David O'Reilly (the creator behind Please Say Something, one of my favorite films of this year) has a new film The External World that has done well at festivals (Cannes, Sundance). It's not out yet, but this trailer is now up.
An aging master keeps alive the art of "Tire Machèt", a style of machete fencing that overthrew the Napoleonic forces in the famous Haitian slave rebellions.
Harry really wants a rabbit. Harry’s dad really wants his wife back. A subtle but moving Sundance short from Australian director, David Michôd (Animal Kingdom).
A retired and reclusive tech company CEO attempts to teach AI how to experience and process true human emotions.
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 SubjectThe 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.
An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.
On the day he promised his girlfriend he’d grow up, a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet.
Amidst a time of sexual confusion, severe bullying at a high school leads to very unfortunate circumstances.
With voting complete, the Academy Awards move to the next stage: the highly anticipated nomination announcements.
