News
Oscar Short Films 2023: The Nominees
From 45 to 15, the nominations for all three short film categories have been announced for the 95th Academy Awards
Experimental
Renee Zhan
Reneepoptosis
Three Renees go on a quest to find God, who is also Renee. As they traverse the mountains and valleys of Renee, they discover all the great joys, sorrows, and mysteries of being Renee.
Comedy
Bradley Furnish
Acorns
From the Oscar-nominated studio Tonko House, three small acorns journey to become great oak trees. What they find doesn't quite live up to their expectations, as they have to navigate the wild frontiers of an urban landscape in order to find the perfect place to plant.
Musical
Daniel Cloud Campos
Today's the Day
A musical story about a kid who dreams of becoming a dancer but lacks the confidence in himself to fight for that dream... until today.
Action
Mahiro Maeda
Gala
A giant object falls from the sky sending a small village into turmoil. But these villagers don't seem normal! Nor is the object for the matter! A visual and intellectual Anime treat from the "Genius Party" collection.
Dark Comedy
Simon Legrand & 4 Others
Leucotopia
A giant blue man wanders an alien planet, his actions controlled by the chickens in his mind
News
Miracle Fish (Live-Action Oscar Nominee)
In a rare turn of events, a cursory web search has revealed that at least one of the Oscar live-action short films is online, Luke Doolan's Miracle Fish. The animated shorts often are online, but for various reasons the live action ones don't make it.
Festival
Online Now: The 9th Annual "My French Film Festival"
((The Festival is now over, and the links to the films have expired) We preview and link to the 10 short films you can watch for free in this year's "My French Film Festival"—Unifrance's innovative online celebration of contemporary French cinema.
Article
Fashion Film Roundup Pt. 1: Scorcese, Miller, Lynch & Ritchie
The assault that the city of New York has been under for the last week, perpetrated by 5'11, birdlike amazons, garbed in freakish war paint and extravagant, yet bizarrely soft battle armor, is now over. I speak of course of Fashion Week New York which ended yesterday, one of the 4 international fashion weeks which rule the industry and establish the direction the fashion world will take in the coming year.
Drama
Yen Tan
1985
A poignant film about the power of simple gestures in communicating acceptance and grace.
