In a Heartbeat

A viral sensation in just 24 hours, this short depicts a closeted boy who runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

Filmmaker's Guide June 6th, 2022

A Guide to One-Take Short Films

The best one-take short films and what to consider if you're making one.

Interview February 4th, 2011

Q&A w/ Sundance filmmaker Emily Carmichael (The Hunter and the Swan...)

We invited the lovely and talented Emily Carmichael to answer a few questions over email regarding her short film, The Hunter and the Swan Discuss Their Meeting, which incidentally was, by far, one of our favorite Sundance films of the year.

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Experimental Fabio Friedli 6 minutes

In A Nutshell

From a seed to war, from meat to love, from indifference to apocalypse. An attempt to capture the world in a nutshell.

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Dark Comedy Lola Lefèvre 7 minutes

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Maman, il a quoi le chien? (Mom, What’s Up With the Dog?)

As Gwen, an 11 year old girl, starts to discover her sexuality, she catches her dog laughing.

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Documentary Derek Milton 9 minutes

Getting a Grammy

A short documentary about a man who kind of won a Grammy

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Drama Jennifer Reeder 28 minutes

A Million Miles Away

An afternoon rehearsal for a high school girl's choir turns tense in Jennifer Reeder's surreal award-winning reverie on the process of coming of age.

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Drama Joseph Pierce 5 minutes

A Family Portrait

A family's awkward photo session brings its underlying issues to the surface in this surreal animation.

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Drama Gauri Adelkar 17 minutes

A Woman of No Importance

Ismat, a single mother and undocumented seamstress in New York City, finds herself at a crossroads between morality and self-interest.

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Experimental Anna Samo 9 minutes

Conversations with a Whale

In this love letter to artists, their art and its audience, a filmmaker is confronted with rejection after rejection until, at last a beautiful fig tree bears sweet fruits.