With over 300 films in their line-up, working out what to watch at the Palm Springs Short Fest can be a daunting task. Programmer and S/W team member Céline Roustan lists the titles from S/W alums you'll definitely want to keep an eye out for at the festival.
Haunting, but humorous piece focusing on a weary inter-dimensional traveler as he struggles with isolation on a remote world he dubs "Oasis"—A Sundance 10/10 film: currently offline
A woman who can't stand the passing of time turns herself into a black hole. A thousand unchanging years pass until one day, the Singularity wakes inside her.
Inspiring an ABC Comedy of the same name, “Downward Dog” follows the day-to-day life of Nan as told by her increasingly lonely and philosophical dog, Martin.
Inspired by Picasso’s ‘Vollard Suite’, the transformation of the over masculine Minotaur leads to the destruction of boundaries of sexes.
Rob, a fire captain living in the Mountain West, has been diagnosed with PTSD after experiencing a series of traumatic events at work. In an attempt to better manage his symptoms, he decides to undergo a new form of treatment: ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - The consensus best animation of 2018 in Cartoon Brew's programmer poll, a startling, experimental vision of cosmic degeneration. As celestial beings descend to Earth, the world’s order unbalances. Initiated by these terms, a tragic fall leads to the parturition of crucial opposites: Hell and Heaven’s circles.
Two elite astronauts wake up in the abyss of space; they return to their stranded ship and discover the surprising reason behind their mission's catastrophic failure.
Multi-million dollar Series A funding rounds for two creator-lead VR production companies signals a shift in focus from technology to content.
When Ben is told to "get out a bit more" he goes on a search for a sense of belonging in this short piece of docu-fiction covertly filmed at the 2016 European Football Championships.
