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    Dramedy Katia Badalian
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    Heroines

    Nina, a young girl with blooming awareness, interacts with her crass neighbor who explains the tangled world of intimacy and love. Drawing from her own experiences, Nina understands more than she thought.

  • Interview

    Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

    Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: January 2019

    Featuring an abstract animation centred around insect attraction, a powerful doc exploring environmental degradation and a unique vertical format viewing experience, this might be the most eclectic selection we've ever featured in our 'Best of the Month' round-ups.

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    Drama Joseph Pierce

    A Family Portrait

    A family's awkward photo session brings its underlying issues to the surface in this surreal animation.

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    Documentary Maceo Frost

    Raised By Krump

    A visually splendid short documentary explores how the Compton/South Central-born dance movement called “Krumping” has helped the lives and emotions of some of the area’s most influential and prolific dancers

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    Documentary Mishal Mahmud

    Breach of Trust

    In 2018 details came to light that Dr. George Tyndall, the gynecologist at the USC student health center, had been engaging in sexual assault for decades. With hundreds of accusations, how had he escaped punishment? A story of abuse and institutional enablement told from the point of view of the women advocating for change.

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    Comedy Eric Kissack

    The Gunfighter

    A narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon can hear the narrator and the narrator may just be a little bit bloodthirsty.

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    Oscar Short Films 2024: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.

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    Comedy Danny DeVito

    The Selling Of Vince D'Angelo

    Danny DeVito directs and stars in this prescient political parable about a loud-mouthed, egotistical New Jersey concrete mogul who decides to make an independent run for Senator. Feeling “Jersey is going down the tubes” he decides only a successful businessman such as he can fix it. Sound familiar?

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    Sci‑Fi Louis Morton

    Floreana

    On a remote island in the future, people are training for an important mission. Take a look at the mechanics of this training facility and the creatures within.

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