Sam Benenati

  • S/W Awards

    The Short Awards 2022: Category Winners

    From the 233 short films we featured on Short of the Week in 2021, our team has selected 14 we think deserve extra praise and attention. This is the 2022 Short Awards

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    Comedy Sam Boyd

    In a Relationship

    A mockumentary about two relationships—one fresh, one stale—and the perils of contemporary dating.

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    Horror Jayden Rathsam Hua

    Sushi Noh

    Consigned to the care of her lonely uncle, nine-year-old Ellie encounters a bizarre sushi-vomiting kitchen appliance, triggering an avalanche of vibrant nightmares that seep into reality. (Video Opens in New Window)

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    Documentary Sam Price-Waldman & 2 Others

    Among Giants

    Risking injury and incarceration, an environmental activist disrupts the clear-cutting of an ancient redwood grove by sitting on a tiny platform up in the tree canopy.

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    Action The Halsall Brothers

    If I Had a Heart

    After a brutal near death experience Sam IL is forced to contemplate his past whilst accepting the non-existence of his future.

  • Oscar Films

    Oscars Short Films 2025: Predictions

    With the Oscars ceremony taking place this Sunday (March 2nd), the S/W team predict the winners in each of the three short film categories.

  • 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+

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    Dramedy Katherine Propper

    Birds

    Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers during the heat of a Texas summer.

  • Interview

    The Future of Live-Action | SOTW Awards 2013

    Short of the Week is about more than just highlighting the best in bite-sized narratives—it’s also about fostering a dialogue amongst the innovative creators telling earth-shattering stories in new and interesting ways. And, what better time to do that than the week of the 2013 Short of Week Awards? All week, we'll be having roundtable interviews with the award winners to learn more about their creative process as well as the broader storytelling landscape where short films are proving to be the leaders in the industry.

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    Music Video Stefan Hunt

    Yeah The Boys

    Six young Aussie men drink beers from the afternoon well into the night. Using only movement in the way of back slaps, crowd surfs, and chokeholds, they manage to say everything without uttering a single word.

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