Catalina

A queer man reunites with two of his childhood best friends for a weekend camping trip. Set against the backdrop of Catalina Island's enchanting shores, this short film explores the fuzzy and intimate boundary between straight and gay male friends.

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Comedy Noël Loozen 11 minutes

SPOETNIK

Sam starts working at Spoetnik, a clandestine chips stand named after its specialty. Right across the street is a brothel with an alluring girl who evidently needs Sam’s help.

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Comedy Drew Van Steenbergen 16 minutes

A Lack of Dating in Brooklyn

An unromantic comedy. Sam begins to have a horrifying realization: her romantic discontent is due to her own laziness and not, as she had previously assumed, the fault of every other human being.

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Adventure Una Di Gallo 8 minutes

Northened

Sam and Franklin spend an endless, muggy summer exploring their industrial neighbourhood. Electrical towers dot the beach and factories loom high above them as strange, hallucinatory experiences take hold.

News January 12th, 2013

Oscar Short Film Nominees 2013

The nominations are in! There are a number of great films this year, and once again, some very notable absences (The Eagleman Stag). Who deserves to win? Click the images to view the film or trailer (if available) then vote below.

SOTW January 28th, 2011

Watch Oscar Short Film Nominees

In our announcement Tuesday I mentioned my skepticism in finding any of the Short Film Oscar nominees online, but you, our readers, did not share my defeatist attitude and unearthed a couple! Thanks go out to Hans and Sam, now you can watch one film from each of the 3 short film categories: Documentary Short Subject, Short Film (Live-Action) and Short Film (Animation). Follow Short of the Week on Facebook [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Click to Watch"][/caption] Documentary Short SubjectThe Warriors of Quigang: A Chinese Village Fights Back In Quigang, a tiny hamlet of 1,900 people, a nearby chemical plant is polluting the land and water.

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Drama Rayka Zehtabchi & Sam Davis 15 minutes