The tales of a travelling jester, one man's epic obsession with opening a nut and a strange black and white sci-fi about an isolated boy in space make up the team's Best of the Month picks for November.

Dance, Horror and Animation come together in this trio of short films selected by the S/W team as 'Best of the Month' for October 2024.

For the trio of films picked by our team as Best of the Month we've got stories of rule-breakers, magical portals and police camps.

Big Cats, the housing crisis and queer line dancing all feature in our Best of the Month picks for August 2024.

Concussed football players, an inventive docu-drama and virtual ragdoll puppets featuring in this eclectic trio of films chosen by our team as Best of the Month for June 2024

Motherhood, culpability and perception are explored in this trio of short films selected by our team as their favorites from our May coverage.

For the trio of films highlighted as our Best of the Month picks for April, the S/W team select a period drama focused on performance and dialogue, a playful documentary exploring the routines of non-playable characters in video games and an experimental animation unravelling the creative process.

Palpable chemistry, unshakable tension and eye-opening revelations all feature in our Best of the Month picks for March 2024

An inventive reimagining of the migrant story, an AfroFuturist sci-fi and a thought-provoking short inspired by Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita make up our Best of the Month picks for February 2024.

Haunting winter traditions, insightful tales of immigrants and West African hair salons feature in our Best of the Month picks for January 2024.