Filmmaker Update
Alumni Roundup: January 2016
We share some of the cool stuff Short of the Week featured filmmakers have been up to this past month.
News
Oscar Nominations Announced
The 82nd Annual Oscar Nominated Short Films have been announced with a few surprises.
Documentary
Yi Seung-Jun
In the Absence
Nominated for the 2020 Oscars, this damning documentary explores what happened during the 2014 Sewol Ferry disaster, where over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them school children.
Romance
Shimmy Marcus
RHINOS
When two strangers meet by circumstance, they spend the day together and overcome the obstacles of their language barrier through emotional connection.
Comedy
Jill Soloway
Una Hora Por Favora
On the streets of LA, thousands of men are available as day laborers for cash, by the hour. What happens when lonely and single Elissa picks up the capable and handsome Arturo to help her fix the shower?
Playlist
The Best Short Form Filmmaking on the Syrian Civil War & Refugee Crisis
As editor of Short of the Week and former Curator of Vimeo's Staff Picks, I've watched dozens of hours of reporting and filmmaking on the Syrian crisis. Here are my picks for the most vital short form work yet produced.
Playlist
Watch 2013 Sundance Short Films!
Sundance is right around the corner, and we're excited! For the fifth year running we will be covering the festival's online program, this year sponsored by YouTube again after last year's stint at Yahoo!. But, with the ever-growing reach, power and legitimacy of online video, once again we've noticed that there is a healthy selection of content picked for Sundance that is available to watch right now! Sundance has been a pioneer in destigmatizing short film's online, doing away with all their premiere restrictions a few years ago.
SOTW
The Best of #ShelterShorts: Vol. 2
Our second batch of short curated from our ongoing #ShelterShorts challenge, which seeks to inspire filmmaker creativity during quarantine.
