With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.
A narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon can hear the narrator and the narrator may just be a little bit bloodthirsty.
Tommy Ashby, a high school senior with severe social anxiety, decides to step out of his comfort zone to learn 70’s disco dancing. Will that be enough to grab the popular girl's attention at the dance?
Quirky, romantic micro-budget film is the winner of Youtube's Project Direct 2008
On the eve of her father’s birthday, Dawn and her fun uncle Nate struggle over her bedtime routine. A new dynamic to their relationship is explored as they navigate their way through a family crisis.
A volatile young man struggles to control his unnatural powers when he faces a chance encounter in an unfamiliar environment
A boyfriend's jealous impulse spirals out of control in 16 minutes of romantic doom.
Ben Whishaw stars as a man walking a paper-thin line between profound joy and complete hopelessness in this powerful and challenging award-winning short film.
A short history of the developing genre and its successes and failures over the past decade.
Two friends stumble upon a unique and valuable piece of motion picture history in Omaha, Nebraska.
