With nominee voting for the 2023 Academy Awards opening today (Thu 12th Jan), the S/W team highlights the five standout films from each short film category.
A black comedy for kids and parents alike, this festival favourite takes its viewers through a gore-filled alphabet of death as a Father Possum reads a cautionary tale to his two young children.
A woman wakes in the middle of nowhere with no memory and a man tied up in the back seat. Stranger yet, she finds a tape recorder with her voice on it telling her what to do next.
Completely devoid of stimulation and social interaction except for a series of fluid-filled 'beings' that are birthed through the walls to provide vital sustenance, a baby human must survive in a blank white room in the middle of space.
Glimpse into a surreal, poetic construction of Emmanuel Ho set in beautiful black and whitedarkness and desperation never looked so good.
With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.
Beautiful, black and white animation from the "next Miyazaki" about the love between cat and partner told from the cat's perspective.
Three sisters are left home alone when their parents leave town for the weekend. The eldest sister may be left in charge but her younger sisters have no intention of staying out of trouble. Especially when their future happiness depends on them
The city at night, a couple alone. A scream from the woman, the smoke of the gun...
Watch our pick of the best short films that became features in this playlist including Neill Blomkamp, Billy Bob Thornton & more [last updated June 2022].
