After a lifetime in Britain, three men are sent "home" to Jamaica. Far from their families and friends in the UK, they must construct new lives from nothing.
Directed by Emma de Swaef & Marc Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza - names familiar in the short film world - we take a look at Netflix's new stop-motion anthology The House.
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.
Nicolas Lesaffre or "Niko" is a talented freelancer based out of Paris and Hong Kong. A graduate of Supinfocom in 2004, his short film Hernando missed out on the wave of celebration the internet now bestows on every film from that institution, nonetheless he has subsequently carved out a seemingly successful career in motion and print advertising.
In the midst of Donald Trump's immigration ban, teenage refugee Ahmed and his sister Ruba find a home at a Cleveland school for immigrants. Will they be able to reach their dreams?
A 2018 Oscar nominee for Best Short Documentary. Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their love story is disrupted by a family feud that threatens to tear the couple apart.
A year ago, I released my film, The Thomas Beale Cipher, online. Since then, many have asked me 'what's next?' Certainly another film seemed like the obvious next step.
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.
Hedgehog’s unwavering devotion to his home annoys a quartet of insatiable beasts. Together, they march off towards Hedgehog’s home and spark a tense and prickly standoff.
Family tensions erupt when Nicole introduces her girlfriend to her father the morning after the 2016 US Presidential election.
