Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2024
Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW
Thriller
Anna Mantzaris
Good Intentions
After a young woman causes a car accident and flees the scene of the crime, strange and spooky things starts to happen.
Action
Hadrien Ledieu & 3 Others
Maximall
Maximall means maximalism in this outrageous and gorgeous chase film that assaults your eyes.
Sci‑Fi
Kerry Conran & Stephen Lawes
Gumdrop
A robot's life story emerges during a casting session in this short film from feature director Kerry Conran
Thriller
Fernando Henríquez
Mofle
After the accidental death of his opponent in a clandestine motorcycle race, Jimmy is left indebted and threatened by his town’s gang leader. With an ultimatum over the fate of his daughter, Jimmy will do whatever it takes to solve this problem.
Drama
Ève Saint-Louis
La Traversée (The Journey)
The Journey is the story of a father and daughter reunion. From Montreal’s airport, they will travel along a chaotic path, where their inability to find each other will unveil a complicated and toxic relationship and have them drift from their initial course irrevocably.
Dark Comedy
Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins and Marieke Blaauw
A Single Life
A mysterious vinyl single gives a young woman the power to move back and forth through the years of her life.
Documentary
Rayka Zehtabchi
& Shaandiin Tome
Long Line of Ladies
A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.
Dinner with Holly
A young couple has a big plan to spice up their love life when their friend, Holly, comes over for dinner.
Drama
Meryam Joobeur
Ikhwène (Brotherhood)
One of the most acclaimed shorts of the year, and a frontrunner for Oscar. Mohamed is a shepherd in rural Tunisia with his wife and two young sons. Their world is shaken when their oldest son returns after a long journey with a mysterious woman he says is his wife.
