Best of the Month
Best of the Month: April 2023
Prepare to be tense, teased and touched as the Short of the Week team pick their latest Best of the Month films from our April coverage.
News
Oscars Short Films 2025: The Nominees
With voting complete, the Academy Awards move to the next stage: the highly anticipated nomination announcements.
Drama
Parker Hill
Homing In
Joan is startled when she finds a strange man in her house, but the situations begins to feel all too familiar.
Dark Comedy
Mary Neely
Pink Trailer
Best friends, Lucy and Julie, are spending their summer hiding from a terrorizing neighbor until Lucy runs out of her anti-depressant, and they're forced to fight for their lives.
Festival
Ross Hogg takes Short Film & 360˚version of '4:3' to Encounters Film Festival
Ross Hogg joins us to discuss the challenges of creating a project with short film, 360˚ & installation versions as we preview this year's Encounters Film Festival
Documentary
Erin Sanger
The Next Part
A double-amputee veteran and his wife grapple with his injuries among unexpected events.
Festival
Sundance Film Festival 2025: A Short-Centric Guide
Céline gives our annual preview of Sundance's slate with a specific eye to the alums and shorts we're excited for.
Documentary
Kelsie Moore
The Gray Area
A trailer in the desert—with its dust and strange beauty—became the home for a family of three. They live in a financial state that is becoming increasingly common throughout the US, a level of poverty they call “The Gray Area.”
夜車 (Night Bus)
A panicked scream shatters the night’s calm. A necklace is stolen, followed by a tragic and fatal road accident. The series of intriguing events that follow reveal love, hatred, and vengeance. A prize-winner at Ottawa, Zagreb, and Sundance, this pulpy noir thriller is one of the most acclaimed animations of the year.
Drama
Campbell Hooper
43,000 Feet
When statistician John Wilkins is sucked out of a plane at 43000 feet, he calculates that he has exactly 3 minutes and 48 seconds before he hits the ground.
