Best of the Month
Best of the Month: July 2021
Check out the trio of films the Short of the Week programming team has selected as our 'Best of the Month' for July 2021
Meet the Gatekeepers
Meet the Gatekeepers: Jean Anne Lauer (Fantastic Fest)
Jean Anne Lauer, director of short film programming at Fantastic Fest, joins us to discuss her experiences in the short film arena and what the festival is looking for in a selected film.
Comedy
Jacob Motz
Doubles
When two universes collide and create exact duplicates of both people and inanimate objects on a single version of Earth, a hopeless romantic finds himself able to win the heart of his dream girl's double.
Sci‑Fi
Ricardo de Montreuil
The Raven
A mystical man escapes the eye of the law in this low-budget but special-effects driven film.
Playlist
Side-splitting Shorts - A Playlist of the Best Comedy Short Films
Prepare yourself for a dose of the "best medicine in the world", as the Short of the Week team pick their favorite comedy titles featured on the site.
Experimental
The Mixtape Club
Hello, I Like You
A "highly condensed happiness espresso". An amazing 2 min stop-motion marvel from The Mixtape Club.
Dark Comedy
James P. Gannon
Deerwoods Deathtrap
50 years ago Jack and Betty were hit by a train and survived. This is their story.
Dark Comedy
Dominik Hartl
Die Waschmaschine (The Washing Machine)
The washing machine bites the dust: turning the humdrum life of a young couple upside down.
Dark Comedy
Larry & Terry Ziegelman
Boom Boom
Two jihadists bump into each other at a small coffee shop and bicker over who's "special day" it is in this dark satirical comedy.
Filmmaker Update
S/W Alum Mickey Duzyj on his new Netflix Show "LOSERS" and the Short that Inspired It
An editorial-illustrator turned award-winning documentary filmmaker, Mickey Duzyj parlayed his breakthrough short film into a Netflix series—one that poignantly tells the surprising, and noble stories of some of sports' most infamous figures.
