Sam Balcomb

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    Drama Tyler Rabinowitz

    Catalina

    A queer man reunites with two of his childhood best friends for a weekend camping trip. Set against the backdrop of Catalina Island's enchanting shores, this short film explores the fuzzy and intimate boundary between straight and gay male friends.

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    Sci‑Fi Peter Collins Campbell

    Variations on a Theme

    A couple has mysteriously begun to split into many copies of themselves, and as they try to get a handle on the situation and their own relationship, a new mutation destabilizes their world even further.

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    Adventure Una Di Gallo

    Northened

    Sam and Franklin spend an endless, muggy summer exploring their industrial neighbourhood. Electrical towers dot the beach and factories loom high above them as strange, hallucinatory experiences take hold.

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    Oscar Short Film Nominees 2013

    The nominations are in! There are a number of great films this year, and once again, some very notable absences (The Eagleman Stag). Who deserves to win? Click the images to view the film or trailer (if available) then vote below.

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    Comedy Noël Loozen

    SPOETNIK

    Sam starts working at Spoetnik, a clandestine chips stand named after its specialty. Right across the street is a brothel with an alluring girl who evidently needs Sam’s help.

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    Dramedy Ingrid Haas

    Still Wylde

    Gertie and her sometimes boyfriend, Sam, are faced with a major life decision only to realize that even when they know what they want, life has other plans.

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    Dark Comedy Sam Molleur & Elisha Yaffe

    The Promise

    A five year old promise between friends leads them to explore the darker sides of their personality

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    Watch Oscar Short Film Nominees

    In our announcement Tuesday I mentioned my skepticism in finding any of the Short Film Oscar nominees online, but you, our readers, did not share my defeatist attitude and unearthed a couple! Thanks go out to Hans and Sam, now you can watch one film from each of the 3 short film categories: Documentary Short Subject, Short Film (Live-Action) and Short Film (Animation). Follow Short of the Week on Facebook [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Click to Watch"][/caption] Documentary Short Subject—The Warriors of Quigang: A Chinese Village Fights Back In Quigang, a tiny hamlet of 1,900 people, a nearby chemical plant is polluting the land and water.

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    Satire Sam Roden & Nick Hartanto

    The Dishwasher

    A chef at a fine dining restaurant in New York City asks a Mexican dishwasher to find good tortillas.

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