In a month that saw us discuss Oscar nominations, the importance of short film in transgender storytelling, the 2021 SXSW program, the best short films on Disney+ and what our previously featured filmmakers have been up to, we also managed to squeeze 24-films into our March coverage, over five-hours of viewing pleasure. From Oscar-contenders, to César winners, stunning sand/paint on glass animation, topical pandemic docs, horror proof-of-concepts and tales of struggling filmmakers, it was a strong month for our featured films and even though we’ve only just entered the third month of 2021, I’ll make a prediction now – we’ll see at least one of our ‘Best of the Month’ picks in our annual Short Awards in 2022.

Team Favourites

Featuring what our team has describes as “one of the best-edited profile docs I’ve seen”, “a unique, smart and exciting short” and a “skin-crawling, breath-snatching depiction of sexual violence”, this month’s trio of ‘Best of’ picks include a live-action metanarrative, an emotive doc and a haunting animation. At just over half an hour’s viewing, our highlights from the 31-days of March should make for a surprising, inspirational watch.