As the SXSW Film Festival gears up this weekend, regular SOTW contributor, Jason B Kohl, sat down with two filmmakers from UCLA's MFA Directing Program en route to Austin. Their shorts couldn't be more different from each other in every aspect from production through post, but the two had many common insights to share.
Hedi is experiencing strange things. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking journey, to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes.
From illustrator to highly-praised 3D animator in just over a year, Jesús Orellana takes us behind the scenes of what went in to making his short film, Rosa.
How did you hear about the contest MTVU/Decemberists contest and what made you want to participate? I heard about The Decemberists contest from an e-newsletter that my school put out (The Art Institute of Portland). The deadline was like two weeks away, and I was seriously considering passing it by.
Two children amble through a strange and still summer afternoon in a world which seems to exist only for them.
From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.
Director Joe Sill joins us to discuss his latest short film 'Kara' - a Star Wars fan-film featuring some impressive VFX work.
The city at night, a couple alone. A scream from the woman, the smoke of the gun...
A chat with the director of the SXSW premiere feature "Yes, God, Yes", adapted from the viral short of the same name.
A film behind a horse. Obscuring the narrative. My act of self destruction.
