XYZ Films

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    Experimental Aneil Karia

    BEAT

    Ben Whishaw stars as a man walking a paper-thin line between profound joy and complete hopelessness in this powerful and challenging award-winning short film.

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    Documentary Mohammad Gorjestani

    Exit 12

    After two tours in Fallujah during the Iraq War, US Marine Roman Baca came home a different person. To deal with his depression, anxiety, and anger, Roman turned to an unlikely place — ballet.

  • Festival

    The ShortList Online Film Festival: Part 1

    Part 1 coverage of The Wrap's debut online short film festival. Knowing Chris Kezelos from his film Zero, a favorite of both Andrew and I, we were certainly excited to receive an email from him stating that his newest film, The Maker, was coming online.

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    Documentary Duncan Cowles

    Alexithymia

    What's it like to feel no emotion? Duncan Cowles returns to Short of the Week with his latest documentary exploring the condition of Alexithymia

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    Horror Mat Johns

    Run

    Backpacker Sam writes a letter home to his mother from his latest destination.

  • Festival

    The ShortList Online Film Festival: Part 2

    No preamble, if you want to learn more about this fantastic online competition, check out the first half of our coverage from yesterday. Again, due to embedding restrictions, please visit the festival website to view the films.

  • Branded Content

    Relentless Energy Short Stories

    I watched a ton of skate and surf movie as a kid growing up in the hotbed of alternative sports culture, Southern California. I was an accomplished if not spectacular practitioner of both, and would eat up the opportunity to see new tricks, new athletes, performing at the top of their game, re-watching those VHS tapes to the point of destruction.

  • S/W Awards

    The Short Awards 2025: The Winners

    The jury has made their selections, the Audience Choice votes are in, and the S/W team has chosen the one standout short from our 2024 coverage to receive the Trailblazer prize. That means it’s officially awards time!

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: November 2022

    A life-changing documentary, an innovative coming-of-age tale and an animation about poop make up our Best of the Month picks from our November 2022 coverage.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: February 2019

    A subway meltdown, a story that unravels entirely on phone screen and an emotional lingerie fitting make up our fav. films of February

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