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  • Festival

    Tribeca Storyscapes 2017

    Short of the Week checks out Tribeca's VR sidebar, and reports back on the state of the form.

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Short List: Lance Oppenheim Interview

    Fresh off his first feature's appearance at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim joins us to discuss his short form work, his transition into features, and the importance of being your own MC.

  • Article

    Oscars Short Films 2025: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.

  • Article

    The Curation Problem & How to do Submissions Right

    Curation is Broken. We need to start by getting one thing straight—most of the curation we talk about today in our everyday digital lives isn’t true curation at all.

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    Drama Gabriel Amaral

    Lugar Algum (No Place)

    When Nego discovers that the cacau farm he lives and works on is going to be sold, he must face not only the loss of his home and job, but also the daily contact he has with the land he cherishes so much.

  • Article

    POWER/RANGERS: The Opportunity and Danger of Fan Films

    The viral success over the last 36 hours of the dark fan film POWER/RANGERS highlights the tremendous appeal of the genre. The fact that its creators are in potential legal jeopardy, illustrate the drawbacks.

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    Romance Drake Doremus

    The Beauty Inside

    A unique Branded Content Series from Intel and Toshiba directed by 2011 Sundance Grand Jury Winner Drake Doremus (Like Crazy)

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    Documentary AJ Schnack

    Speaking is Difficult

    The fear, chaos, and disbelief triggered by mass shootings have become an inescapable yet unbearable reality. Speaking is Difficult represents five years of an American crisis.

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