Thomas Hildreth

  • News

    Oscar Short Film Nominees

    Via a live streaming broadcast beginning at 5:30 am where I am, this year's Oscar nominees were announced. I ended up hitting snooze and missed it, but I had an inkling that the information maybe—just maybe, would not be that hard to find at a more sane hour of the day.

  • Festival

    Film Fests in the Online World: Oberhausen & Tribeca

    Its been a couple of days since Andrew's article detailing the path we took in putting our short film The Thomas Beale Cipher online. Some folks have taken it as an attack on film festivals, and I won't say that they're completely wrong about that.

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    Horror Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen

    Det er i Jorden (In the Soil)

    An Official Selection at Cannes, a young girl's life is turned upside down when her father manically starts digging a big pit in their backyard.

  • SOTW

    The Short of the Week YouTube Channel

    Introducing the S/W YouTube channel—Subscribe for short films premieres from a diverse set of emerging voices pushing the boundaries of filmmaking.

  • News

    Meet SotW @ NYC Shorts This Weekend

    To all our fans in the New York area! Both Andrew and I will be out at the NYC Short Film Festival this weekend to take in some great shorts and support our film The Thomas Beale Cipher which is currently on the festival warpath.  Come out and say hi, we'll be the devilishly handsome ones hanging out after both the Friday and Saturday programs.

  • SOTW

    The Great Film Competition!

    The competition is now closed. Thanks to all who participated!   Short of the Week presents The Great Film Competition! We are on a quest to find great short films.

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    Action Daniel Brown

    Your Lucky Day

    A $156 million winning lotto ticket turns a convenience store upside-down.

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    Comedy Thomas LEMOINE & 3 Others

    Dum Spiro

    It's soldier vs. bear in this light-hearted "Merry Melodies" slapstick from students at France's ESMA.

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    Documentary Michael Kinsella-Perks & Will McBain

    Elephant Food is for the Strongest Teeth

    In Kano City, Northern Nigeria, crowds gather to watch local heroes face off in the ancient Hausa martial art of Dambe. Part battle, part dance, part live mythology, it’s a cultural tradition that has survived and thrived in the region.

  • SOTW

    Celebrating Philip Seymour Hoffman Through Shorts

    Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the great actors of our time has sadly and prematurely died today. We don't have any special remembrances to share, and we'll abstain from any testaments to his character, leaving that to those who knew him.

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