Field of Vision

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Short List: Paul Trillo Interview

    Writer/Director Paul Trillo joins us to discuss what it means to be a "concept filmmaker," the difference between commercial and narrative films, and why his favorite short films feel like a satisfying meal.

  • Festival

    Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 3

    If I could have somehow avoided the news about Sundance starting today, I would have—today is the start of the 34th straight Sundance Festival that yours truly will be failing to attend. 34 times have films been watched, pitches been made, deals been sealed, without me.

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    Drama Reed Van Dyk

    DeKalb Elementary

    **VIDEO OPENS IN A NEW WINDOW** - Nominated for an Academy Award and inspired by a true story, a 911 call plays out against the backdrop of a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.

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    Dark Comedy Don Hertzfeldt

    World of Tomorrow

    A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future in Don Hertzfeldt's 2016 Oscar nominated short.

  • Oscar Films

    Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide

    With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.

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    Documentary Yi Seung-Jun

    In the Absence

    Nominated for the 2020 Oscars, this damning documentary explores what happened during the 2014 Sewol Ferry disaster, where over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them school children.

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    Documentary Charlie Lyne

    Personal Truth

    In December 2016, an armed man stormed a Washington D.C. pizza parlour in search of a non-existent child sex ring he'd read about online. What can his story teach us about knowledge, belief and the stories we choose to put our faith in?

  • Famous Filmmakers

    The Short Films that became Features

    Watch our pick of the best short films that became features in this playlist including Neill Blomkamp, Billy Bob Thornton & more [last updated June 2022].

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    Drama Suresh Eriyat

    Tokri (The Basket)

    A clumsy accident leads a young girl onto the streets of Mumbai in the hope of making things right. A gentle and touching father/daughter story depicted in exquisite stop-motion from Indian animation mainstay, Studio Eeksaurus.

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    Drama Matthew Puccini

    Lavender

    A young gay man (Michael Hsu Rosen) grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple (Michael Urie, Ken Barnett).

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