A woman finally get the job she's been waiting for, but a sweet offer never comes without a bitter aftertaste.
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.
Set in a dystopian future where the lower classes are left on Earth with only a space elevator that connects them with the possibilities of a better life.
The S/W team honors the most noteworthy short film streaming releases of the past year.
A portrait of American recidivism produced over a span of two years, Revolving Doors follows Jason, who, despite attempts to retain meaningful employment, fails and returns to prison, devastating his family.
"Our acquisition process is very different from a traditional distributor" - Dedza founder Kate Gondwe joins us to discuss the release of 'Who Will Start Another Fire', a short film anthology by emerging filmmakers released in virtual cinema and on Svod today (June 11th).
Filmmakers Zeek Earl and Christopher Caldwell, who turned their Sci-Fi short "Prospect" into a feature film, are back with a bold vision for a new cinematic universe and envision a web3 powered community at the center of it.
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.
