Festival
Shorts to Keep An Eye On From Sundance 2023
Our Sundance correspondent reports back on her favorite shorts from the fest and celebrates a banner awards night for S/W alums.
Drama
Kat Candler
Black Metal
The lead singer of a heavy metal band struggles with his guilt after a fan commits a heinous crime in Kat Candler's haunting Sundance short
Adapted to Feature
From Bag Man to Kin: A Sci-Fi Short-to-Feature
An S/W Award winner in 2014, "Bag Man" has transformed into "Kin" a new sci-fi feature released in theaters this weekend. We round up coverage from around the web on the film and the journey of its creators, twin brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker.
Documentary
Brian Knappenberger
Church and the Fourth Estate
When a reporter uncovers a file that reveals a shocking series of child-abuse allegations in Idaho's Boy Scouts, the investigation rattles a tight-knit community and implicates the Mormon Church.
Filmmaker Update
S/W Alum Mickey Duzyj on his new Netflix Show "LOSERS" and the Short that Inspired It
An editorial-illustrator turned award-winning documentary filmmaker, Mickey Duzyj parlayed his breakthrough short film into a Netflix series—one that poignantly tells the surprising, and noble stories of some of sports' most infamous figures.
Horror
Felipe Vargas
Milk Teeth
In this horror-fantasy fairy tale, an orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children's teeth…
Sci‑Fi
Wes Ball
Ruin
In the vein of Sci-Fi VFX shorts like “The Raven” and “Rosa”, Wes Ball creates a thrilling and gorgeous CG chase sequence, sure to draw the attention of Hollywood.
Never Happened
In this low-key sci-fi, after a pair of colleagues have an affair on a business trip they decide it might be for the best if it just never happened.
Sci‑Fi
Jesse Atlas
RECORD/PLAY
War, fate, and a broken walkman transcend space and time in this sci-fi love story.
