Random Acts

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    Experimental Mitch Jenkins

    Jimmy's End

    Comics legend Alan Moore along with Mitch Jenkins unveil a phantasmagoric English dreamtime made of goosefleshed pin-up girls, burned out comedians and faulty lights, with judgement just behind the tinsel.

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    Fantasy Tim Hendrix

    Baggage

    A snappy absurdist comedy about a blind date where everyone brings their emotional baggage to the table in the form of literal suitcases.

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    Drama Daryl Wein

    Unlocked

    A young woman refuses to acknowledge her grief over her mom's cancer until she meets someone on the street who may understand. Or maybe what he wants is more sinister.

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    Comedy Rebecca Halfon

    Esther

    Drunk with power after getting her braces off, 13-year-old Esther tries to seduce her oblivious Hebrew tutor.

  • News

    The Biggest Thing We've Ever Done

    After a long year of development, we are ready to open the doors on the biggest thing we've ever done at Short of the Week!

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    Drama Samantha Buck & Marie Schlingmann

    The Mink Catcher

    At an 80's high society party, a gossip columnist hunts down Dallas' new First Lady to unearth the truths underneath her legendary mink coat.

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    Drama Adinah Dancyger

    Cheer Up Baby

    A young woman who has been sexually assaulted by a stranger on the subway is rendered with psychological menace and sensory dislocation in this elliptical tale.

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    Documentary Derek Knowles & Lawrence Lerew

    Sentinels

    Sentinels is an immersive observational film that follows a small group of young environmental activists as they undertake a tree-sitting campaign to stop a large logging company from clear-cutting a northern California forest.

  • Oscar Films

    Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide

    With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.

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    Comedy Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah & Araya Mengesha

    DEFUND

    During the long hot summer of 2020, twin siblings attempt to navigate their own, and each other’s, complex responses to both the lockdown and the fight for racial justice.

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