Valerio's Day Out
A young jaguar goes on a killing spree when he escapes from his enclosure at a zoo. After he's captured, sedated, and relocated, he makes a video diary for his significant other, Lula.
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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.
Playlist
Short Films for Indigenous Peoples' Day
Celebrate the Indigenous communities of America in this playlist of short films
Festival
Palm Springs ShortFest Online Festival (2012)
North America's largest festival dedicated to short film returns next week. For the second year organizers have created an online component to supplement the proceedings.
Dark Comedy
Daniel Sinclair
The Breakthrough
Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce. But when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough.
Drama
Jessica Dowse
My Condolences To Your Future Lovers
Determined to fight for her summer love, idealist Vicky argues passionately for young love and picture-perfect moments convinced Stacey is just scared or, even worse, in the closet.
Drama
Asher Jelinsky
Miller & Son
WINNER OF A 2019 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD: A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the balance of her compartmentalized life.
S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2025: The Winners
The jury has made their selections, the Audience Choice votes are in, and the S/W team has chosen the one standout short from our 2024 coverage to receive the Trailblazer prize. That means it’s officially awards time!
Horror
A.K. Espada
This Is Our Home
When their rodent infestation intensifies, a bleeding-heart vegan and her pragmatic roommate find themselves at odds concerning pest elimination methods both cruel and effective.
