Meet the Gatekeepers: Jean Anne Lauer (Fantastic Fest)
Jean Anne Lauer, director of short film programming at Fantastic Fest, joins us to discuss her experiences in the short film arena and what the festival is looking for in a selected film.
Jean Anne Lauer, director of short film programming at Fantastic Fest, joins us to discuss her experiences in the short film arena and what the festival is looking for in a selected film.
As the SXSW Film Festival gears up this weekend, regular SOTW contributor, Jason B Kohl, sat down with two filmmakers from UCLA's MFA Directing Program en route to Austin. Their shorts couldn't be more different from each other in every aspect from production through post, but the two had many common insights to share.
Morgan Yardley works as an exterminator and loves her little, unremarkable life, until she discovers there's another Morgan.
A modern fairytale, a personal documentary about death and an absurd sketch comedy make an unusual trio in this Best of the Month playlist
Jean-Paul Clément checks into a hotel and faces a personal dilemma in this short from Cashback director, Sean Ellis.
In an attempt to spice up their relationship, Mark persuades his girlfriend Allie to help him throw an orgy...but things don't go as planned!
Memories of a father become faint and almost forgotten, but as a daughter looks through an old photo album, she finally begins to understand the man she knew as "Daddy" - José Carlos (aka Carlos Greykey)
With her debut feature 'Stray' impressing on the festival circuit in 2020, director Elizabeth Lo ('Hotel 22', 'Mother's Day') joins us to discuss her transition from short film to feature.
A trio of animations make up the S/W team's final Best of the Month playlist from our 2021 coverage.