An editorial-illustrator turned award-winning documentary filmmaker, Mickey Duzyj parlayed his breakthrough short film into a Netflix series—one that poignantly tells the surprising, and noble stories of some of sports' most infamous figures.
A young Australian girl’s fascination with Native American culture helps her escape her dreary life, but draws criticism from neighbours and librarians.
Here are the most common mistakes filmmakers make with their short films that stick out like a sore thumb to programmers and curators. Find out how to avoid them.
Two old swimmers meet at the public baths for their ritual swimming session in this festival favourite from animator Tomek Ducki
From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.
So in my rush to post the new PES film, I failed to realize it was just one in a series of top-notch releases by the premium cable giant, featuring new or web-premiere work by several of the most unique and beloved short-form animators out there. If you love animation you should know these folks and be stoked about this collection Showtime has put together.
A cockroach. A woman. The course of true love never did crawl smooth.
Wounded in war, the painter Oskar Kokoschka reminisces about a turbulent love affair as he leaves the battlefield on a stretcher. Dream and history merge in this dizzying BAFTA-nominated animated short.
Investigating a mysterious explosion in the Florida Everglades, a crop-duster named Bill discovers a lone crate that survived the wreckage. Curiosity gets the better of him and he pulls the crate unto his airboat. That's just the first in a series of decisions he learns to regret.
