The story of a grandfather's perilous swim from China to Hong Kong during the Cultural Revolution
You've seen the scenario before: some talented, young filmmaker releases his latest short film on Vimeo and BOOM practically overnight it goes viral. A few million views and a couple hundred thousand comments later, they garner industry attention, eventually cinching a movie deal with Hollywood.
The nominations are in! An interesting crop of films this year, especially because there are a few we're unfamiliar with. Though, it's great to see Short of the Week fav Anders Walter finally get his due this go-around.
An unflinching look into the lives of two undiagnosed special needs kids and their parents as they grow older with no answers in sight.
A dreamlike exploration of family sacrifice and the lack of understanding between parent and child as a South Korean little girl ascends to star ballerina.
A fine art photographer employs his craft to heal old wounds and cope with his HIV/AIDS diagnosis, creating an acclaimed portrait series in the process.
Sigmund Freud's only major case history of a female patient is revisited with a feminist lens.
We kick-off our SXSW Shorts Week coverage with this playlist of 8 short films for the 2020 program that are online and ready to viewed right now. #SXSWshorts
Filmed during an actual solar eclipse, a love story about a looming moment that can change everything.
A woman wakes in the middle of nowhere with no memory and a man tied up in the back seat. Stranger yet, she finds a tape recorder with her voice on it telling her what to do next.
