Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol

The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was perhaps the most widely documented act of political violence in history. The New York Times obtained, analyzed and mapped out thousands of cellphone videos, police bodycam recordings and internal police audio to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened.

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Dark Comedy Michael Slavens 17 minutes

What Cheer?

After the sudden passing of his wife, Stan ignores his overwhelming grief only to be faced with an unavoidable 20-piece punk marching band that floods his world with boisterous, interminable song.

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Fantasy Guy Kozak 9 minutes

End Zone

A young football player traverses the underworld.

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Dark Comedy Nicolas Keppens & Matthias Phlips 19 minutes

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Wildebeest

Going on a safari is a dream for many, but for middle-aged couple Linda and Troyer, it turns into a nightmare when they get left behind in the wilderness

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Drama Rodrigo Saavedra 11 minutes

La Macchia Rossa (The Red Stain)

When young American Billy brings a red-stained shirt to the dry-cleaning business of an elderly Italian couple, they spend hours inventing intricate yarns about the origin of the stain

Playlist December 18th, 2016

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.

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Romance Lorenzo Tardella 15 minutes

Le variabili dipendenti (The Dependent Variables)

(Currently Offline) In a dark, velvety theatre there is a first kiss between Pietro and Tommaso. When the lights come back on, however, the two students have different expectations of what might follow.

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Drama Lulu Wang 15 minutes

Touch

When an elderly Chinese man's cultural naivety gets him in trouble, he struggles with his son and the legal system to make the context of his behaviour understood.

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Dark Comedy Spencer Susser 13 minutes

Eugene

A traveler in Washington DC gets a mysterious gift: a laptop that grants all his wishes. How will he wield his unexpected powers?

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Comedy Kayla Abuda Galang 13 minutes

When You Left Me On That Boulevard

Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at Auntie Pinky's house in southeast San Diego in 2006.