Mark Olexa

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    Documentary Amy Nicholson

    Pickle

    Obese chickens, paraplegic possums, bodiless fish—Pickle is an ode to man’s capacity to care for creatures with limited abilities throughout their sometimes greatly protracted existence.

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    Thriller Rod Blackhurst

    Hysteric

    A mysterious sound, a mother stricken with madness, and two daughters caught in a fight for survival.

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    Drama Kevin Hamedani

    In Her Place

    An Iranian-American man returns to his homeland to meet and wed a young woman, but things don't go to plan when she decides to go against her father's wishes

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    Watch Oscar Short Film Nominees

    In our announcement Tuesday I mentioned my skepticism in finding any of the Short Film Oscar nominees online, but you, our readers, did not share my defeatist attitude and unearthed a couple! Thanks go out to Hans and Sam, now you can watch one film from each of the 3 short film categories: Documentary Short Subject, Short Film (Live-Action) and Short Film (Animation). Follow Short of the Week on Facebook [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Click to Watch"][/caption] Documentary Short Subject—The Warriors of Quigang: A Chinese Village Fights Back In Quigang, a tiny hamlet of 1,900 people, a nearby chemical plant is polluting the land and water.

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    Fantasy Sune Reinhardt

    Mighty Antlers

    A late night driver's collision with a deer in the headlights takes a strange turn in this painterly 3D animation.

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    A Shorts-Centric Recap of TIFF 2019

    S/W's Queen of Festivals, Céline Roustan, was on the ground for The Toronto International Film Festival. She shares her short film notebook, highlighting winners, new work from site alums, and her personal faves from the fest's 2019 edition.

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    Experimental Elizabeth Hobbs

    The Flounder

    One day a humble fisherman catches an enchanted fish. Can the fish help him, and his wife improve their lot?

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    Documentary Randall Christopher

    The Driver Is Red

    Set in Argentina 1960, this true crime animated documentary follows the story of secret agent Zvi Aharoni as he hunted down one of the highest ranking Nazi war criminals on the run.

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