Three Gardens Film

  • 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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    Documentary Douwe Dijkstra

    Supporting Film

    From the perspectives of a dozen diverse viewers, this 12 minute documentary short explores the peculiar ritual of watching film. How is the medium experienced by people with sensory impairments, strong religious beliefs, or lovesickness? A story about moving images and their audience.

  • News

    Oscars Short Films 2022: The Films Battling for an Academy Award

    From 309 to 45, the shortlists for the 2022 Academy Awards have been announced. We take a look at the lists, provide links for where to view them, and share our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories

  • Interview

    Interview: Max Winston

    It's been over a year since we stopped getting in touch with filmmakers on a regular basis, and one of the things we got back from you readers before our redesign, was that you wanted that sad state of affairs to end. So it will.

  • Netflix Streaming

    The Ten Best Short Films on Netflix

    Like short films? Have access to a Netflix account? Here are the 10 films worth your time [Updated March. 2025]

  • The Short List

    The Short List: Jacob Chase

    “Who am I to say no to Steven Spielberg?" - Jacob Chase joins us to discuss how he turned his short film 'Larry' into Amblin produced feature 'Come Play'.

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