A mother, faced with overwhelming evidence of her son's guilt in a violent crime, is determined to cling onto her belief in his innocence.
A young hustler runs throughout the city of Chicago making sales out of his “mobile gift shop”.
A woman attempts to get the man who was responsible for her mother's car accident to pay for their damages when her own untimely 'accident' unfolds.
Some family feuds are easily settled—others require extreme terms.
Short of the Week is about more than just highlighting the best in bite-sized narrativesits also about fostering a dialogue amongst the innovative creators telling earth-shattering stories in new and interesting ways. And, what better time to do that than the week of the 2013 Short of Week Awards? All week, we'll be having roundtable interviews with the award winners to learn more about their creative process as well as the broader storytelling landscape where short films are proving to be the leaders in the industry.
In our announcement Tuesday I mentioned my skepticism in finding any of the Short Film Oscar nominees online, but you, our readers, did not share my defeatist attitude and unearthed a couple! Thanks go out to Hans and Sam, now you can watch one film from each of the 3 short film categories: Documentary Short Subject, Short Film (Live-Action) and Short Film (Animation). Follow Short of the Week on Facebook [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Click to Watch"][/caption] Documentary Short SubjectThe Warriors of Quigang: A Chinese Village Fights Back In Quigang, a tiny hamlet of 1,900 people, a nearby chemical plant is polluting the land and water.
Two best friends own and operate a convenience store together in a surreal cartoon world.
A BAFTA-nominated comedy about friendship and routines, set entirely in a police patrol car.
We round up alum features and 8 shorts to look out for from the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival Program.
