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Hollywood's Embrace of the Short Film Tie-in
Are short film tie-ins the next trend in blockbuster film marketing? There is good reason to think so
Horror
Maximilian Niemann
Five Minutes
John is fighting to survive after being injured during a battle with a zombie. The viewer has to help him to make a test which will figure out the fate of him and his daughter.
Experimental
Sascha Geddert
The Rise and Fall of Globosome
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.
Thriller
Sorrel Brae
A Film by Vera Vaughn
A filmmaker falls through the looking glass when she must face her own terrifying creation.
Drama
Crossbow
A stylish and meditative film centering on the unhappy life of a neglected teen, told from the perspective of his neighbor who attempts to make sense of him.
Drama
Barnaby Roper
The Interview
When a candidate interviews for a new job at an "unorthodox" firm, the process quickly turns into a boundary-breaking process of social control.
Dark Comedy
Richard Paris Wilson
Open
A man becomes fixated on trying to open one particular pistachio nut.
Filmmaker Update
Build your own mini City - Florian Grolig releases 'High Rise' game
Florian Grolig ('In the Distance') joins us to discuss his new mobile puzzle game 'High Rise'
Drama
Jackson Kiyoshi Segars
Kimchi
Marrying into a Korean-American family in disarray, a Japanese-American man hides away with his camera and discovers a hidden connection with his future grandfather-in-law.
Playlist
The Winners | SOTW Awards 2012!
As you might have noticed, this year we dispense with what has our been our traditional year-in-review Top Ten list (examples here) in order to highlight even more quality deserving content than that stale format allows. The SotW Awards are the result, and last week, after surveying an incredible year's worth of short film picks, we presented our favorite Animation, Live-Action and New Media pieces of 2011.
