Man and Boy
A father takes justice into his own hands when he thinks his son has been sexually assaulted
S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2022: Category Winners
From the 233 short films we featured on Short of the Week in 2021, our team has selected 14 we think deserve extra praise and attention. This is the 2022 Short Awards
Documentary
Penny Lane
Just Add Water
For decades, Sea-Monkeys won the hearts of children everywhere and quickly transformed into cultural phenomena thanks to inventor, marketing genius, and complicated eccentric Harold von Braunhut.
Western
David Stumpf
Cowboyland
According to the justice of the Wild West, thieves must be punished. But when the sheriff's horse breaks and there is no-one to oversee justice things can quickly get out of hand.
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.
Branded Content
Relentless Energy Short Stories
I watched a ton of skate and surf movie as a kid growing up in the hotbed of alternative sports culture, Southern California. I was an accomplished if not spectacular practitioner of both, and would eat up the opportunity to see new tricks, new athletes, performing at the top of their game, re-watching those VHS tapes to the point of destruction.
Filmmaker Update
'Don't Hug Me I'm Scared' finally gets greenlight for TV series adaptation
Cult web-series 'Don't Hug Me I'm Scared' set for TV adaptation after being awarded funding as part of the Young Audiences Content Fund
Drama
Dave Christison & Richard Hughes
Man
On the verge of forced retirement, a worn-out, aging sheep shearer takes drastic measures to keep his numbers up.
Meet the Gatekeepers
Meet the Gatekeepers: Steve Henderson (Manchester Animation Festival)
"The films that end up in the programme selection are the survivors of a very bloody battle" - Manchester Animation Festival's Steve Henderson is the latest interviewee in our Meet the Gatekeepers series.
Interview
Q&A with New Theatrical Shorts Distributor Dedza
"Our acquisition process is very different from a traditional distributor" - Dedza founder Kate Gondwe joins us to discuss the release of 'Who Will Start Another Fire', a short film anthology by emerging filmmakers released in virtual cinema and on Svod today (June 11th).
