Assemblage of Nouns

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    Documentary Winnie Cheung

    Albatross Soup

    A delightful and innovative adaptation of a classic riddle, a chorus of voices attempt to investigate a puzzling suicide: A man gets off a boat. He walks into a restaurant and orders albatross soup. He takes one sip... pulls out a gun, and shoots himself to death. So...why did he kill himself?

  • Interview

    Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

    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.

  • Interview

    Interview with Aneil Karia (BEAT)

    Director Aneil Karia joins us to talk about the inspiration and production of his award-winning short 'BEAT' and give us an insight into what he's working on next.

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    Comedy Chris Black

    Jim

    A Black middle-school student faces an awkward moment as his class reads a beloved American novel.

  • S/W Awards

    SOTW Awards 2015!

    For the 4th consecutive year the editorial team at Short of the Week is pleased to highlight (what we think are) the very best short films released online. Culling from the over 150 short films featured on the site in 2014, the SOTW Awards honor the current breadth of excellence in the short form.

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Short List: Paul Trillo Interview

    Writer/Director Paul Trillo joins us to discuss what it means to be a "concept filmmaker," the difference between commercial and narrative films, and why his favorite short films feel like a satisfying meal.

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