S is for Bird

An exceptionally grumpy employee at the Family Fun Centre may get closer to finding love and happiness after he's befriended by a precocious 6-year-old.

Famous Filmmakers October 30th, 2021

The Best Horror Short Films, Chosen by Horror Filmmakers

What are the best horror short films online? We let some of the most exciting genre-bending filmmakers we know pick their favorites in the hope of finding out.

SOTW September 2nd, 2010

SotW Arrives on Facebook

Short of the Week is now rockin' it like 2009! Visit our new Facebook page and click the "like" button to get our curated short film selections right in your news feed. As an added enticement to follow us, we're adding a new category of post which will be FB-exclusiveSotW Recycledwhere once a week we'll dip into our now over 3-year back catalog of reviews and recommend a past favorite you might not have seen.

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Adventure Daniel Bird & Ben Richardson 11 minutes

Seed

An egg and an apple build competing broadcast towers that vie for the attention of a transistor radio. With its complex characterization and narrative of animal evolution, competition and reproduction, SEED is a beautiful and sinister stop-motion story about the struggle to survive.

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Comedy Anna Kojevnikov & Corrie Chen 14 minutes

Bruce Lee Played Badminton Too

Nic Wooding is nothing like Bruce Lee. But he can play badminton too.

Playlist July 7th, 2016

A Look at the Short Films of Abbas Kiarostami

The international film community mourns the passing of one of its greatest masters this week. Abbas Kiarostami's films are intimate, contemplative pieces that pose complex questions.

Festival March 10th, 2023

A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2023

Brimming with exciting filmmaking talent, the SXSW program can be a bit overwhelming. So if you're on the ground in Austin, Texas and looking for films to add to your watchlist, we've got you covered...

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Comedy Chelsea Devantez 3 minutes

Basic

A short, short comedy exploring our nastyass petty side, and the insecure lil' ho inside all of us. Part of our SXSW Shorts Week coverage. #SXSWshorts

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Documentary Colin Arisman & Tyler Wilkinson-Ray 27 minutes

Finding Gulo

"Finding Gulo" follows a backcountry ski guide & field biologist who attempt to document an elusive population of wolverines in Washington's Cascade Range. When our government fails to act, can citizen science save endangered wildlife from climate change?

Festival March 14th, 2020

8 SXSW 2020 Shorts You Can Watch Right Now

We kick-off our SXSW Shorts Week coverage with this playlist of 8 short films for the 2020 program that are online and ready to viewed right now. #SXSWshorts