American Painkillers

  • The Short List

    The Short List: Jacob Chase

    “Who am I to say no to Steven Spielberg?" - Jacob Chase joins us to discuss how he turned his short film 'Larry' into Amblin produced feature 'Come Play'.

  • Festival

    Showtime SHORT Stories S2

    Premium cable channel, Showtime, has rolled out a new batch of visual pieces from established short-form creators, via its "SHORT Stories" program. We covered the first season here, and the lineup this year is just as impressive in terms of talent, bringing back PES and Cyriak, as well as adding big names like Bill Plympton.

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    Drama Olivia Hang Zhou

    Apart, Together

    Yiru, a Chinese teenager travels to Los Angeles with her mom Jia in search of her long lost sister who was given up for adoption due to the one child policy. As the search intensifies, Yiru grapples with feelings of isolation and longing for her mothers love .

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    Fantasy Alberto Roldan

    Everything & Everything & Everything

    Director Shane Carruth stars in this unusual tale of a man whose life is transformed when he discovers a mystical blue pyramid that produces doorknobs in his apartment.

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    Drama Bobb Barito

    Light My Fire

    A vengeful father hunts down his daughter's boyfriend on the Fourth of July.

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    Documentary Courtney Dixon

    Believe in Ghosts

    By current estimations, there are only 50,000 Black farmers in the US. Mother’s Finest Farm is out to change that statistic.

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    Horror Lael Rogers

    The Influencer

    A social media influencer describes her perfect day harvesting the eyes and minds of her followers to achieve immortality.

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    Drama Michael Forstein

    Meat

    Desperate for work, an idealistic college student agrees to a one day trial as a door to door meat salesman.

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    Experimental Zia Anger

    My Last Film

    An exhilarating, freewheeling black comedy, Zia Anger’s latest short takes aim at the independent film scenes in NY and L.A.

  • Article

    15 Things Wrong With Your Short Film

    Here are the most common mistakes filmmakers make with their short films that stick out like a sore thumb to programmers and curators. Find out how to avoid them.

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