John Strong

  • Oscar Films

    Oscars Short Films 2025: Predictions

    With the Oscars ceremony taking place this Sunday (March 2nd), the S/W team predict the winners in each of the three short film categories.

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    Documentary Gavin Kelly

    Avatar Days

    What if fantasy characters from World of Warcraft existed in our world? That's what this documentary from Dublin explores, and I in turn explore how the film is perfect representative of short film today.

  • Festival

    Tribeca Storyscapes 2017

    Short of the Week checks out Tribeca's VR sidebar, and reports back on the state of the form.

  • Interview

    Interview with Aneil Karia (BEAT)

    Director Aneil Karia joins us to talk about the inspiration and production of his award-winning short 'BEAT' and give us an insight into what he's working on next.

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    Dark Comedy Nicolas Albrecht & 6 Others

    Tombes & Manèges

    In his isolated cemetery, a lumbering gravedigger tries to amuse his son in this stylish animated short with an emotional kicker.

  • Festival

    Annecy 2022: A Shorts-Centric Guide

    With Annecy running from June 13-18 2022, we take a look at the short films you won't want to miss at this year's festival.

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    Dark Comedy Mitch Magee

    Buzz

    From the creators of the S/W Award-winning short "Greener Grass", a new outrageous comedy. A codependent woman’s life is disrupted when her servile best friend wants to move out of their isolated mountain home to be with a man. She hatches an unusual plan to ensure she will never be alone.

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    Drama Jesper Quistgaard

    Heavyweight

    After realizing that his 6-year-old son thinks he is working as a police officer punishing villains, a burdened parking attendant feels inspired to use his infamous profession to turn vigilante.

  • Best of the Month

    Best Films of the Month: November

    Three powerful short films each with their own strong message feature in our 'Best of the Month' picks for November

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