Bureau of Ships

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    Documentary Duncan Cowles

    In the Company of Insects

    Prompted by the death of his grandfather, a filmmaker comes to terms with his feelings of loss by focussing on something smaller.

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    Dark Comedy Tobias Rud

    The TOBOS

    Something is wrong with Bean-TOBO’s insides... Subversively set within a cute-silly world, a short film that tackles themes of vulnerability, feelings of unworthiness, and the connection that we truly crave with each other.

  • Festival

    8 SXSW 2020 Shorts You Can Watch Right Now

    We kick-off our SXSW Shorts Week coverage with this playlist of 8 short films for the 2020 program that are online and ready to viewed right now. #SXSWshorts

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: January 2022

    The Short of the Week team has voted. Dive into our first Best of the Month playlist of 2022.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: January 2024

    Haunting winter traditions, insightful tales of immigrants and West African hair salons feature in our Best of the Month picks for January 2024.

  • Interview

    Interview with Jossie Malis (Bendito Machine)

    Many filmmakers look at short films as their teenage years—happy to get past them and on to something bigger. Jossie Malis is one of the few who understood the power he'd created with his minimalist animated short Bendito Machine and has spent the past 6 years building a franchise around it.

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    Dark Comedy Jamie Travis

    The Armoire

    Aaron sings in choir, watches soap operas and sleeps with the nightlight on. Can hypnosis solve the mystery of his missing friend?

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