Mixtape Marauders
A nine song visual mixtape following two young stoners into a world of mindless day jobs, petty drug deals and loud ass music.
Interview
Interview with Rauch Brothers (StoryCorps)
StoryCorps animators, Mike and Tim Rauch, share their character design and animation process and how animation can reveal truth in ways live footage can't.
News
Oscars Short Films 2022: The Films Battling for an Academy Award
From 309 to 45, the shortlists for the 2022 Academy Awards have been announced. We take a look at the lists, provide links for where to view them, and share our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories
Dark Comedy
Yasmin Afifi
Jellyfish and Lobster
Brought together serendipitously in a moment of mischief, two elderly care home residents form an unlikely relationship when they make an enchanted discovery.
Experimental
Matty Brown
The Distraction
Welcome to your anxiety attack. A 10-minute short exploring the very visceral and disorienting world of living with severe anxiety and depression.
News
Short-Form Comes to American Television with "CAKE" on FXX
The cable network, home to hits like "Always Sunny in Philadelphia", is premiering a new series that showcases short-form work from some of our favorite alums and creators.
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.
SOTW
S/W 2018 Year In Review
A reflection on a great 2018 in short film curating, a peek ahead to 2019, and a playlist of shorts that were especially beloved by our curators.
Article
How We Launched Our Film Online: The Thomas Beale Cipher
On January 24th, 2011, Jason Sondhi and I released our festival-winning short film, The Thomas Beale Cipher, out onto the great wild web. Like many filmmakers, I wrestled with the decisions of when and how to put my film online.
Comedy
Ben Callner
Adman
An ingenious short film narrative made up of entirely fake ads. What does a man, a woman, ice cream, chewing gum, dog food, beer, and a lot of other things have in common? Commercials.
