Filmmaker Update
Alumni Roundup: January 2016
We share some of the cool stuff Short of the Week featured filmmakers have been up to this past month.
God Forgives, We Don't
Torn from the comforts of his world, Christopher embarks on a journey of reflection as his life is set on an immediate collision course with the impacts of war.
Interview
Q&A w/ Sundance filmmaker Emily Carmichael (The Hunter and the Swan...)
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.
Experimental
Louis Lefebvre
I, Pet Goat II
Symbolic remix of the world's modern travesties rendered with an incredible level of polish by a new Canadian animation studio.
Dramedy
Jess Brunetto
Sisters
Hidden secrets cause tension when two estranged sisters are forced to confront each other while preparing for their ailing mother's death.
Documentary
Penny Lane
Just Add Water
For decades, Sea-Monkeys won the hearts of children everywhere and quickly transformed into cultural phenomena thanks to inventor, marketing genius, and complicated eccentric Harold von Braunhut.
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
Comedy
Adam Tyler
Screwball!
Two teenagers navigate some serious and ludicrous obstacles as they try to lose their virginity in this frank and revealing portrait of first-time sex
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.
BIPOC
The Short List: Minhal Baig Interview
Minhal Baig joins us to discuss her journey from short film to feature as Hala becomes the first narrative fiction film acquisition for Apple TV+
