Writer/Director Paul Trillo joins us to discuss what it means to be a "concept filmmaker," the difference between commercial and narrative films, and why his favorite short films feel like a satisfying meal.
A madcap, adrenalized, kung-fu, video game Western that pushes VFX and practical effects to their goofy, awesome limits. Attacked by by the nefarious Ailester Hall, a man seeks revenge for his wife's death with the help of a mysterious list of prophecies.
Follow Phil, a sweetly mysterious and childlike wanderer, as he adventures across a surreal multicultural landscape in order to escape the clutches of two bumbling pursuers – all without uttering a single word. Through a comedic lens, The Passage explores immigrant cultures, the longing for human connection, and the tragedy of never being able to find peace.
For the 4th consecutive year the editorial team at Short of the Week is pleased to highlight (what we think are) the very best short films released online. Culling from the over 150 short films featured on the site in 2014, the SOTW Awards honor the current breadth of excellence in the short form.
What does a filmmaker with a need to tell stories do when they suddenly find themselves and all of the production industry on lockdown? In Berman’s case, start to explore the world of Cameo as a tool for human connection.
The tale of 4-year-old Little Mata (writer/director Tiffany Kimmel's mother) as she's taken to the hospital in late 1963 with appendicitis.
In a Black suburb, a couple begins to notice that their neighbours are disappearing and white people are moving in. They soon discover something much darker is happening.
Isolated in a place where twisted creatures torment him from the dark, a man desperately tries to find an escape.
Best Documentary[php]playlist(7788);[/php] With technology giving a platform to hordes of tenacious, DSLR-wielding documentarians, the short doc has never been more popular, or so mind-numbingly repetitive. But, just when you think that every ornery old lady, sensitive "artist" or performer of a single human-pet-trick has had their life digitally preserved in a gauze of shallow depth of field, Sean Dunne comes around to show you how marvelously strange our human species is.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - When every parent is selecting for desirable traits, one expecting mother "rolls the dice" and tests the morality of the system.
