A woman contemplates whether or not to keep her baby, while waiting for her lover to arrive in a small cafe.
Many filmmakers look at short films as their teenage yearshappy to get past them and on to something bigger. Jossie Malis is one of the few who understood the power he'd created with his minimalist animated short Bendito Machine and has spent the past 6 years building a franchise around it.
Vangie, a miserable contractual sales lady, is about to lose her job. But in her desperate attempt to convince her boss not to sack her, Vangie uncovers the ultimate jaw-dropping secret to regularization.
A pilot version of the stop-motion samurai film which tells the story of "Jingoro Hidari," a legendary Edo-era sculptor. After being betrayed by his peers and losing both his father and his right arm, Jingoro is on a journey of revenge with his cat and a mechanical prosthetic arm.
Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has clung tightly to its lead as the number one global site for video. But over the last few years, the amateur viral videos that made it famous have become more novelty and the former king of community-driven content has spent the last couple years trying different programs to up its quality.
We like reading up on animation festivals because more often than not you can find several of the winning short films online already. Ottawa International Animation Festival is North America's premier showcase for animation, and having wrapped up at the end of October has proven itself no exception—some of its excellent winners are already up on the web.
A regular on our site, Charlotte Hornsby joins us to discuss her work as a cinematographer and the importance of short film in her career.
Reign of Death, the subject of our recent feature review, is one of the most confidently stylish shorts we've seen in a while. Its director, Matthew Savage, has served as a concept designer for several big budget features including The Dark Knight and Kick-Ass, but, not being content with that arrangement, has been stepping up to the director's chair.
Good morning, short film fans. The nominations for 2015 are in! It's an interesting group, and fun to see what did and not make it from the various category shortlists.
Including multiple Short of the Week selections you can watch right now
