Ormie the Pig is desperate to get the cookies on top of the fridge, but is constantly stymied, in this modern day slapstick.
An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.
Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.
Two transient young men break into an empty church by the sea to form a blood pact: to get rid of their childhood demons and escape the cycle of anxiety and authorities. “It’s not goth to be afraid of darkness”, they agree.
An experimental fairytale dedicated to the modern black boy, in which four boys disappear one night, as many black boys do, and find themselves on a fantastical journey to break the curses of black boyhood.
In the barren backlands of New Zealand, a teenage boy is forced to choose between saving his mate or saving face in front of a bully who was once his idol.
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.
A referee struggles to maintain control over a 2nd grade basketball game.
A musician in the deep state of a creative crisis is signed to a rehab program at a highly protected, isolated sanatorium that promises a lifetime warranty for endless inspiration.
After a fight with her mother, sixteen-year-old James sneaks her boyfriend Ben into their house once everyone has gone to sleep. When Ben brings a scary movie to watch, James is more horrified than she ever could have imagined.
