Stephen Schuster

  • Article

    2022: A Year of Short Films

    From alumni news to Oscar winners, take a look back at a year on Short of the Week

  • Interview

    Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

    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.

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    Drama Lorraine Nicholson

    Life Boat

    Based on true events, “Life Boat” revolves around six teenagers who are led into an intriguing game of survival by their guidance counselor.

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    Drama Caitlyn Greene

    August

    Deep in Louisiana's swampland, a woman wakes from a fever dream where it has been August for 16 years.

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    Dark Comedy Jim Archer

    Brian and Charles

    After isolating himself from the rest of the world, Brian forges an unlikely friendship.

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    Dramedy Kelly Yu

    Plum Town

    A young land developer returns to his childhood home in the Chinese countryside for the first time in years to convince his stubborn father to sell the family plum orchard. When the two struggle to understand each other, they turn to an old karaoke machine to find a common language.

  • S/W Awards

    The Short Awards 2025: Nominees

    Award season is here, and so is our annual Short Awards! Explore the 20 nominated films and cast your vote for the Audience Choice award.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: October 2024

    Dance, Horror and Animation come together in this trio of short films selected by the S/W team as 'Best of the Month' for October 2024.

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