Jason Farrand

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    POWER/RANGERS: The Opportunity and Danger of Fan Films

    The viral success over the last 36 hours of the dark fan film POWER/RANGERS highlights the tremendous appeal of the genre. The fact that its creators are in potential legal jeopardy, illustrate the drawbacks.

  • News

    Shakeups at Vimeo

    In the wake of high-profile depatures at video sharing service Vimeo, an article in Indiewire questions how close the company is to achieving its goal of creating a marketplace for content creators and their audiences.

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    Oscars 2021: The Short Films battling for an Academy Award

    With Oscar voting starting tomorrow, the S/W team explores the shortlists for the 2021 Academy Awards and highlights our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories

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    Dark Comedy James P. Gannon

    Deerwoods Deathtrap

    50 years ago Jack and Betty were hit by a train and survived. This is their story.

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    Documentary Joshua Z Weinstein

    I Beat Mike Tyson

    In 2005, an unknown Irish boxer beat Mike Tyson, then he disappeared. Filmmaker Joshua Z Weinstein rediscovers boxer Kevin McBride, raising his children in a gritty Boston suburb. Kevin's body is deteriorating, yet he compulsively continues to fight.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: June 2022

    Hair loss, indigenous perspectives and plastic bags all feature in our Best of the Month picks for June 2022

  • Festival

    An S/W-Centric Guide to Sundance 2020

    We're looking forward to Sundance 2020 by highlighting work that should be on your radar—a mix of features and shorts from members of the S/W alum community.

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