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!
Fantasy
Donato Sansone
Il Gatto
A severed head. A dead cat. An invitation to a journey of dreams and nightmares.
Fantasy
David Yarovesky
Ghild
Written and starring Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum, this festival hit is a sometimes dark fantasy about a boy-giant.
Comedy
Michael Covino
The Climb
Kyle is depressed, and a weekend bike ride with his best friend, Mike, should help. Fresh air. Camaraderie. Exercise. But Mike has something to say that might ruin the ride.
Documentary
Moth Collective
A Kiss, Deferred
A 12-year-old girl’s life and love are shattered by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Moth's Collective's stunning entry into the New York Times' 'Modern Love' series.
Experimental
Christian Schlaeffer
The Dewberry Empire
Two children amble through a strange and still summer afternoon in a world which seems to exist only for them.
Festival
Doorpost Online Film Competition 2010
The Doorpost Project is the best online film competition out there. I realize that might not be saying much as the web is lousy with short film competitions.
Interview
The Future of Live-Action | SOTW Awards 2013
Short of the Week is about more than just highlighting the best in bite-sized narrativesits also about fostering a dialogue amongst the innovative creators telling earth-shattering stories in new and interesting ways. And, what better time to do that than the week of the 2013 Short of Week Awards? All week, we'll be having roundtable interviews with the award winners to learn more about their creative process as well as the broader storytelling landscape where short films are proving to be the leaders in the industry.
Best of the Month
Best of the Month: June 2018
A trio of films about relationships make up our 'Best of the Month' picks for June
Interview
How Greg Kwedar of Transpecos Found his Feature's Path by Making a Short
"Transpecos" arrives in theaters soon. The feature debut of Greg Kwedar, the creative team nurtured the project for over 5 years, but things unlocked for them when they decided to make a short set in the same world.
