A cherished tradition, every year Sundance releases a selection of short films from their competition lineup onto the internet for the duration of the fest. It is an excellent way for fans at home to connect with the goings on, and for short film fans in particular, a great way to spy some of the year's top shorts early in their festival run.
On a seemingly unimportant day, a janitor at a university receives a call, from Nigeria, that his mother has been kidnapped and is being ransomed for an absurd sum. This film is inspired by true events
Sigmund Freud's only major case history of a female patient is revisited with a feminist lens.
While hanging a piece of art in her new home, a woman knocks a hole in her wall, revealing what might be another room. Her mind unravels as she wonders what could be on the other side. Part of our SXSW Shorts Week coverage. #SXSWshorts
Five films from the upcoming Austin-based film festival's official program that you can stream at home.
In 2009, an unknown effects-laden sci-fi short, Panic Attack, grabbed the attention of Hollywood proving the internet had opened a new path for aspiring directors. That success spawned thousands of CG-savvy imitators.
Hedi is experiencing strange things. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking journey, to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes.
A tired badger battles with a pair of noisy crows for peaceful rest, but inadvertently falls into a much bigger mess when an underground missile station is placed underneath the badger's dwelling.
In the vastness of space, there’s a a small speck of rock inhabited by the most peculiar lifeforms: Dark little "Globosomes" that start to replicate fast and begin to show signs of intelligence.
