Kristian Mercado

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    Dramedy Matt Starr

    The Entertainer

    Set in a reality where technology as we know it doesn't exist, a young woman attends a series of touching and surreal “appointments” that straddle the line between companionship and personalized entertainment.

  • Meet the Gatekeepers

    Meet the Gatekeepers: Jean Anne Lauer (Fantastic Fest)

    Jean Anne Lauer, director of short film programming at Fantastic Fest, joins us to discuss her experiences in the short film arena and what the festival is looking for in a selected film.

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    Comedy Erica Eng & Rell Battle (writer/creator)

    Off Fairfax

    Still reeling from the disappearance of his black activist mother twenty years earlier, Quinn Park has dedicated his life to solving local mysteries in his LA neighborhood. Accompanied by his two best friends to a diner on Fairfax Avenue, his latest hunt looks to solve the murder of a popular musician.

  • Festival

    Short of the Week at TIFF 2017

    S/W was on the scene at TIFF 2017. Read our picks for the stand out shorts of the festival, and our impressions on the many features by S/W alums.

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    Comedy Molly McGlynn

    3-Way (Not Calling)

    A woman dreading a milestone birthday convinces her partner to have a threesome, a threesome that changes everything… and nothing.

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    Documentary Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis

    Swatted

    **CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - Online players describe their struggles with "swatting", a life-threatening cyber-harassment phenomenon that looms over them whenever they play.

  • Festival

    2018 Palm Springs ShortFest x S/W

    A quick preview of the upcoming event, North America's largest short film specific festival, with shorts to check out, new work from alums, and a selection of shorts in the official program we've covered on this site.

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