Dicks: Do You Need to be One to be a Successful Leader?

Coming off his Zac Efron-starring debut feature "We Are Your Friends", filmmaker Max Joseph has a pressing question—is he too nice to be a great director? An essay-like exploration ensues, which is a fascinating watch for young creatives everywhere

Festival September 22nd, 2020

A Shorts-Centric Recap of TIFF 2020

With TIFF adopting a hybrid approach - featuring live screenings, online rentals and a virtual library - we take a short centric look at what this year's festival had to offer.

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Drama Jan Van Dyck 15 minutes

The Nipple Whisperer

A retired nipple whisperer (Denis Lavant) is coaxed out of retirement at the request of his former muse

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Sci‑Fi Factory Fifteen 4 minutes

ANA

In this impressive sci-fi teaser from the creative studio that brought you "Robots of Brixton" & "Jonah", the sole worker in a futuristic car manufacturing plant is tricked into relinquishing control to the artificial intelligence that runs production.

Article December 22nd, 2022

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.

Playlist May 9th, 2025

The Best Short Films from the 2025 CalArts Character Animation Students

The best short films from students in the Character Animation Program at CalArts, in 2025.

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Fantasy Bernardo Britto & Alexa Lim Haas 5 minutes

Glove

The true story of a glove that’s been floating in space since 1965.

VR & Interactive Series December 14th, 2016

The Superlative Light

A profile of Robert Shults, famous for photographing a laser that is the brightest object in the known universe, this remarkable documentary was shot in 2D and 360 VR simultaneously, and examining the different versions is illuminating.

Filmmaker Update February 12th, 2022

Filmmaker Updates: In Development (February 2022)

From Stephen King adaptation to Power Rangers reboots - these are the projects in development from Short of the Week alums.

Best of the Month April 2nd, 2022

Best of the Month: March 2022

A woman with a black hole for a head, a charity badminton tournament and a world full of happy dildos and flaccid-nosed creatures all feature in one of our weirdest Best of the Month playlists ever.