The Girlfriend Game
An erotic thriller about a twisted game a couple plays at bars. Then, one night, things get out of hand.
SOTW
The Best of #ShelterShorts: Week One
We celebrate and share 5 of our favorite films from the first week of the new #ShelterShorts challenge.
Drama
Andrew Zox
I Am My Own Mother
An adopted woman on the cusp of childbirth reinserts herself back into the life of her biological mother, unsettling the entire family unit.
Famous Filmmakers
The Short Films that became Features
Watch our pick of the best short films that became features in this playlist including Neill Blomkamp, Billy Bob Thornton & more [last updated June 2022].
Experimental
The Mixtape Club
Hello, I Like You
A "highly condensed happiness espresso". An amazing 2 min stop-motion marvel from The Mixtape Club.
SOTW
Top Ten Shorts 2017 - Georg Csarmann
Georg Csarmann / Vienna Contributor / @georgcsarmann Recently I had the opportunity to give a guest lecture at my alma mater to talk about S/W, online curation and short films in general. It was the perfect occasion to think about how the state of short-filmmaking and online distribution has changed in the past 7 years since I came on-board of S/W.
Dark Comedy
Jesse Shamata
A Simple F*cking Gesture
While stuck in traffic, emotions escalate for a husband and wife when another driver doesn’t give them a "thank you wave" after they cut in.
Documentary
Runyararo Mapfumo
What's in a Name
A handful of Brits explore the challenges they’ve encountered with their non-Western names and celebrate how they express who they are.
Fantasy
Jonatan Schwenk
ZOON
In the dark swamps of a nocturnal forest, a group of gleaming axolotls are in heat, nuzzling and nibbling one another’s limbs. Soon a much larger, two-legged forest-dweller encounters the lustful group and reaches down to gobble one of the small shimmering creatures. While dawn is slowly breaking, a cheerful feast begins.
