Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2025
With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!
Florence has Left The Building
It’s the annual Christmas Eve concert at the Marigold House Assisted Living Facility. All her friends are dying and Florence wants out. When the facility double books two rival Elvis impersonators, Florence takes the opportunity for one last hurrah.
Sci‑Fi
Jordan Speer
Sunbelly
In the distant future, a space-faring dog investigates the surface of a dead planet - leading to a dangerous encounter and the discovery of her own kind's tragic forgotten history - ultimately revealing a hopeful path forward.
Drama
Peter Falls
Unlimited World
A young woman in a codependent relationship must make a difficult decision after moving into a new apartment.
Thriller
Gabriel Caste
Are You Awake?
A detached woman who earns a living by waking strangers up in the morning forms a pitiful kinship with a man paralyzed by his own dreams.
Documentary
Paavo Hanninen
What Remains
A look at the people and places of an innovative effort to combat coastal land loss in Southern Louisiana told by following the journey of oysters from the Gulf of Mexico to the plates of New Orleans and back into the water.
Festival
Tribeca Storyscapes 2017
Short of the Week checks out Tribeca's VR sidebar, and reports back on the state of the form.
Festival
Short of the Week at TIFF 2017
S/W was on the scene at TIFF 2017. Read our picks for the stand out shorts of the festival, and our impressions on the many features by S/W alums.
Dramedy
Milena Pastreich
I Feel Stupid
A nuanced and sharp-witted look at small-town teenage boredom and the unexpected cruelties it yields.
