Herd Films

  • Interview

    The Future of Live-Action | SOTW Awards 2013

    Short of the Week is about more than just highlighting the best in bite-sized narratives—it’s also about fostering a dialogue amongst the innovative creators telling earth-shattering stories in new and interesting ways. And, what better time to do that than the week of the 2013 Short of Week Awards? All week, we'll be having roundtable interviews with the award winners to learn more about their creative process as well as the broader storytelling landscape where short films are proving to be the leaders in the industry.

  • Playlist

    SotW + PBS Show: Films for Fathers

    Happy Father's Day! Building on a playlist we did a few years back, the new episode of the Short of the Week YouTube shows features films for fathers. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to our channel to make sure you get each custom themed playlist as soon as it hits the web.

  • SOTW

    Top Ten Short Films of 2017 - Céline Roustan

    Céline Roustan / Toronto ContributorAs 2017 comes to an end, I wrap my first year at Short of the Week. What a year since Jason welcomed me to the team — first as an intern, then a few months later as a full person.

  • News

    Loading Docs 2017

    Loading Docs release their fourth season of documentary short films as part of their ongoing initiative to develop and promote New Zealand’s filmmaking talent

  • SOTW

    Top Ten Shorts 2017 - Adam Banks

    Adam Banks / Cincinnati Contributor / @akbanx With each passing year, life seems to get busier and busier, and with this escalation of busy-ness comes an annoying choice: you can either sacrifice something you love doing because the other thing takes up too much time, or you can say “fuck it” and double down on both. For me, Thing 1 was screening and writing about films for Short of the Week (my favorite sidegig ever), and Thing 2 was working as a crew member on feature films (a massive timesuck that I very much love being a part of).

  • Playlist

    SotW + PBS Show: Americana Films

    It's almost Independence Day here in the States, so this week's Short of the Week YouTube playlist features films that celebrate Americana. From calf ropers to juggalos to night shift mailroom workers, it's a melting pot of different cinematic styles and themes.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: June 2024

    Concussed football players, an inventive docu-drama and virtual ragdoll puppets featuring in this eclectic trio of films chosen by our team as Best of the Month for June 2024

  • Festival

    8 SXSW 2020 Shorts You Can Watch Right Now

    We kick-off our SXSW Shorts Week coverage with this playlist of 8 short films for the 2020 program that are online and ready to viewed right now. #SXSWshorts

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