Article
Why I Turned Down Distribution for My Short Film
The following is a guest post from writer and director, Jordan Bayne. Ms.
Drama
Stefanie Abel Horowitz
sometimes, i think about dying
Fran is thinking about dying, but a man in the office might want to date her.
Festival
Asia's largest short film festival returns with Online Venue: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2021
With a selection of short films available online for free, there's never been a better time to dive into the eclectic programs of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
Oscar Films
The Best Oscar-Winning Short Films You Can Watch Online
From the 1952 winner of the Best Documentary short Film Oscar to the 2019 Best Animated Short Film winner - these are the best Oscar-winning short films available online
Festival
Competition Short Films Part 2: 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
This is the second part of our coverage of the 9 in-competition short films Tribeca (Online) has made available, and the 3rd (and last) post overall in our coverage of Tribeca 2011 Online Films. You can still see part 1 and our post on the 9 retrospective shorts, but you only have a few more days to catch them.
Hipopotamy
Winner of the Grand Prize at Ottawa 2014, a brutal and provocative animation. Inspired by nature films of Hippos, women and children bathe in the stream when they are approached by men with malicious intentions. Not recommended for viewers sensitive to sexual violence.
Documentary
Duncan Cowles
Alexithymia
What's it like to feel no emotion? Duncan Cowles returns to Short of the Week with his latest documentary exploring the condition of Alexithymia
Experimental
Michael Frei
Plug & Play
Two anthropoid creatures explore the joys brought on by sexual discovery and the desire for love.
Drama
Todd Haynes
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
The infamous and banned 1987 short film by Todd Haynes, dir. of "Velvet Goldmine", "Far From Heaven" and the upcoming Oscar contender "Carol". The saga of a beloved singer and her battle with anorexia, acted out by Barbie dolls.
Interview
The Importance of Editing with Alexander Farah
"The simplistic act of splicing two clips together in a sequence, made me understand the editor to be a second director of sorts" - S/W regular Alexander Farah joins us to discuss the importance of editing when creating a short film.
