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    Musical Nacho Vigalondo

    7:35 in the Morning

    A woman enters a cafe only to find its diners in complete silence. Then… a man breaks into song. It's a surprising, genre-bending film nominated for an Oscar in 2004.

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    Fashion Film Roundup Pt. 1: Scorcese, Miller, Lynch & Ritchie

    The assault that the city of New York has been under for the last week, perpetrated by 5'11, birdlike amazons, garbed in freakish war paint and extravagant, yet bizarrely soft battle armor, is now over. I speak of course of Fashion Week New York which ended yesterday, one of the 4 international fashion weeks which rule the industry and establish the direction the fashion world will take in the coming year.

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    Drama Dylan Stephen Levers

    This is a film about Tom and Maddy

    Tom and Maddy are a horribly mismatched young couple. How far will they go to hold their relationship together?

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    Experimental Jamie Stuart

    Idiot with a Tripod

    The film Roger Ebert declared should win the Oscar, this video essay is a homage to Vertov's classic, "Man with a Movie Camera".

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    Drama Naima Ramos-Chapman

    And Nothing Happened

    A young woman juggles between the mundane and the extraordinary in an attempt to leave her NYC apartment.

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    Comedy Matt Porter

    Damage

    Mitch & Emma's breakup is interrupted by Ryan, a stranger looking to buy Mitch's bass amp.

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    Documentary Brian Bolster

    One Year Lease

    In a story told almost entirely through voicemail messages, Brian, Thomas, and Casper endure a year with Rita, their cat-loving landlady.

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    Dramedy Armita Keyani

    Velkommen til oss (Welcome Home)

    An Iranian refugee couple living in the North of Norway invite in two Jehovah’s Witnesses when they knock on their door.

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    Oscars Short Films 2022: The Films Battling for an Academy Award

    From 309 to 45, the shortlists for the 2022 Academy Awards have been announced. We take a look at the lists, provide links for where to view them, and share our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories

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    SOTW Awards 2015!

    For the 4th consecutive year the editorial team at Short of the Week is pleased to highlight (what we think are) the very best short films released online. Culling from the over 150 short films featured on the site in 2014, the SOTW Awards honor the current breadth of excellence in the short form.

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