A young Armenian bride's relationship with her husband is put to the test on the first day of their marriage when her mother-in-law interferes.
In a remote Maasai village in rural Tanzania, a young primary school girl is suddenly confronted by an arranged marriage.
A bottom-dollar racer makes a sinister bargain with a mysterious benefactor who holds a grisly interest in the sport’s potential for carnage.
To protect her infant child on New Year's Eve from an impending intruder, a young widow asks the 911 operator for permission to shoot.
Starring "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star Quvenzhané Wallis, a young girl is taken to a Louisiana church in the hopes of banishing the evil spirits her parents believe possess her.
An uninhibited 10 year old girl faces the social fallout from flashing her class in a recess game gone awry at her strict Catholic school.
Liza Mandelup, Matt Vesely and Michael Lukk Litwak - three filmmakers with features at SXSW 2023 - join us to discuss how short film was important in helping to shape their careers so far.
Teenage Kira attempts to take revenge after a heartbreaking betrayal by her ex-best friend. (Film is Currently Offline)
A new Thursday, a new set of Sundance shorts. This is the second of three batches of 2011 in-competition shorts that Sundance is sharing via the YouTube Screening Room, and the fourth of five short programs.
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.
