W.A.M. Bleakley

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    Lessons From a Decade of Short Film (2010-2019)

    The 2010s was the decade that streaming video exploded into the mainstream, read how Short film drove improvements in streaming quality, shaped how films are made, defined new genres, and changed how we think about film releases.

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    Q&A With Simon Bovey (The Un-Gone)

    Yesterday Sondhi posted his featured review of The Un-Gone. Earlier this week I got in touch with director Simon Bovey to dive a little deeper into the creative process behind this splendid short.

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    Sci‑Fi Paul Slater

    A Little Bit Behind

    Part-time chef Steve Palmer finds himself 3 seconds out of sync with the universe after he attempts to travel through time.

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    Comedy Ryan Turner

    A Date in 2025

    In the year 2025, ​a young man's superintelligent AI system tells him that he must go on a date or face certain suicide from loneliness.

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    Oscars Short Films 2025: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.

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    Documentary Spike Lee

    Mo’ne Davis: Throw Like A Girl

    The best summer of her life is only the beginning for 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis. With the support of her family and passion for sports, Mo’ne stands for girls who want to play with the boys. Directed by Spike Lee.

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    Drama Dylan Stephen Levers

    This is a film about Tom and Maddy

    Tom and Maddy are a horribly mismatched young couple. How far will they go to hold their relationship together?

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    Drama Jia Zhangke

    Cry Me a River

    The river is a metaphor for the relentless passage of time in this intimate character study. Four college friends reunite after 10 years time in this film from acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke.

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    Q&A with Sundance Filmmaker Nick Paley (Andy & Zach)

    Yesterday marked the online debut of the 2011 Sundance Competition short films, and in that first batch of 4 films we were treated to the World Premiere of New York-based filmmaker Nick Paley's Andy and Zach—my favorite short in the program. Nick Paley happens to be a fan of Short of the Week, so we traded emails regarding the film, Sundance, and his thoughts on short films online.

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