Hardware

A wannabe entrepreneur and amateur electronic drums enthusiast travels to a housewares trade show looking to strike up the perfect business partnership. When things don't go as planned, he finds himself at the mercy of the electronic drumbeat playing in his head.

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Drama Mark Gutteridge 9 minutes

Intercom

A group of uncommunicative neighbors closely monitor a new tenant’s movements until they meet via their intercom.

Playlist December 29th, 2021

The S/W Team selects their Favourite Short Films of 2021

With our annual Short Awards planned for Early 2022, to round off our yearly coverage we take a look at the S/W team's favourite films from 2021.

Interview August 3rd, 2012

Interview with Jamie Travis (The Armoire)

Toronto native Jamie Travis has been making short films for more than a decade. When he finally made the leap to features (his debut For a Good Time, Call premiered at Sundance and will hit cinemas this fall), he gave shorts lovers everywhere a wonderful gift by releasing all his previous work online.

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Comedy Clay Liford 14 minutes

My Mom Smokes Weed

A geriatric mother and her twenty-something son embark on a road trip to meet some dastardly drug dealers in order to replenish a supply of certain herbs.

Interview May 28th, 2014

Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.

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Comedy Amandine Thomas 7 minutes

hello beautiful please follow back

Her grandmother's relationship with an online romance scammer leads to a filmmaker's exploration into the ways in which we strive to connect through the internet.

Interview February 13th, 2013

The Future of New Media | SOTW Awards 2013

Winners of the SOTW Awards 2013 New Media category sit down to discuss the importance of story and the need for funding in this roundtable discussion about the future of the industry.

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Comedy Peter Edlund 17 minutes

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Mixtape Marauders

A nine song visual mixtape following two young stoners into a world of mindless day jobs, petty drug deals and loud ass music.

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Documentary Matt Devine 5 minutes

TMB: Panyee FC

They wanted to play soccer but had no land. They didn't let that stop them. Watch the origin story of Thailand's famous youth soccer club, Panyee FC in this inspiring branded film.