After the death of her childhood friend Lou, filmmaker Nicole Friedman returns home to find he's left behind a mediocre script that his family wants her to make in his honor.
While non-binary representations are rare, Lou talks about their relationship to gender, clothes, and other markers.
TREACHERY! Lou’s mum sold his beloved roller skates at the swap meet. A series of strange and revealing encounters begin when he inevitably goes looking for them in the buzzing crowd...
Pablo and Marius make a disturbing discovery about their childhood friend Lou: she appears to be able to synthesise into sound the light she is exposed to. But as she soon becomes an instrument of their musical experiences, her gift turns into a sort of curse…
A trans woman helps a pre-teen girl navigate her first period as they both discover what it means to "become a woman".
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - From a pair of Pixar animators, a personal project that won SIGGRAPH's Best in Show. A weathered Sheriff returns to the remains of an accident he has spent a lifetime trying to forget.
Our Toronto bureau-chief shares her picks for the most interesting shorts coming out of TIFF.
A sales associate for a high-end fashion brand in New York City is sent into a tailspin of uncertainty after she overhears an unsettling encounter in one of the dressing rooms at work.
Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and we've got trailers for the 5 short film nominees in each of the Animation, Live-Action and Documentary categories for you to check out.After you brush up on the nominees, participate in our audience polls on which films you think will win.
With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!
