In his efforts to connect with his Chinese heritage, a biracial man discovers challenges and complexities he may not have expected.
Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.
Tragic story of a dog's trail through abusive owners told through a series of cascading flip books.
Docu-drama exploring one former police officers' experience of being both a victim and a perpetrator of racism within the police force.
As editor of Short of the Week and former Curator of Vimeo's Staff Picks, I've watched dozens of hours of reporting and filmmaking on the Syrian crisis. Here are my picks for the most vital short form work yet produced.
Once upon a time, a mysterious stranger visits a tavern with his unusual barrel organ and gives a scary musical performance to the beggars within.
Short of the Week checks out Tribeca's VR sidebar, and reports back on the state of the form.
The story of a young elevator boy and how his depression and loneliness lead to a sinister self-discovery
An NFB classic that uses the rare form of animation known as Pinscreen. An artist, is absorbed into his painting, leading him on surreal exploration of the mind.
It may not be Sundance or Cannes, but out of Nijmegen, Netherlands, the GoShort International Film Festivalan exciting, young European Short Film Festhas put together a rather nice online program in support of it's 3rd edition next month. From now until March 31st, the festival will be showing 10 short films on its website, ranging from 2min to 7min30.
