SOTW
S/W 2018 Year In Review
A reflection on a great 2018 in short film curating, a peek ahead to 2019, and a playlist of shorts that were especially beloved by our curators.
Drama
Emmanuel Tenenbaum
Free Fall
(Film is Currently Offline) When the first plane hits the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11th 2001, Tom jumps into the biggest trade of his life.
Drama
Lars Henning
Security
Catching a pretty young shoplifter, a security guard must choose between compassion and what is right.
Adventure
Shane Acker
9
The most acclaimed student work of the decade is this post-apocalyptic CG action short out of UCLA, which won the director the right to adapt it to the big screen.
Documentary
Olivia Loomis Merrion
Fly By Night
The story of thousands of pigeons and the man who made them stars.
News
The Thomas Beale Cipher on the new Atlantic Magazine Video Channel
The Atlantic Magazine, esteemed general interest rag for the policy-elite, has extended its sights to internet video. Late last week saw the launch of a curatorial venture on the magazine's prominent website, a new vision for its video page.
Myth
Alexandra Hetmerova
Mythopolis
Characters from ancient Greek Mythology try to solve the problems of a modern age in this charming Graduation film from Czech filmmaker Alexandra Hetmerova.
Dark Comedy
Adam Murray
Lease
After an uncomfortable break up, a couple tries to share their apartment with each other as well as an annoying ghost that appears. Bleeding ceilings, smashed dishes, and non-stop shrieking becomes another thing for the two of them to not talk about.
Thriller
Nikita Grushin
Fireworks
Through the city a minivan rides. Out go people. Nothing about them is known, but they are planning a series of synchronistic terrorist attacks.
Fantasy
Anna Mantzaris
Enough
The stressed inhabitants of a city have had enough and start acting on their dark impulses
