Heartwarming tale of two creatures exploring a new world.
Something is wrong with Bean-TOBO’s insides... Subversively set within a cute-silly world, a short film that tackles themes of vulnerability, feelings of unworthiness, and the connection that we truly crave with each other.
It may not be Sundance or Cannes, but out of Nijmegen, Netherlands, the GoShort International Film Festivalan exciting, young European Short Film Festhas put together a rather nice online program in support of it's 3rd edition next month. From now until March 31st, the festival will be showing 10 short films on its website, ranging from 2min to 7min30.
Unexpectedly reunited with his daughter, a father is determined to make this day special, even if they are already dead.
Telling the story of an island of dodo-like birds terrorized by a malcontent octopus who relentlessly devours them, this work by the South African collective, The Blackheart Gang, is unabashedly fun and yet indescribably odd.
The next of our online releases under the "Short of the Week Presents" banner, this astute and observational short film represents the epitome of the film festival-style.
The mysteries of the heart are front in center in London-animator Julia Pott's examination of love, faded.
In our announcement Tuesday I mentioned my skepticism in finding any of the Short Film Oscar nominees online, but you, our readers, did not share my defeatist attitude and unearthed a couple! Thanks go out to Hans and Sam, now you can watch one film from each of the 3 short film categories: Documentary Short Subject, Short Film (Live-Action) and Short Film (Animation). Follow Short of the Week on Facebook [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Click to Watch"][/caption] Documentary Short SubjectThe Warriors of Quigang: A Chinese Village Fights Back In Quigang, a tiny hamlet of 1,900 people, a nearby chemical plant is polluting the land and water.
Oscar-winners TJ Martin & Dan Lindsay direct a short tearjerker about TJ's grandparents as they explore memories of youth and struggle with age.
We invited the lovely and talented Emily Carmichael to answer a few questions over email regarding her short film, The Hunter and the Swan Discuss Their Meeting, which incidentally was, by far, one of our favorite Sundance films of the year.
