Important Police Shit
A group of police cadets, sixteen men and one woman, are mercilessly hazed as they suffer through the worst day of their training, their hell day.
Documentary
James Burns
We Live This
We Live This is the story of four boys from the projects who have come together to pursue their dreams. Most New Yorkers who ride the MTA have opinions about them, but what lies beneath these young performers is more than what meets the eye.
Documentary
John Summerson
Februarium!!
A group of twenty-somethings, coping with the sudden loss of a close friend, do the only thing that makes sense to them in their time of grief: they put on a play.
Drama
Lénaïg le Moigne
L'après-midi de Clémence (Clemence's afternoon)
When Clémence and her parents arrive late at a big country picnic, she quickly find herself cruelly ostracized by a group of children already playing at the gathering.
Drama
Greta Nash
Locker Room
A teenage girl discovers her male friends’ secret group chat, forcing her to question her friendship with them.
Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2025
With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!
Drama
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
Merit x Zoe
Merit and Zoe are battle buddies on a remote US Army outpost in Afghanistan. Back home, something comes up in their veteran group therapy that will put their once-in-a-lifetime friendship to the test.
Comedy
Matthew Luhn
Sprite Fright
When a group of rowdy teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.
Documentary
Jake Churchill
& Prokopi Constantinou
Before the Storm
There is a grassroots movement stirring among the disenfranchised youth of London. Led by a group of passionate elders, BikeLife gives the forgotten kids of London the opportunity to cross postcodes without fear and the freedom to just be kids.
