A cherished tradition, every year Sundance releases a selection of short films from their competition lineup onto the internet for the duration of the fest. It is an excellent way for fans at home to connect with the goings on, and for short film fans in particular, a great way to spy some of the year's top shorts early in their festival run.
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Short of the Week speaks to director Chris McInroy about being inspired by Jackie Chan movies, working with practical FX and the progress on production for his latest short Death Metal.
Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.
Oliver Goodrum returns to S/W, seven years after we featured his film 'This is Vanity', to discuss returning to that story in follow-up short 'This is Iniquity'.
Filmmakers Ross Hogg & Duncan Cowles join us to discuss their award-winning short film collaboration 'Isabella'
Reign of Death, the subject of our recent feature review, is one of the most confidently stylish shorts we've seen in a while. Its director, Matthew Savage, has served as a concept designer for several big budget features including The Dark Knight and Kick-Ass, but, not being content with that arrangement, has been stepping up to the director's chair.
Experience a ground-level view of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests in this Oscar-nominated short from Field of Vision. Visceral and pulse-pounding, Anders Hammer provides unprecedented access to the participants as they fight against the mainland Chinese government—actions spurred by the passage of a new Beijing-backed national security law.
His life changed the day he released his dreamy short, The Ghosts, online and sent him down a new path to his debut feature, a Black List-honored script, and a pilot deal with Hulu for a new series.
