Filmmaker Update
The Short List: Karen Maine Interview
A chat with the director of the SXSW premiere feature "Yes, God, Yes", adapted from the viral short of the same name.
Clapping For the Wrong Reasons
Multi-hyphenate star Donald Glover and frequent collaborator Hiro Murai craft a meandering but poignant indictment of hip-hop materialism.
Dark Comedy
Jamie Travis
The Armoire
Aaron sings in choir, watches soap operas and sleeps with the nightlight on. Can hypnosis solve the mystery of his missing friend?
Filmmaker Update
From prank video to feature film in three months: The story of Rob Savage's 'Host'
Director Rob Savage joins us to reveal how he took a 2-min lockdown prank and turned it into Shudder feature 'Host'.
Interview
Interview with Einar Baldvin (The Pride of Strathmoor)
Einar Baldvin discusses his influences, animation style & the impressive story behind his narrative for award-winning short animation 'The Pride of Strathmoor'
Interview
The Future of Animation | SOTW Awards 2013
SOTW Awards 2013 Animation winners discuss the future of the animation industrytheir experiences and their thoughts on how shorts are leading the charge for innovation.
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.
Experimental
David Henry Gerson
All These Voices
Winner of the Student Academy Award. When a young Nazi SS soldier is discovered by a theater-troupe of survivors celebrating the end of WWII, he is forced to acknowledge his role in their grief.
Documentary
Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Instruments of a Beating Heart
First graders at a Tokyo public school are presented with a challenge for their final semester: to form an orchestra and perform at a school ceremony.
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.
