Best of the Month
Best of the Month: May 2022
A modern fairytale, a personal documentary about death and an absurd sketch comedy make an unusual trio in this Best of the Month playlist
Documentary
Enric Ribes
5124.GREYKEY
Memories of a father become faint and almost forgotten, but as a daughter looks through an old photo album, she finally begins to understand the man she knew as "Daddy" - José Carlos (aka Carlos Greykey)
News
SXSW Filmmakers Q&A
As the SXSW Film Festival gears up this weekend, regular SOTW contributor, Jason B Kohl, sat down with two filmmakers from UCLA's MFA Directing Program en route to Austin. Their shorts couldn't be more different from each other in every aspect from production through post, but the two had many common insights to share.
Documentary
Mike Plante
The Polaroid Job
You know when you go to the mall and get your picture taken with Santa? Filmmaker Mike Plante's family took those Polaroids. It was their job.
Western
Brandon McCormick
Blood On My Name
A dark western musical from the team at Whitestone Motion Pictures.
Interactive
Tribeca Virtual Arcade 2016
Preview the best in VR short films from Tribeca's Virtual Arcade program and learn what's working in VR and what isn't.
Documentary
Alex Coppola
Belongings
After the death of his mother, a man returns home to a house -- that may or may not be haunted -- searching for clues about where she's gone in the things she left behind
Article
Oscars 2021: The Short Films battling for an Academy Award
With Oscar voting starting tomorrow, the S/W team explores the shortlists for the 2021 Academy Awards and highlights our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories
Best of the Month
Best of the Month: September 2023
A heartwarming fiction, a moving documentary and a WTF animation make up our Best of the Month picks for September 2023
