Interview
Interview with Will Anderson (Have Heart)
Animator Will Anderson joins us to discuss his latest BAFTA-nominated short 'Have Heart'
Drama
Meryam Joobeur
Ikhwène (Brotherhood)
One of the most acclaimed shorts of the year, and a frontrunner for Oscar. Mohamed is a shepherd in rural Tunisia with his wife and two young sons. Their world is shaken when their oldest son returns after a long journey with a mysterious woman he says is his wife.
Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Updates: March 2021
With the 2021 festival season now underway and annual awards starting to be handed out, we take a look at what some of our previously featured filmmakers have been up to over the last couple of months.
Romance
Spike Jonze
I'm Here
Spike Jonze's story about two robots in love based on Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree".
Festival
Short of the Week at TIFF 2017
S/W was on the scene at TIFF 2017. Read our picks for the stand out shorts of the festival, and our impressions on the many features by S/W alums.
Festival
Doorpost Online Film Competition 2010
The Doorpost Project is the best online film competition out there. I realize that might not be saying much as the web is lousy with short film competitions.
Filmmaker Update
The Short Film Sequel: Oliver Goodrum to return to 'This is Vanity' story in new film
Oliver Goodrum returns to S/W, seven years after we featured his film 'This is Vanity', to discuss returning to that story in follow-up short 'This is Iniquity'.
Article
The Changing Game of Distribution
This year marked an interesting milestone for the Oscar nominated animated short films. For the first time in recent memory, people actually watched them.
Dark Comedy
Jamie Travis
The Armoire
Aaron sings in choir, watches soap operas and sleeps with the nightlight on. Can hypnosis solve the mystery of his missing friend?
Interview
Kickstarter Announces "Long Story Short" a Month-Long Celebration of Short Film
Kickstarter is launching a new initiative to highlight short film projects for the entire month of March. We chat with the company's Director of Documentary, Liz Cook Mowe to learn more.
