Best of the Month
Best of the Month: September 2023
A heartwarming fiction, a moving documentary and a WTF animation make up our Best of the Month picks for September 2023
Documentary
Runyararo Mapfumo
What's in a Name
A handful of Brits explore the challenges they’ve encountered with their non-Western names and celebrate how they express who they are.
Dramedy
Kurt Andrew Schneider
Higher Power
When a storm causes a citywide blackout, a scrap collector sees an opportunity that could turn his luck around.
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.
S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2022: Category Winners
From the 233 short films we featured on Short of the Week in 2021, our team has selected 14 we think deserve extra praise and attention. This is the 2022 Short Awards
Sci‑Fi
Collin Davis
& Matt Litwiller
Liminal
Gwen, the lead scientist on a secret experiment to teleport humans, encounters a co-worker on a smoke break. As she grapples with the implications of recent discoveries it’s clear that a dire mistake has been made.
Documentary
Paul Rojanathara & Davis Johnson
Influencers
A look at the power of influential ideas and their ability to rapidly infect our culture and everyday lives.
Dark Comedy
Kurt Andrew Schneider
Notice Me
Becky looks up from her phone and her world changes forever.
Dark Comedy
William Stefan Smith
Two Single Beds
Two London comedians struggling with their own demons find refuge during a one-night encounter far from home.
