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.
A man takes a ride through the afterlife with four rockabilly musicians in this rich animation featuring music by The Sadies.
A friendly, handmade puppet takes on a life of its own in this horrific hand-drawn animation by Patrick Smith.
With the latest edition of the Sundance Film Festival starting on January 20th, we take a look at the Short of the Week filmmaker's featured in this year's programme.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - A night on the town turns deadly for three sentient plants, escaped from the botanical garden they called homed.
In 1968 Patty was a flight attendant, who realized she could smuggle primo pot in from Jamaica with relative ease. Now 77 years old, this is her version of what happened.
A short documentary about David Welsford, who has given up the luxuries of land in search for happiness and adventure on a 50 year old wooden boat he restored from a scrap heap.
Follow Phil, a sweetly mysterious and childlike wanderer, as he adventures across a surreal multicultural landscape in order to escape the clutches of two bumbling pursuers – all without uttering a single word. Through a comedic lens, The Passage explores immigrant cultures, the longing for human connection, and the tragedy of never being able to find peace.
When a soon-to-be father is left alone for the weekend to renovate a room for his unborn child, a baby monitor starts to play him horrifying sounds about his future failures as a father.
