Palm Springs! We are very close to the arrival of North America's most important film festival dedicated to shorts. I know not everybody follows the festival scene, and I know it gets confusing because I'm always tweeting that Festival X is the most-_____ festival in all of _____, but for short films, trust me, Palm Springs Shortfest is a pretty big deal.
A family of three are packing to emigrate to Canada from Belgrade. When Fluffy, a gigantic prize teddy bear turns up at the door, the parents must decide whether or not they have room for their daughter's new friend.
As the SXSW Film Festival gears up this weekend, regular SOTW contributor, Jason B Kohl, sat down with two filmmakers from UCLA's MFA Directing Program en route to Austin. Their shorts couldn't be more different from each other in every aspect from production through post, but the two had many common insights to share.
Why is a Metalhead singing Old MacDonald on the side of a rural highway? A surreal scene turns into an engaging mystery in this celebrated single-take short.
In a city that houses millions, Smita would make an ideal tenant - except for one glaring flaw. She is a middle-class Indian woman without a husband.
Laura, discovers a supernatural way to navigate the US immigration system like a video-game to get the travel permit she desperately needs. The magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.
Mo is the only girl on her high-school wrestling team. Will her love of the sport and her desire to connect with her ex-wrestler father overcome the naysayers? Olivia Newman's celebrated short is the basis of her brand new Netflix Original feature.
Glenn wakes up to discover that his personal data has been leaked and is spreading virally all over the world.
A Vietnamese-American family's plan to cover up a drunk driving accident begins to unravel when their emotional baggage spills out in front of the police.
One man. Two superpowers. Three ex-wives. Four autopsies. The remarkable true story of David Karr, from the perspective of the grandson who wishes he knew him.
