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
Dark Comedy
Tuna Bora
& Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Solipsism
If a girl crosses the border between her internal and external reality and no one is around to see it, does this animated short really exist? Part of our SXSW Shorts Week coverage. #SXSWshorts
Article
The Viral Experience: What Happens When You Reach The Top
You've seen the scenario before: some talented, young filmmaker releases his latest short film on Vimeo and BOOM practically overnight it goes viral. A few million views and a couple hundred thousand comments later, they garner industry attention, eventually cinching a movie deal with Hollywood.
Documentary
Andy Oxley
Born to be Mild
A drolly cheerful celebration of the very ordinary, 'Born to be Mild' explores the uncommon hobbies practiced by the members of the Dull Men’s Club – an online community that connects ‘dull men, and women who appreciate dull men’.
Interview
Interview with Chris McInroy (Bad Guy #2)
Short of the Week speaks to director Chris McInroy about being inspired by Jackie Chan movies, working with practical FX and the progress on production for his latest short Death Metal.
Filmmaker's Guide
How I Made a Short Film with Netflix
From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.
Interview
Kickstarter Announces "Long Story Short" a Month-Long Celebration of Short Film
Kickstarter is launching a new initiative to highlight short film projects for the entire month of March. We chat with the company's Director of Documentary, Liz Cook Mowe to learn more.
Black Filmmakers
From Short Film To Series: 5150
Director Denzel Whitaker and producer John Trefry joins us to discuss the release of 5150, a short film intended to be turned into a series.
Dark Comedy
Beth Fletcher
Come Be Creepy With Us
A millennial nightmare about Anna, a woman in the midst of a quarter-life crisis, who learns to keep on living after being haunted by the undead spirit from her summer camp past.
Documentary
Great Big Story
Pecos Tatum: Born to Be a Cowboy
Follow 10-year-old Pecos Tatum as he becomes a professional Texas cowboy in this short documentary about what it takes to compete at the rodeo.
