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Oscars Short Films 2023: The Titles Battling for an Academy Award
The Oscar shortlists are here! Find out who made the cut and where you can view the films.
Dark Comedy
Sam Southward
After the End
For Rene Fustercluck, life was bad, the Apocalypse was awful and then Gordon arrived. 'After the End' explores the possibility that the only thing worse than being the last man on earth, is being the second to last man on earth.
Festival
Palm Springs Shortfest Online Film Festival
Palm Springs! We are very close to the arrival of North America's most important film festival dedicated to shorts. I know not everybody follows the festival scene, and I know it gets confusing because I'm always tweeting that Festival X is the most-_____ festival in all of _____, but for short films, trust me, Palm Springs Shortfest is a pretty big deal.
Filmmaker Update
FX Goby reaches Millions with Live Streamed Animation from Google Conference
Short of the Week Alum FX Goby creates fun animated short that lives streams to millions at Google Developers Conference.
Documentary
Lynn Tomlinson
The Elephant's Song
The sad but true story of Old Bet, the first circus elephant in America, set to a tune sung by her friend, an old farm dog.
Thriller
Lucas Crandles
Black Button
Would you press this button for a million dollars? What happens when you press it? A classic moral dilemma unfolds.
Experimental
Sensology
A feast for the senses blending improvised music with abstract animation in this 4-year long hand-drawn animation.
Thriller
Emma Josephson
Bury Your Fish
An isolated and lost young woman begins taking life directions based on cryptic Morse code from a mysterious flashing light
Horror
Paul Holbrook
& Sam Dawe
Hungry Joe
A single mother struggles to hold on to her sanity as she's forced to turn to extreme measures to satisfy her son's increasingly inhuman appetite.
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The Short Films of Sundance 2018's Feature Filmmakers
Numerous S/W Alums have features at the festival this year. We revisit their featured shorts, and tease their upcoming full-lengths.
