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Vimeo Festival + Awards
From the video site we believe hosts some of the most impressive short films around, comes a much overdue official festival. And they're going big.
Dark Comedy
Mary Neely
Pink Trailer
Best friends, Lucy and Julie, are spending their summer hiding from a terrorizing neighbor until Lucy runs out of her anti-depressant, and they're forced to fight for their lives.
Documentary
Max Joseph
Dicks: Do You Need to be One to be a Successful Leader?
Coming off his Zac Efron-starring debut feature "We Are Your Friends", filmmaker Max Joseph has a pressing question—is he too nice to be a great director? An essay-like exploration ensues, which is a fascinating watch for young creatives everywhere
Comedy
Tommy Gillard
Shuttlecock
In this short sports comedy, alpha-male Carl is forced to question his idea of masculinity when an obsession with a member of his badminton club spirals out of control.
Dramedy
Jess Brunetto
Sisters
Hidden secrets cause tension when two estranged sisters are forced to confront each other while preparing for their ailing mother's death.
Dramedy
Isaac Ravishankara
Hypothetically
A couple play a game, silly answers to silly hypotheticals. But then it is their relationship itself that gets questioned.
Festival
Palm Springs ShortFest 2022: A Short-Centric Guide
With over 300 films in their line-up, working out what to watch at the Palm Springs Short Fest can be a daunting task. Programmer and S/W team member Céline Roustan lists the titles from S/W alums you'll definitely want to keep an eye out for at the festival.
Dramedy
Kelly Yu
Plum Town
A young land developer returns to his childhood home in the Chinese countryside for the first time in years to convince his stubborn father to sell the family plum orchard. When the two struggle to understand each other, they turn to an old karaoke machine to find a common language.
Comedy
Mark Waites
The 1st
Spend a day behind the scenes of test commercial, where a wall of milk bottles are to be blown up. It doesn’t sound like a tall order, but the clash of hard-working professionals and creative egos can endanger even the most straightforward of shoots.
