Best of the Month
Best of the Month: April 2020
The S/W team pick their three favourite shorts from the 22 we featured in April 2020
Fantasy
Elie Chapuis
Canard
Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a small isolated farm in the countryside. They hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare. (Link opens in New Window)
Documentary
Kate Stonehill
Fake News Fairytale
Once upon a time, in the city of Veles (Macedonia), a group of teenagers discovered riches beyond their wildest dreams in the Fake News ‘digital gold rush’.
Filmmaker Update
This Magnificent Cake!
Directorial duo Marc James Roels & Emma De Swaef join us to discuss 'This Magnificent Cake!' their 44-min follow-up to festival favourite 'Oh Willy...'
Fantasy
Renee Zhan
O Black Hole!
A woman who can't stand the passing of time turns herself into a black hole. A thousand unchanging years pass until one day, the Singularity wakes inside her.
Drama
Asher Jelinsky
Miller & Son
WINNER OF A 2019 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD: A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the balance of her compartmentalized life.
Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Update: Chris Shepherd
Chris Shepherd provides an update on his latest work: An animated short centered around prank letters sent by playwright Joe Orton and a follow-up to his 2002 short 'Dad's Dead' - 'Johnno's Dead'.
Horror
Renee Zhan
Shé (Snake)
Fei, a 16 year old British-Chinese girl, is the top violinist in an elite youth orchestra. When another Chinese violinist arrives to challenge her place, Fei’s anxieties and internalized racism grow to take monstrous physical form. They whisper to her, urging her to be the best, no matter the cost.
