A man becomes fixated on trying to open one particular pistachio nut.
An irreverent alt-history of of a classic dining tool, and how one lazy lazy woman changed the restaurant industry forever.
As you might have noticed, this year we dispense with what has our been our traditional year-in-review Top Ten list (examples here) in order to highlight even more quality deserving content than that stale format allows. The SotW Awards are the result, and last week, after surveying an incredible year's worth of short film picks, we presented our favorite Animation, Live-Action and New Media pieces of 2011.
Marrying into a Korean-American family in disarray, a Japanese-American man hides away with his camera and discovers a hidden connection with his future grandfather-in-law.
Oscar-winners TJ Martin & Dan Lindsay direct a short tearjerker about TJ's grandparents as they explore memories of youth and struggle with age.
When a candidate interviews for a new job at an "unorthodox" firm, the process quickly turns into a boundary-breaking process of social control.
A traveler in Washington DC gets a mysterious gift: a laptop that grants all his wishes. How will he wield his unexpected powers?
A stylish and meditative film centering on the unhappy life of a neglected teen, told from the perspective of his neighbor who attempts to make sense of him.
A filmmaker falls through the looking glass when she must face her own terrifying creation.
