Over 50 selections from the SXSW 2020 Short Film Programs are now online and streaming for free in their own stylish micro-site, thanks to Mailchimp and Oscilloscope Laboratories. Let us guide you on what to check out first.
We've seen futuristic sci-fi before, but remove spaceships from the equation, how will technology affect our daily lives?
A round-up the last month's worth of coverage, as the S/W team pick their favourite short films from August.
With TIFF adopting a hybrid approach - featuring live screenings, online rentals and a virtual library - we take a short centric look at what this year's festival had to offer.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - Three women share glimpses of their affection, attraction and relationship with the serial killer Richard Ramirez
Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the great actors of our time has sadly and prematurely died today. We don't have any special remembrances to share, and we'll abstain from any testaments to his character, leaving that to those who knew him.
With fictional podcasts identified as a potential career path for directors, Stefanie Abel Horowitz (sometimes, I think about dying) joins us to discuss what it was like to work with Rami Malek and Cole Sprouse and the difference between directing podcasts and short films.
For the trio of films highlighted as our Best of the Month picks for April, the S/W team select a period drama focused on performance and dialogue, a playful documentary exploring the routines of non-playable characters in video games and an experimental animation unravelling the creative process.
What happens when you take an abandoned Brazilian street kid from the favelas of Salvador, and drop him into privileged English society? Three decades later, Pablo is still trying to figure things out.
A graduation animation from CalArts, a spare, powerful 9/11 story that is heartbreakingly perfect.
