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  • Festival

    A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2025

    With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!

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    Documentary AJ Schnack

    Speaking is Difficult

    The fear, chaos, and disbelief triggered by mass shootings have become an inescapable yet unbearable reality. Speaking is Difficult represents five years of an American crisis.

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Watchlist (February 2022)

    If you're looking for proof of how making short films can further your career, check out this playlist of features and series from our previously featured filmmakers.

  • New Filmmaker Series

    New Filmmaker: Dave Green

    We've been fans of Dave Green since the beginning. His first short film, Meltdown, was a finalist in our Great Film Competition way way back in 2009 and set the tone for his style of dark yet playful humor driven by strong characters.

  • Interview

    Interview: Max Winston

    It's been over a year since we stopped getting in touch with filmmakers on a regular basis, and one of the things we got back from you readers before our redesign, was that you wanted that sad state of affairs to end. So it will.

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    Documentary Ema Ryan Yamazaki

    Instruments of a Beating Heart

    First graders at a Tokyo public school are presented with a challenge for their final semester: to form an orchestra and perform at a school ceremony.

  • Interview

    10 Questions with Matthew Savage (Reign of Death)

    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.

  • Article

    Oscar Short Film Trends

    From the rise of the celebrity exec producer to the dwindling dominance of Animation's big studios, these are the Oscar short films trends you need to know about.

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