News
Oscars 2012, The Winners!
The 84th Academy Awards honors the top short films in animation, live-action, and documentary.
Documentary
Mishal Mahmud
Breach of Trust
In 2018 details came to light that Dr. George Tyndall, the gynecologist at the USC student health center, had been engaging in sexual assault for decades. With hundreds of accusations, how had he escaped punishment? A story of abuse and institutional enablement told from the point of view of the women advocating for change.
Valerio's Day Out
A young jaguar goes on a killing spree when he escapes from his enclosure at a zoo. After he's captured, sedated, and relocated, he makes a video diary for his significant other, Lula.
Article
Oscar Short Films 2024: A Voter's Guide
With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.
Comedy
Oren Brimer
See You Around
Thomas sees his ex-girlfriend everywhere, every place he goes, in every person he meets. She broke his heart. Any maybe his head.
Fantasy
Nassos Vakalis
DINNER FOR FEW
An allegorical depiction of our society - during dinner, "the system" feeds the few who foolishly consume all the resources while the rest survive on scraps. Inevitably the struggle for what remains leads to catastrophic change.
Festival
Shorts to Keep An Eye On From Sundance 2023
Our Sundance correspondent reports back on her favorite shorts from the fest and celebrates a banner awards night for S/W alums.
Drama
Timi Akindele-Ajani
Guests
In 1972, A Nigerian woman hosts her English colleague for dinner in the hope of getting her prideful husband a job.
Drama
Bosmat Agayoff & Alon Ziv
Reflections
This is the story of Barnie, a grown man who likes to play with his childish reflection.
Filmmaker Update
The Watchlist (April 2022)
Looking for your next go-to TV show? Or want to know what's hot in the world of features? Check out our freshly compiled watchlist, featuring exciting new projects from Short of the Week alums that are available to watch now.
