As a preview to the upcoming S/W Awards, our team selects their favourite short films of 2020 and explain why they stood out from the 256 we featured throughout the year.
A Mixed Martial Arts fighter wrestles with the news she is pregnant in the lead-up to the most important fight of her career.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - When every parent is selecting for desirable traits, one expecting mother "rolls the dice" and tests the morality of the system.
Kwan is an Asian-American hustler in contemporary Los Angeles. You need something, Kwan can get it for you, whether that’s drugs or a spare laptop. As we follow Kwan through his deals he demonstrates the critical skills needed to survive when living in a city where cultures and class intermix.
After Esra misses her train late one evening, a discarded, living Rubik’s cube tries tries to get her attention in an attempt to get solved.
A coming-of-age film that showcases the existential terror of picture day and the struggles of being black at a predominantly white high school.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - It's December in New York City, and it's 120 degrees. Bato and his wife are expecting a baby, but he's faced with the choice of giving up his identity to ensure a safe delivery.
**ONLINE FOR A LIMITED TIME** - Sabine is looking for a missing image: a day that has left its mark forever and that everyone remembers but her. But maybe this absence is what allows her to move on with her life?
An unexpected discovery forces Britannia, a queer Libyan teenager, to question whether to stay or flee his beloved homeland.
A compassionate indie drama, a game-changing CG animation and a hi-concept body-swap comedy with heart make up the trio of films selected by the S/W team as our 'Best of the Month' for August 2021.
