youtube's Project Direct 2008

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    Documentary Chris Landreth

    Ryan

    This Oscar-Winning film pairs psychedelic CG animation with documentary techniques to tell the story of legendary animator Ryan Larkin.

  • Award Winners

    Award-Winners Series: January 2009

    In honor of all the golden statues soon to be handed over to Hollywood, we will focus on honoring the many overlooked short films that have earned accolades on smaller stages.

  • Playlist

    Best of 2008

    Our favorite short films from 2009.

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    Drama Lars Henning

    Security

    Catching a pretty young shoplifter, a security guard must choose between compassion and what is right.

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    Film Noir Vincent Bal

    The Bloody Olive

    A Christmas classic, this hilarious comedy is a loving ode to film noir, full of murder, love triangles and double-crosses.

  • SOTW

    Help Shape the New Short of the Week

    Hey Readers, I'd like to invite everyone to take an active role in Short of the Week by telling us what you'd like to see in our redesign of the site. Your suggestions will help shape the decisions we make, so don't hold anything back.

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    Poem Juan Delcan

    The Spider

    This chillingly simple animation of Gabor Barabas poem “The Spider” cracks into the depths of the human cycle in a sharp three minutes. The Spider shows us the contradictions of life—love and death, beauty and indifference.

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    Dark Comedy Larry Ziegelman

    Check Please

    Introducing your new lady to your parents can be an interesting experience — or it can be awkward, painfully intense and totally uncalled-for. Thanks, Dad!

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