Igelit (Plastic)
Six lives. Zero water. One shitty tragedy.
Best of the Month
Best of the Month: November 2022
A life-changing documentary, an innovative coming-of-age tale and an animation about poop make up our Best of the Month picks from our November 2022 coverage.
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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.
Best of the Month
Best of the Month: December 2019
Our final 'Best of the Month' playlist of the year features a BAFTA-winning animation, a festival-favourite drama and a NYTimes Op-Doc.
Documentary
Bentley Brown
First Feature
Working underground in the year before the legalization of cinema in Saudi Arabia, a team of mostly women shoots its first feature-length movie amid societal pushback.
Drama
Michael Forstein
Meat
Desperate for work, an idealistic college student agrees to a one day trial as a door to door meat salesman.
Dark Comedy
Derek Milton
Pussybaby
A man's life spirals out of control when he embarrasses himself on a hidden camera TV show.
Drama
Matthew James Reilly
Abigail
At the end of what she hopes to be her last day at work, a young gas station attendant attempts to leave town permanently.
New Filmmaker Series
The New Filmmaker: Stephan Zlotescu
In 2009, an unknown effects-laden sci-fi short, Panic Attack, grabbed the attention of Hollywood proving the internet had opened a new path for aspiring directors. That success spawned thousands of CG-savvy imitators.
