Filmmaker Update
The Watchlist (October 2022)
From ageing superheroes to bullied teens, dive into our Watchlist to check out some exciting new films/series from S/W alums.
Action
Laurent Monneron & 3 Others
Meet Buck
Forbidden love sets off a wild chase between a deer-headed teenager and his girlfriend's hunting father in this illustrative, action-packed film from Supinfocom students.
Best of the Month
Best of the Month: February 2021
A trio of films that inadvertently cover the circle of life - pregnancy, childhood and old-age - make up our 'Best of the Month' picks for February 2021.
Documentary
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Marie's Dictionary
Marie Wilcox is the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language. This is the story of the dictionary she created in an effort to keep her language alive.
Satire
Jossie Malis
Bendito Machine 6: Carry on
The sixth and final episode of the Bendito Machine saga looks to close the loop with the most epic instalment of all
Drama
Bilal S. Haider
The Prisoner's Song
Two days in the life of an American prisoner, one during his time incarcerated and one as a free man
SOTW
Watch Oscar Short Film Nominees
In our announcement Tuesday I mentioned my skepticism in finding any of the Short Film Oscar nominees online, but you, our readers, did not share my defeatist attitude and unearthed a couple! Thanks go out to Hans and Sam, now you can watch one film from each of the 3 short film categories: Documentary Short Subject, Short Film (Live-Action) and Short Film (Animation). Follow Short of the Week on Facebook [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Click to Watch"][/caption] Documentary Short SubjectThe Warriors of Quigang: A Chinese Village Fights Back In Quigang, a tiny hamlet of 1,900 people, a nearby chemical plant is polluting the land and water.
Article
Fashion Film Roundup Part 2
We published part 1 of this fashion film roundup to honor the end of New York fashion week and since then London and Milan have had their turn. Now we're in the thick of Fashion Week Paris, the final of the 4 consecutive world fashion weeks, and at last here is part 2.
Fantasy
Matthieu Dupille
& 5 Others
WORMWOOD
The day the radiation disappears, Simon rushes to the heart of the zone, taking his colleague Agathe with him, in the hope of rediscovering a lost past.
Interview
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.
