Cautionary Tales

A bizarre incident as a young boy left Aaron with an unusual facial disfigurement that has plagued him all his life. Isolated and vulnerable, Aaron seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts.

Filmmaker Update December 2nd, 2017

Filmmaker Update: Nov 2017

Catch up on the achievements of Short of the Week featured filmmakers in the month of November

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Sci‑Fi Jason Groves, Richard Kenworthy and Christopher Harding 10 minutes

Dr. Easy

A robot with medical training is dispatched to defuse a dangerous situation.

Festival March 22nd, 2020

5 Shorts From SXSW 2020 To Watch Out For

We close out our SXSW Shorts Week coverage by highlighting 5 of our favorite films from the program that you should keep en eye out for in the coming weeks and months.

Playlist January 1st, 2021

The S/W Team selects their Favourite Short Films of 2020

As a preview to the upcoming S/W Awards, our team selects their favourite short films of 2020 and explain why they stood out from the 256 we featured throughout the year.

Festival September 17th, 2019

A Shorts-Centric Recap of TIFF 2019

S/W's Queen of Festivals, Céline Roustan, was on the ground for The Toronto International Film Festival. She shares her short film notebook, highlighting winners, new work from site alums, and her personal faves from the fest's 2019 edition.

News December 21st, 2023

Oscars Short Films 2024: The Titles Battling for an Academy Award

The Oscar shortlists are here! Find out which short films made the cut and where you can watch them.

Netflix Streaming January 14th, 2022

Nexus Studios' Stop-Motion Short Film Anthology 'The House' Comes to Netflix

Directed by Emma de Swaef & Marc Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza - names familiar in the short film world - we take a look at Netflix's new stop-motion anthology The House.

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Poem Ivan Barge 7 minutes

Snooze Time

A woman reflects on the effects and implications of time throughout the course of her life.

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Romance Tyler Rabinowitz 16 minutes

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See You Soon

A young man travels across the country to spend the weekend with someone he's been talking to for months on a dating app, hoping to find the kind of romance he thought he'd never get to experience.