Learn: 1st World Problems

A dark satire on aging millennials presents a designer struggling with the pressure she puts on herself as a creative and a woman. An absurdist tale of performance and the quest for recognition, her obsession will lead her to a dark place she never saw coming

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Poem Jonathan Hodgson & Jonny Hannah 5 minutes

The Man with the Beautiful Eyes

A group of boys find themselves fascinated by the one rundown house in the neighborhood in this animated version of a Charles Bukowski poem.

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Fantasy Paco Vink & Albert 't Hooft 10 minutes

Little Quentin

Oswald the bunny did something terrible, and together with his friends they must do all they can to ensure no one ever finds out.

Article March 13th, 2023

How to Become Everywhere All at Once: The Story of the DANIELS in 10 (short) videos

DANIELS are on top of the world. How did they get there? We trace their careers from the beginning through a curated selection of their most important videos in our first-ever creator retrospective.

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Romance Guy Aroch and Jonathan Doe 4 minutes

Roshambo

A touring band member and his bohemian beaut are unexpectedly reunited on a Brooklyn street and share a short time together in the city’s boroughs.

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Dark Comedy Kati Skelton 8 minutes

Business

A terrified young man gets caught up in a surreal and demoralising "business opportunity." Will he make it out alive?

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Documentary Jonathan David Kane 11 minutes

Papa Machete

An aging master keeps alive the art of "Tire Machèt", a style of machete fencing that overthrew the Napoleonic forces in the famous Haitian slave rebellions.

S/W Awards February 19th, 2015

SOTW Awards 2015!

For the 4th consecutive year the editorial team at Short of the Week is pleased to highlight (what we think are) the very best short films released online. Culling from the over 150 short films featured on the site in 2014, the SOTW Awards honor the current breadth of excellence in the short form.

Interview July 18th, 2010

10 Questions with Matthew Savage (Reign of Death)

Reign of Death, the subject of our recent feature review, is one of the most confidently stylish shorts we've seen in a while. Its director, Matthew Savage, has served as a concept designer for several big budget features including The Dark Knight and Kick-Ass, but, not being content with that arrangement, has been stepping up to the director's chair.

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Dark Comedy Matt Kazman 16 minutes

Donkey

After receiving an emergency call, a struggling actor has to face his family during his lowest moment.