Interview
The Short Film Oscars: What it’s like to win
Short film Oscar-winners share what it means to gain cinema's ultimate prize and the doors it opens once you've won
Comedy
Micah Perta
Daytime Noon
Starring Jakob von Eichel & Olivia Wilde, narcolepsy, siblings, nudity, and senility combine for the best kind of road trip. Or do they?
Documentary
HANNAH GREGG
& SEAN KUSANAGI
Rosa - These Storms
Rosa, a young Mayan woman, overcomes her past to follow the dreams she once thought impossible as a female living in rural Guatemala.
Horror
Max r Lincoln
Rhyme or Die
Five kidnapped strangers are forced to rhyme to their captor's funky beats - or die.
Documentary
Luther Clement
& Shuhan Fan
Stay Close
One of 10 films on the Oscar Shortlist, an underdog fencer from Brooklyn overcomes a gauntlet of hardships on the road to the Olympics.
Filmmaker Update
The Watchlist (February 2022)
If you're looking for proof of how making short films can further your career, check out this playlist of features and series from our previously featured filmmakers.
Documentary
Jack Weisman
& Gabriela Osio Vanden
Nuisance Bear
Set in Churchill, Manitoba, a famous destination for photographing polar bears, through a shift in perspective, Nuisance Bear reveals an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom the bears must navigate during their annual migration.
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.
Sci‑Fi
Eric Ramberg & Jimmy Eriksson
Memorize
In 2027, everyone is implanted with a chip which records everything they see. It is the end of judicial doubt, but not of crime, in this slick sci-fi action flick.
Horror
Matthew Van Gessel
We Want Faces So Bad
Alexx must ‘face’ the reality of her overnight transformation when she joins her faceless friends in their nightly manifesting ritual.
