Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming in a gut-wrenching and visually brilliant student animation that promises to be a top contender for Oscar.
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.
CURRENTLY OFFLINE - 15 year old Vinh lives in a remote Cambodian village and has accepted his destiny – to be sick for the rest of his life with incurable arsenic poisoning. A chance to star in a karaoke video about the dangers of arsenic allows Vinh to wonder if he truly knows his destiny. Winner of over 9 major festival awards.
We invited the lovely and talented Emily Carmichael to answer a few questions over email regarding her short film, The Hunter and the Swan Discuss Their Meeting, which incidentally was, by far, one of our favorite Sundance films of the year.
In a surreal synapse, a young woman laments her teen years, her home town and the death of a friend.
After losing his job, a record-holding professional football player refuses to sacrifice his blindingly obsessive dreams of returning to the NFL in the face of his new, harsh realities.
When animator Andrea Dorfman falls for a plastic surgeon, she must confront her own hang ups regarding her appearance in this sweet, but powerful film-confession. (U.S. Audiences Only)
The simple line-drawn animation of a Billy Collins poem about the insignificant moment when your life flashes before your eyes.
An avid computer gamer lives with his mom. One day the power fails, and his world collapses. In a desperate attempt to get the power back, his mother tries to reconnect with him.
We've seen it time and time again. A film plays for an audience on a big screen in a dark theater and brings the audience to tears or has them buckled over in laughter.
