James Sweeney

  • Filmmaker Update

    Filmmaker Updates: December 2020

    From high-profile Christmas ads to box-office features, we take a look at the exciting new projects from filmmakers previously featured on Short of the Week

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    Drama Darren Thornton

    Frankie

    A dynamic and well written story in a social realist vein. Frankie is fifteen and soon he's going be a daddy. Desperate to become a good father despite the absence of his own, Frankie struggles to learn how.

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    Documentary Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

    Earthrise

    Earthrise tells the story of the first image captured of the Earth from space in 1968. Told solely by the Apollo 8 astronauts, the film recounts their experiences and memories and explores the beauty, awe, and grandeur of the Earth against the blackness of space.

  • Interactive

    Tribeca Virtual Arcade 2016

    Preview the best in VR short films from Tribeca's Virtual Arcade program and learn what's working in VR and what isn't.

  • Interview

    The Future of Animation | SOTW Awards 2013

    SOTW Awards 2013 Animation winners discuss the future of the animation industry—their experiences and their thoughts on how shorts are leading the charge for innovation.

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    Sci‑Fi Yves Paradis

    M52

    In one week increments, Yves Paradis worked on an unscripted, improvised animation, starting only with the concept of a character pushing a big cube in the desert. The result is an unexpected science fiction adventure into a distant future of mankind.

  • Branded Content

    Relentless Energy Short Stories

    I watched a ton of skate and surf movie as a kid growing up in the hotbed of alternative sports culture, Southern California. I was an accomplished if not spectacular practitioner of both, and would eat up the opportunity to see new tricks, new athletes, performing at the top of their game, re-watching those VHS tapes to the point of destruction.

  • Festival

    The ShortList Online Film Festival: Part 2

    No preamble, if you want to learn more about this fantastic online competition, check out the first half of our coverage from yesterday. Again, due to embedding restrictions, please visit the festival website to view the films.

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    Horror Rob Savage

    Salt

    A demonic presence closes in on a mother and her sick daughter. Their only protection - a ring of Salt.

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    Documentary Matthew Salton

    Richard Twice

    Richard Atkins was at the beginning of a promising musical career — until a single disastrous performance changed the course of his life.

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