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**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** The Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner in 2018, Ramona lives with her husband, with whom she barely communicates, and works in a canning factory run by a tyrant manager. Faced with the challenges presented by her daily routine, Ramona tries to take refuge in the relationship that unites her to her daughter and granddaughter.

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Horror Vanessa Beletic 12 minutes

Catching Spirits

Since childhood, Destiny's been told she has seizures when she dances. What she doesn’t know, is that she has an ancient ability - a birthright of the Haitian women in her lineage.

New Filmmaker Series July 20th, 2016

The New Filmmaker: Eddie OKeefe

His life changed the day he released his dreamy short, The Ghosts, online and sent him down a new path to his debut feature, a Black List-honored script, and a pilot deal with Hulu for a new series.

News July 20th, 2011

Featured in Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces!

In a key step towards our ongoing goal of taking over the internet and ruling with an iron fist, Filmmaker Magazine has honored both Andrew and I as part of their popular annual feature, the 25 New Faces of Independent Film. You can skip straight to Scott Macaulay's great article on us here.

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Dark Comedy Freddy Macdonald 6 minutes

Sew Torn

A tale of a seamstress, her thread, and a deal gone bad.

News October 9th, 2010

Vimeo Awards 2010

We Preview the 2010 Nominees and Update with the Winners

Playlist December 18th, 2016

The Best Short Form Filmmaking on the Syrian Civil War & Refugee Crisis

As editor of Short of the Week and former Curator of Vimeo's Staff Picks, I've watched dozens of hours of reporting and filmmaking on the Syrian crisis. Here are my picks for the most vital short form work yet produced.

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Drama Rodrigo Saavedra 11 minutes

La Macchia Rossa (The Red Stain)

When young American Billy brings a red-stained shirt to the dry-cleaning business of an elderly Italian couple, they spend hours inventing intricate yarns about the origin of the stain

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Fantasy Franck Dion 9 minutes

The Head Vanishes

Animator Franck Dion (Edmond was a Donkey) returns to Short of the Week with this poetic tale of an elderly woman living with degenerative dementia

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Horror Ángel Gómez Hernández 15 minutes

Behind

A mother grapples with the notion of losing custody of her baby, just as a mysterious woman comes to her at a birthday party to warn her that something much more sinister would befall them.