Too Cool for School
An apathetic teenager with sex on his brain decides to ditch school. The decisions he makes culminate into something of a waking nightmare, tearing apart any facade he has put on and revealing his true personality.
Documentary
Ruth Grimberg
Across Still Water
A story of loss and friendship as a young man faces a world of imminent darkness.
News
The Biggest Thing We've Ever Done
After a long year of development, we are ready to open the doors on the biggest thing we've ever done at Short of the Week!
Oscar Films
Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide
With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.
Satire
Kris Moyes
City Limits
An over-the-top bloody romp of fashion by Australian Kris Moyes for the label Romance was Born.
Playlist
The 2016 Short of the Week Awards
Our annual celebration of the short films that delighted us the most from this calendar year.
Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2024
Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW
Drama
Meryam Joobeur
Ikhwène (Brotherhood)
One of the most acclaimed shorts of the year, and a frontrunner for Oscar. Mohamed is a shepherd in rural Tunisia with his wife and two young sons. Their world is shaken when their oldest son returns after a long journey with a mysterious woman he says is his wife.
Dark Comedy
Dylan Redford
Emergency Action Plan
Instructional videos on how to survive an active shooter attack send a paranoid man into a self-fulfilling spiral.
Adventure
Ben Ozeri
& Corentin Monnier
Grandma's Hero
When Lulu graduates from Hero Academy he sets off on an epic journey to slay a legendary dragon, but to his great despair, his sweet and over-caring grandma decides to join him.
