Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2025
With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!
Festival
Selects from We Are One: A Global Film Fest
We recommend 8 shorts you shouldn't miss from the massive We Are One online film festival.
Drama
Chinonye Chukwu
A Long Walk
A tale of tragedy and acceptance as a man revisits his old neighborhood and contemplates a fateful event from his childhood.
Fantasy
Spike Jonze
We Were Once a Fairy Tale
Spike Jonze spins a blend of realism and fantasy in this bizarre look into the twisted world of Kanye West.
News
A Look At Joseph Gordon-Levitt's HitRECORD on TV
Creating art with other people is one of the greatest pleasures of filmmaking if you're working with a team and not all by yourself. The joy of doing something together that will be seen by an eventual audience is one of the highlights of our trade and the chance to showcase the work is an essential driver of a moviemaker's passion.
A Reasonable Request
A desperate son reconnects with his estranged father to ask an unspeakable favor that will change their lives forever.
Music Video
Romain Gavras
Born Free (M.I.A.)
Uniformed troops are rounding up red-headed kids for genocidal purposes in this stark and controversial music video for celebrated recording artist M.I.A (warning: explicit).
Experimental
Cara Stricker
The A - Z of Aaliyah
A poetic take on the iconic life of Aaliyah, celebrating her legacy from her family beginnings in Bedstuy to her timeless, and universalistic influence.
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A Bend in the Road
In the barren backlands of New Zealand, a teenage boy is forced to choose between saving his mate or saving face in front of a bully who was once his idol.
