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    Is AI the Future of Filmmaking?

    Overview of how AI may shift the filmmaking world over the coming years—the opportunities and questions it raises.

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    Dark Comedy Don Hertzfeldt

    Everything Will Be OK

    Heavy topics in simple line-drawings—experience the dark and funny story of Bill's spiraling bout of mental illness by the great Don Hertzfeldt.

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    Documentary Gavin Kelly

    Avatar Days

    What if fantasy characters from World of Warcraft existed in our world? That's what this documentary from Dublin explores, and I in turn explore how the film is perfect representative of short film today.

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    Comedy Jack Cooper Stimpson

    Alex's Dream

    Alex arrives uninvited to a party and after a set of excruciating interactions with other guests is forced to recount a memorable dream he has had.

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    15 Things Wrong With Your Short Film

    Here are the most common mistakes filmmakers make with their short films that stick out like a sore thumb to programmers and curators. Find out how to avoid them.

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    Fantasy Michael Matthews
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    Apocalypse Now Now

    Based off a beloved South African fantasy novel this impressive proof-of-concept from rising-star Michael Matthews depicts a snarky, monster-porn-dealing teen dragged headlong into a deep, dark Cape Town underbelly full of monsters and myth

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    Horror Kate Trefry

    How to be Alone

    The directorial debut of "Stranger Things" writer Kate Trefry, this dark and wickedly fun short film stars Maika Monroe as a woman whose deepest fears seem to manifest physically when her husband leaves for the night shift.

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    Documentary Micha Hilliard

    I'll Be Fine

    An honest portrait of autism told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tim and his supportive family. Together, they'll be fine.

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