Article
Amazon, True Skin, and Sci-Fi Short's Inevitable Move to Subscription Streaming
Sci-Fi proof of concept shorts are a perfect match for streaming platforms.
Filmmaker Update
The Watchlist (June 2022)
The latest features and TV shows, from S/W alums, to add to your watchlists.
News
Short-Form Comes to American Television with "CAKE" on FXX
The cable network, home to hits like "Always Sunny in Philadelphia", is premiering a new series that showcases short-form work from some of our favorite alums and creators.
Comedy
Matt Porter
Nighty Night
Tim struggles to fall asleep during an in-office sleep study and enlists the overnight technician to help.
Sci‑Fi
Collin Davis
& Matt Litwiller
Liminal
Gwen, the lead scientist on a secret experiment to teleport humans, encounters a co-worker on a smoke break. As she grapples with the implications of recent discoveries it’s clear that a dire mistake has been made.
Dark Comedy
Eros V
Meat Puppet
On the day he promised his girlfriend he’d grow up, a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet.
Romance
John Alan Thompson
Handsy
One magical night, two hands meet for a romantic dance in the moonlight.
Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2024
Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW
Dark Comedy
Sean McKenna
Future Perfect
Narrated by Julian Barratt, 'Future Perfect' follows a child's drawing of their parents as it is placed in a time capsule until the earth dries to a husk. It's then found by aliens who use the drawing as the blueprint for a twisted new version of humanity.
