Best of the Month
Best of the Month: May 2018
Challenge yourself with three innovative, exciting shorts in our 'Best of the Month' playlist for May 2018
Documentary
Cassandra Evanisko
Send Me Home
Before a witness recantation led to his immediate exoneration and release, Rickey Jackson spent four decades in prison for a murder he did not commit. A 360° portrait of one of the longest-serving exonerees in U.S.history in his surreal, new life post prison. (360/VR film, player opens in a new window. Watch on Desktop, or in the Vimeo app on Mobile)
Documentary
Charlotte Evans
OK Chlöe
New Zealand’s millennial MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, challenges the establishment during the most important year of her political career.
Experimental
Paul Barritt
White Morning
A beautiful yet brutal exploration of the power of childhood memory brought to life through animation and mixed media
Sci‑Fi
Nadia Latif
They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar
Zaid, recently released from prison for an unknown crime, tries to reintegrate into his previous life, only to find that the arms of the state can control what he says and does.
News
The Oscar Winning Short Films of 2022
It's that time of year again...drum roll please...the winners of the Short Subject Categories at the 94th Academy Awards have been announced and you can watch them all here.
Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Update: Oct 2017
We highlight the achievements of S/W alums over the past month
Dramedy
Kim Tran
Zoe and Hanh
A young woman is caught in a lie by her suspicious mom. With tensions already high from recently losing a loved one, their relationship unhinges. Part of our SXSW Shorts Week coverage. #SXSWshorts
Fantasy
Brent Bonacorso
West of the Moon
Loosely based on several hundred interviews with children about their dreams, 'West of the Moon' is the story of one man's lost love and his strange path to redemption, aided along the way by a gambling robot, a wayward monkey, and a healthy dose of determination.
