Filmmaker Update
The Short List: Gints Zilbalodis Interview
Gints Zilbalodis joins us to discuss how he made award-winning animated feature Away on short film funding
Interview
Kodama Short Film Explained: An Interview with Director Brian Tang
Director Brian Tang takes us behind the scenes of his short film Kodama, exploring fan reactions, filmmaking insights, and what’s next for the project.
Fantasy
Evan Boehm
Solace
Based on a short story by Jeff Noon, this interactive short tells a dark tale of a near-future in which marketing, DNA and addiction are disturbingly intertwined. (Film only works on desktop in Chrome.)
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'.
Drama
Elizabeth Nichols
Engiteng' Narok Lukunya (BLACK HEAD COW)
In a remote Maasai village in rural Tanzania, a young primary school girl is suddenly confronted by an arranged marriage.
Drama
Michael Paulucci
Pronouns
A Chicago teenager decides to reveal their true identity during a spoken word performance only to be interrupted by an uninvited guest. A heartfelt look at the intersectionality between trans youth, spoken word, and family.
Article
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
Comedy
Signe Baumane
Birth
Amina is 17 and pregnant. Afraid to give birth she goes to older women for consolation and advice.
Sci‑Fi
Kibwe Tavares
Robot & Scarecrow
When a robot pop princess flees her keeper she runs into the arms of a lonely scarecrow. They spend an incredible night together in a heady vortex of music and magic.
