Max Winston

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    Fantasy Daniel Quirke

    The Song of a Lost Boy

    When a young choir boy's voice breaks mid solo, he has a crisis of faith and decides to run away from his community. After he happens upon a group of nomads who take him in, he hides the secret about who he really is, and must decide what to do with it.

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    Poem Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter

    Negative Space

    A short, Oscar-nominated animation that depicts a father-and-son relationship through the art of packing a suitcase.

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    Oscar Short Films 2024: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.

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    Sci‑Fi Christian Swegal

    Stasis

    A soldier has to piece together the memories of his past when an injury leaves him with amnesia.

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    Fantasy Josh Swallow

    Please

    A lion helps a little boy build a better boat and get back home.

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    Dark Comedy Matt Spicer

    It's Not You, It's Me

    Starring Gillian Jacobs (Community), a young woman's relationship takes a dark turn when every sound her boyfriend makes starts to annoy her.

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    The Short List: Minhal Baig Interview

    Minhal Baig joins us to discuss her journey from short film to feature as Hala becomes the first narrative fiction film acquisition for Apple TV+

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    How long should I make my short film?

    How long should I make my short film? We attempt to answer this question by looking at statistics from short film festivals and our own database.

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    Oscar Short Film Nominees

    Via a live streaming broadcast beginning at 5:30 am where I am, this year's Oscar nominees were announced. I ended up hitting snooze and missed it, but I had an inkling that the information maybe—just maybe, would not be that hard to find at a more sane hour of the day.

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