Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2025
With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!
Documentary
Ben Berman
Heads
Jack Cox is a prolific NYC based sculptor. But he's experiencing problems.
Sci‑Fi
Emily Carmichael
Stryka
Stryka is an awesome reptile woman from another planet who does heists and odd jobs with her (literal) partner in crime, Callen. But she has a secret–she’s been stealing with somebody else.
Thriller
Alex Cohen
Crack Shot
Justin Huang, an elite junior squash player who helps train children, becomes entangled in a game of blood, sweat, and spit when a wealthy father approaches him with a deal to help his son.
Short of the Moment
Short Films by Louis C.K.
Marking the second season of "Louie" premiering on US TV, we look at short film work by comedian Louis CK
Drama
Jakob Rørvik
Nothing Ever Really Ends
Seen over the course of three consecutive New Year’s Eves, a couple in their late 20’s that just can’t seem to quit one another, resolve to break up only to make up again. Can a broken record of hurt feelings and happy endings lead to a healthier relationship?
Documentary
Jayga Rayn
The Afghan Bruce Lee
The story of Abbas Alizada and his journey to turn his uncanny resemblance to Bruce Lee into a way to pull his family out of the danger and poverty they face in Afghanistan.
Experimental
Denis Villeneuve
Next Floor
During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with cavalier servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events undermines the endless symphony of abundance.
Horror
Joe Cappa
Ghost Dogs
A family’s new rescue pup is terrorized by deceased pets in this mind-bending horror.
Horror
A.K. Espada
This Is Our Home
When their rodent infestation intensifies, a bleeding-heart vegan and her pragmatic roommate find themselves at odds concerning pest elimination methods both cruel and effective.
