Total Refusal

  • New Filmmaker Series

    New Filmmaker: Dave Green

    We've been fans of Dave Green since the beginning. His first short film, Meltdown, was a finalist in our Great Film Competition way way back in 2009 and set the tone for his style of dark yet playful humor driven by strong characters.

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    Dark Comedy Grandmas

    Norteños

    A mild mannered fool from somewhere in the Northwest of England attempts to convince his ex-girlfriend to help him with a crime

  • Article

    2023: A Year in Review

    A look back at the year that was 2023 and all we achieved on Short of the Week & Shortverse.

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    Sci‑Fi Dennis Liu

    Plurality

    In the near future, instant DNA identification has created an information grid that makes crime extremely difficult, and anonymity impossible. But, suddenly, the same ID's start to appear in different locations. A pro-level and intelligent Sci- Fi piece about the genesis of a Big Brother State.

  • Interview

    Interview with Josh Tanner (The Landing)

    Australian short The Landing is one of those film's that's going to leave you with questions. Whether based around the impressive craft on show in the production of the piece or aimed at the cleverly deceptive storyline, Josh Tanner's film is one that demands exploring in greater detail.

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    10 Questions with Matthew Savage (Reign of Death)

    Reign of Death, the subject of our recent feature review, is one of the most confidently stylish shorts we've seen in a while. Its director, Matthew Savage, has served as a concept designer for several big budget features including The Dark Knight and Kick-Ass, but, not being content with that arrangement, has been stepping up to the director's chair.

  • Best of the Month

    Best Films of the Month: May

    From Bourne-esque action flicks set in a boarding school to animated canine comedies - these are our favourite short films featured on Short of the Week in May

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    Best of the Month: February 2022

    Eating disorders, violence against women, moral dilemmas and lobotomies - our Best of the Month picks for February really pack a punch.

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    Fashion Film Roundup Part 2

    We published part 1 of this fashion film roundup to honor the end of New York fashion week and since then London and Milan have had their turn. Now we're in the thick of Fashion Week Paris, the final of the 4 consecutive world fashion weeks, and at last here is part 2.

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    Watch Sundance 2014 Short Films!

    Yesterday afternoon saw the announcement of Sundance's short film lineup for 2014, 66 short films that will play Park City this upcoming January. The competition was fierce, with a revealed total of 8,141 submissions, but, of the myriad things you could do to catch the fleeting but powerful attention of a programmer—write a great script, discover an amazing subject, or cast a big star—keeping your short film offline, sight unseen, conferred no advantage.

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