S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2020
The S/W team honors the most noteworthy short film streaming releases of the past year.
Film Noir
Nicholas D'Agostino
Blind Mice
An anthropomorphized stop-motion homage to classic film noir. Upon his release from prison Walter falls back in with his old gang of hustlers. In this con within a con will he be the one left holding the bag?
Dark Comedy
Sandy Honig
Caller Number Nine!
A telemarketer with a severe anger problem accidentally calls into a radio show. He wins a radio contest and enters a standoff with the unhinged host.
Drama
Adrien Merigeau
& Alan Holly
Old Fangs
Beautiful soft-spoken film about a son's attempt to reconnect with his estranged father.
Dark Comedy
Jason Gudasz
Place
Wanting a fresh start, Lauren moves into a house with her daughter and new boyfriend - but the spirits of the house have plans to turn them all against each other in very bizarre ways.
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Documentary
Alfie Barker
Hanging On
An old coal-mining community bands together to try to save their home in this creative documentary spotlighting the strength of community.
Drama
Neda Jebelli
The Dinner Party
In Tehran, a perfectionist mother's engagement dinner party begins to unravel when the centerpiece cake is held up in the traffic of a political protest
Festival
Showtime SHORT Stories S2
Premium cable channel, Showtime, has rolled out a new batch of visual pieces from established short-form creators, via its "SHORT Stories" program. We covered the first season here, and the lineup this year is just as impressive in terms of talent, bringing back PES and Cyriak, as well as adding big names like Bill Plympton.
