Grant Swanson

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    Dramedy Max Walker-Silverman

    Lefty/Righty

    In the process of losing his father, a young cowboy learns how to be one himself. A tale of forgiveness, in few words.

  • News

    Oscar Nominees 2012: Short Films

    The nominations are in! There are many great films in the lineup this year but there are also a few noticeable absences. Who do you think deserves the little golden man? Click the images to view the trailers then vote below.

  • Interview

    Interview: Max Winston

    It's been over a year since we stopped getting in touch with filmmakers on a regular basis, and one of the things we got back from you readers before our redesign, was that you wanted that sad state of affairs to end. So it will.

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    Adventure Dylan White

    Yowie and the Magpie

    A son recounts the legend of his father, an avid hunter whose collection lacked only one mythical beast...

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    Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

    Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.

  • Festival

    Moët Moment Film Festival 2018

    The Moët Moment Film Festival is back with a $25,000 grant to the filmmaker who can make the best :30-60s short—Enter by March 22

  • The Short List

    The Short List: Elizabeth Lo

    With her debut feature 'Stray' impressing on the festival circuit in 2020, director Elizabeth Lo ('Hotel 22', 'Mother's Day') joins us to discuss her transition from short film to feature.

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    Drama Hannah Peterson

    East of the River

    Teonna is unexpectedly suspended from school and is faced with a day on the streets of Washington, DC. Created in collaboration with local high schoolers, the film is an unflinching portrait of the lived experience of teenagers finding their way through an overburdened public school system.

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    Fantasy Stephen Irwin

    World to Roam

    Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains; a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer.

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    Horror Matthew Van Gessel

    We Want Faces So Bad

    Alexx must ‘face’ the reality of her overnight transformation when she joins her faceless friends in their nightly manifesting ritual.

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