Nzingha Prescod has a chance to become the first African-American woman to win an individual medal in women's foil fencing in the history of the sport at this year's Summer Olympics in Rio.
Time seems to have stopped around the retirement home. As we journey inside the building, discovering weakened bodies, auxiliary nurses and a black cat, the minutes go by slowly and repetitively.
S/W's Queen of Festivals, Céline Roustan, was on the ground for The Toronto International Film Festival. She shares her short film notebook, highlighting winners, new work from site alums, and her personal faves from the fest's 2019 edition.
One day a humble fisherman catches an enchanted fish. Can the fish help him, and his wife improve their lot?
Created by S/W alum MacGregor and including films from previously featured directors Ruairi Robinson and Tim Hyten, 'A Thousand Suns' is a new Short Film anthology "serving up a “hallucinogenic cocktail of sci-fi dreams and nightmares".
BMW's legendary marketing campaign is returning after 14 years with a new film. We look back at the original 8 installments directed by A-list talent like Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu, Ang Lee & Wong Kar Wai, which helped invent the concept of branded film.
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 Iranian-American man returns to his homeland to meet and wed a young woman, but things don't go to plan when she decides to go against her father's wishes
Neil Patrick Harris owes his recent success to his role as an awkward villain vying to make his mark on the world in this breakout web hit from comedy master Joss Whedon.
The S/W team has voted. The Short Awards honor the most noteworthy short film streaming releases of the past year.
