Best of the Month
Best of the Month: December 2021
A trio of animations make up the S/W team's final Best of the Month playlist from our 2021 coverage.
Drama
Charlotte Benbeniste
Bye Bye Body
When Nina fails to meet her goal in the final week of weight loss camp, she makes a deal with the devil that takes her on an unexpected adventure, through which she learns to see her body anew.
Drama
Victoria Rivera
Lucia
In a foster home run by kids with no adult supervision, Lucia, a seven-year-old misfit, awaits a pick-up that never comes, discovering the true meaning of home.
Comedy
Dan Hodgson
Love is Blind
When Alice's husband James attempts to make amends for previous indiscretions, Alice must navigate the choppy waters of a difficult conversation.
Adventure
Robert Cullen
Fresh Cut Grass
A little dog visits the big city in search of his sister in this sweet looking animation with a bitter twist
Fantasy
Pernille Kjær
Forår (Spring)
In a farmhouse a woman tries to lure the resident house spirit – a mischievous Nisse - with offerings of food. During the night as ghosts move through the house, the nisse slips into the woman's dream. As day breaks he melts away, but something has changed; spring has arrived.
Horror
James Berry
Out To Run: A Tale of Blood Velvet
A gay couple finally have a chance for a shared future when everything gets turned on its head.
Dark Comedy
Eros V
Meat Puppet
On the day he promised his girlfriend he’d grow up, a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet.
Horror
Ian Faria
Scary Car
Four teens nearing their 30s go into the woods to summon a being from another world. Things take a turn when one of them comes back changed.
