Festival
An S/W-Centric Guide to Sundance 2021
S/W takes a deep dive into the 2021 Sundance Programme, previewing a mix of features and shorts from members of the short film community.
Documentary
Wes Hurley
& Nathan M. Miller
Little Potato
Masculinity, movies, and what happens when a Russian mother becomes a mail-order bride to an unpredictable American man.
Documentary
Max Joseph
Dicks: Do You Need to be One to be a Successful Leader?
Coming off his Zac Efron-starring debut feature "We Are Your Friends", filmmaker Max Joseph has a pressing question—is he too nice to be a great director? An essay-like exploration ensues, which is a fascinating watch for young creatives everywhere
Drama
Sam Zalutzky
How to Make It to the Promised Land
Summer camp suddenly becomes very strange for 15 year-old Lizzie when she is forced to play a Holocaust role-play game.
Fantasy
Maegan Houang
In Full Bloom
The story of Cecile, an older Vietnamese-American hoarder, whose life is upended when worms open a black hole in her house and threaten to take all her stuff.
Documentary
Daniel Koehler
A House Without Snakes
Two young Bushmen struggle to build their futures after relocation from their ancestral homeland in Botswana. An intimate coming-of-age story that frames personal tensions with deeper questions of what it is like to live at the intersection of tradition and modernity.
Dark Comedy
Matt Kazman
Father Figurine
When the wealthy patriarch of a family dies, his bereaved family discover an unusual request in his will—he demands to be stuffed and kept on constant display in their home.
Comedy
Peter Huang
5 Films About Technology
Five satirical vignettes showcase the dumber side of modern technology. (North American Exclusive)
Article
Oscar Short Film Trends
From the rise of the celebrity exec producer to the dwindling dominance of Animation's big studios, these are the Oscar short films trends you need to know about.
Comedy
Bernardo Britto
Yearbook
Winner of the Short Film Jury Prize for Animation at Sundance 2014. With the end of the world imminent, a man is hired to write the history of human existence.
