Bill Ross

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    Dark Comedy Bill Plympton

    Guard Dog

    A lovable dog does all he can to protect his master from the park's hidden dangers in this satirical look at Bush-era American policy from the legendary Bill Plympton.

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    Experimental Ross Hogg

    Life Cycles

    An observational exploration of routine, monotony, attention and distraction. Will we continue to let events pass us by uncontested, or will we decide to break the cycle?

  • Festival

    A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2024

    Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW

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    Drama Nathan Honnold & Alex Zhuravlov

    LaDonna

    An elderly couple finds excitement in breaking and entering.

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    Oscars Short Films 2025: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.

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    Comedy Daniel Robert Hope

    The Clearing

    In a desperate struggle against his ballooning ego, Bill battles in vain to re-woo Deb with his below-par outdoor skills and, quite frankly, shocking behaviour, until their last-ditch camping trip takes a very sinister turn.

  • BFI London Film Festival

    A S/W-Centric Preview of BFI London 2023

    From short film to feature, we take a look at the S/W filmmakers with debut features at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival.

  • Festival

    Showtime SHORT Stories S2

    Premium cable channel, Showtime, has rolled out a new batch of visual pieces from established short-form creators, via its "SHORT Stories" program. We covered the first season here, and the lineup this year is just as impressive in terms of talent, bringing back PES and Cyriak, as well as adding big names like Bill Plympton.

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    Dark Comedy Don Hertzfeldt

    Everything Will Be OK

    Heavy topics in simple line-drawings—experience the dark and funny story of Bill's spiraling bout of mental illness by the great Don Hertzfeldt.

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    Myth Ray Tintori

    Death to the Tinman

    Bill loves Jane, the pastor's daughter. When Bill becomes a threat to the community, the pastor is forced to curse his ax.

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