Down Home Films

  • Interview

    Q&A with Hands Solo dir. William Mager

    Yesterday's feature review was Hands Solo, a wicked funny mockumentary about a deaf porn star and the girl who got away. I caught up with the director, William Mager over email to talk about himself, the film, and disability in the movie-industry.

  • News

    Oscars Short Films 2026: Key Dates & Rule Changes

    With The Academy recently unveiling the timeline and announcing several rule changes for the 98th Academy Awards, we break down the key updates - especially those impacting the short film categories.

  • Festival

    Retro Short Films: Tribeca 2011 Film Festival

    Tribeca's (Online) Film Festival this year is quite extensive: 6 feature films, 9 in-competition shorts and these—9 "retro" shorts from the festival's past, all available for free! We'll cover this year's competition shorts in a series of forthcoming posts, but remember that Tribeca has their own spin on this online thing, so make sure to reserve a 24-hour screening window for each film in advance. These 9 retro shorts are a bit easier to manage, rather than signing up for specific 24-hour screening periods, they are available to view at any time between now and May 1st.

  • S/W Awards

    The Short Awards 2025: Nominees

    Award season is here, and so is our annual Short Awards! Explore the 20 nominated films and cast your vote for the Audience Choice award.

  • Filmmaker Update

    Filmmaker Update: June 2021

    Short Film adaptations, Hollywood blockbusters, BBC Dramas & Jim Cummings - the latest news from our previously featured filmmakers.

  • Festival

    Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 5

    Sundance is over, and with this, the last batch of 2011 Sundance short films released to the Screening Room, this unique collaboration between the most prestigious North American festival and YouTube will be over too. Well.

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