We Summoned a Demon
In this 80s inspired horror-comedy, two friends perform a ritual to try and help make one of them cool enough to get a date with Brenda. Instead, they get a demon.
In a Relationship
A mockumentary about two relationships—one fresh, one stale—and the perils of contemporary dating.
News
Netflix Surprise Drops a New David Lynch Short
The 17min B&W film stars Lynch as he interrogates a monkey suspected of murder.
Adventure
Kadavre Exquis
Childhood of a Circle
Nostalgia drips from this warm and fuzzy tale that harkens back to the Saturday morning cartoons of the 70's and 80's.
Dark Comedy
Tamsin Topolski
I'm a Good Person
A dark satirical comedy that explores toxic positivity and the darkness we dismiss by looking on the bright side.
Experimental
Jamie Stuart
Idiot with a Tripod
The film Roger Ebert declared should win the Oscar, this video essay is a homage to Vertov's classic, "Man with a Movie Camera".
Documentary
Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost
A Brief History of John Baldessari
A towering figure in the art world, standing at 6'7", John Baldessari's epic career is crammed into 5 and a half frenzied minutes. Narrated by Tom Waits.
Festival
A S/W-Centric look at TIFF 2022
Programmer Céline Roustan highlights the must-watch films, from S/W alums, at TIFF 2022
News
SXSW Filmmakers Q&A
As the SXSW Film Festival gears up this weekend, regular SOTW contributor, Jason B Kohl, sat down with two filmmakers from UCLA's MFA Directing Program en route to Austin. Their shorts couldn't be more different from each other in every aspect from production through post, but the two had many common insights to share.
Documentary
Åsa Blanck
& Johan Palmgren
Grandpa and Me and a Helicopter to Heaven
A grandfather passes on one last secret to his grandson in a story of family, love, and mushrooms.
