A Brief History of John Baldessari

A towering figure in the art world, standing at 6'7", John Baldessari's epic career is crammed into 5 and a half frenzied minutes. Narrated by Tom Waits.

Festival January 27th, 2011

Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 4

A new Thursday, a new set of Sundance shorts. This is the second of three batches of 2011 in-competition shorts that Sundance is sharing via the YouTube Screening Room, and the fourth of five short programs.

Filmmaker Update December 2nd, 2017

Filmmaker Update: Nov 2017

Catch up on the achievements of Short of the Week featured filmmakers in the month of November

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Dark Comedy Daniel Reisinger 11 minutes

Status Update - a Facebook fairytale

In a world where every loser is pretending their life is awesome on Facebook - Allan Kasvotski's status updates are suddenly coming true [NSFW].

Playlist March 21st, 2025

From Short Film to Series: Shorts That Evolved into TV Shows

A playlist exploring the short film-to-series pipeline - those shorts that evolve into episodic content

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Drama Gustavo Milan 17 minutes

Seiva Bruta (Under the Heavens)

Marta, a young Venezuelan mother, is immigrating to Brazil when she meets a struggling young couple with a baby girl. Her ability to breastfeed causes their fates to become forever entwined.

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Thriller Rafaël Beauchamp 16 minutes

Les battues (The Fading)

In foggy rural Quebec, grieving mother Luce is stunned when three hunters claim to have found her missing son's alleged killer—a seemingly harmless young man.

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Drama Adriane McCray 13 minutes

Child Runaways

Three sisters are left home alone when their parents leave town for the weekend. The eldest sister may be left in charge but her younger sisters have no intention of staying out of trouble. Especially when their future happiness depends on them

Festival January 22nd, 2022

Sundance Film Festival: The Best Short Films from the Archive

With Sundance 2022 marking the 40th anniversary of the Sundance Institute with a special programme of 'From the Collection' short films - we take our own retrospective look at the best films from the festival

Playlist February 12th, 2013

Live-Action Winners! | SOTW Awards 2013

This years winning live-action filmmakers represent a diverse group: a star feature film directing duo, a veteran commercial director, a pair of award-winning photojournalists, a Canadian writing/directing duo, and a young LA up and comer. What all these creators share is an ability to tell fantastic stories.