Short of the Week's Oscars insider, Céline Roustan, takes a closer look at the shortlist for the Best Live Action Short Film award.
After his mother's passing, a boy turns to a girl who claims her spaceship can take him to a planet for departed souls.
After suffering from suicidal depression, Darius Sam, a 20-year-old from Lower Nicola First Nation, finds running as a catalyst for transformation. Within a matter of months, he attempts a 100-mile ultramarathon in subzero temperatures to raise awareness for mental health in his community.
Drunk, alone, and in the middle of nowhere, a young man picks up a strange old hitchhiker on his way home to Queensland
Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan, two best friends strive to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth.
There's one in every groupthe guy who always shows up late because he can't get away from worklike serial killing. Warning: this is a dark, dark comedy. Enter at your own risk.
A queer man reunites with two of his childhood best friends for a weekend camping trip. Set against the backdrop of Catalina Island's enchanting shores, this short film explores the fuzzy and intimate boundary between straight and gay male friends.
An unromantic comedy. Sam begins to have a horrifying realization: her romantic discontent is due to her own laziness and not, as she had previously assumed, the fault of every other human being.
