Filmmaker's Guide
A Guide to One-Take Short Films
The best one-take short films and what to consider if you're making one.
Drama
Nick Rowland
SLAP
A teenage boxer must finally come to terms with his true nature and confronts standards of masculinity.
Documentary
Anton Shtuka
The Year That Never Ended
The Ukrainian comedian Vasyl Baidak sparks an unlikely and enduring friendship with retiree Iryna Terekhova when he joins a group of young people from Kyiv helping to rebuild her home.
Documentary
Derek R. Brown
Who The F*ck Is Jeffrey Gurian?
Meet Jeffrey Gurian: a fixture in the comedy world for the last 40 years who has simultaneously pursued fame while also maintaining a cosmetic dental practice.
Festival
Tribeca Storyscapes 2017
Short of the Week checks out Tribeca's VR sidebar, and reports back on the state of the form.
Experimental
Robin Risser
Solitude
A still photographer steps behind the lens to tell this beautifully-composed story of a man's quest to cure to his lonely existence.
Drama
Robert Hloz
Numbers
Nick, a man with a supernatural ability, encounters Mia, a woman with the same ability. For better and for worse, Mia helps him to understand his power.
Interview
Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors
Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.
BIPOC
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+
