Dinner with Holly
A young couple has a big plan to spice up their love life when their friend, Holly, comes over for dinner.
Drama
Daniel Montanarini
The Arrival
A woman contemplates whether or not to keep her baby, while waiting for her lover to arrive in a small cafe.
Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Update: June 2021
Short Film adaptations, Hollywood blockbusters, BBC Dramas & Jim Cummings - the latest news from our previously featured filmmakers.
Sci‑Fi
Collin Davis
& Matt Litwiller
Liminal
Gwen, the lead scientist on a secret experiment to teleport humans, encounters a co-worker on a smoke break. As she grapples with the implications of recent discoveries it’s clear that a dire mistake has been made.
Sukienka (The Dress)
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - In Tadeusz Lysiak's Oscar-shortlisted film a maid working in a rundown motel in rural Poland longs for intimacy, but will the repeated visits of an intriguing truck driver change the loneliness of her situation? (Link opens in new window)
Romance
Farah Jabir
Kasbi
Away from the responsibilities of familial life, Maryam hires 20-year-old sex worker Aisha to keep her company for the night.
Interview
He Took His Skin Off For Me short film explained - Interview with director Ben Aston
Director Ben Aston joins us to explain his striking short film He Took His Skin Off For Me, as we discuss practical fx & what he hopes an audience takes away from a viewing.
Festival
A Shorts-Centric Recap of TIFF 2019
S/W's Queen of Festivals, Céline Roustan, was on the ground for The Toronto International Film Festival. She shares her short film notebook, highlighting winners, new work from site alums, and her personal faves from the fest's 2019 edition.
Drama
Anna Maguire
Your Mother and I
Based on a short story by Dave Eggers, Johnna's dad talks too much, and Johnna herself lives inside her head. 'Your Mother and I' looks at the small moments that belie the larger tensions between families and generations, whilst Johnna's dad recounts all the ways he and his wife changed the world. Or so he says.
