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    Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

    Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.

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    Drama Antonio Vasaturo

    also the heart is a muscle

    After beating cancer a boy realizes he can no longer lie to himself and faces an identity crisis. Seduced by the muscular bodies of bodybuilders, he begins to explore his physique and his sexuality.

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    Adventure Nata Metlukh

    Pura Vida

    A vacation to Costa Rica quickly gets messy for four flawed friends

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    Myth David Prosser

    Matter Fisher

    Winner of our Great Film Competition, this BAFTA-nominated physics thought-experiment is beautifully hand-animated by David Prosser.

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    Drama Thea Gajic

    The Importance of Skin

    Joy beams down on a South London community until a blissful young couple are suddenly faced with a damaging blow.

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    Fantasy Tim Hope

    The Wolfman

    A restless astronomer staring at the moon longs to unleash his inner beast and be transformed into a werewolf.

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    Drama Lucy Bridger

    Mothering

    Mothering tells the story of a young girl, Mia, arriving at her new foster home. When her first period unexpectedly appears in the early hours, help comes in the form of her foster parent's elderly mother, Pauline.

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    Documentary Amy Enser & Drew Christie

    The Beast Inside

    A homeless teen describes his challenges and celebrates the triumph of his creative self.

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    Documentary Paul Hairston

    Almeda

    On September 8th, 2020 the Almeda Fire tore through Southern Oregon and burned more than 2,800 structures. Many belonged to tightly knit immigrant mobile home communities, some generations old.

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