The Sentence of Michael Thompson

In 1994, Michael Thompson was arrested for selling three pounds of cannabis and was sentenced to 42 to 60 years in prison. He is the longest serving non-violent offender in the history of Michigan and he is finally up for clemency

Festival March 16th, 2023

Feature Filmmakers at SXSW 2023 explain how Short Film shaped their careers

Liza Mandelup, Matt Vesely and Michael Lukk Litwak - three filmmakers with features at SXSW 2023 - join us to discuss how short film was important in helping to shape their careers so far.

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Dark Comedy Michael Pearce 28 minutes

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Keeping Up with the Joneses

MP’s wife Celia discovers her husband’s true colours when she is taken hostage by his criminal business associates

Interview March 3rd, 2008

Interview with Luis Cook (The Pearce Sisters)

A quick interview with Luis Cook, director of The Pearce Sisters, about the inspiration for the film, the animation process, and his favorite websites.

SOTW March 6th, 2019

Short of the Week Partners with Michael Sugar, Cary Fukunaga, & David Gordon Green

As part of a deal with Sugar23, we welcome these filmmaking heavyweights to the S/W team.

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Poem Dani Pearce 4 minutes

Backpedal

In a surreal synapse, a young woman laments her teen years, her home town and the death of a friend.

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Dark Comedy Luis Cook 9 minutes

The Pearce Sisters

Aardman Animations takes on this bleak-hearted tale of two isolated sisters in this gritty film that successfully combines multiple genres and animation styles.

Filmmaker Update June 4th, 2019

Move against the crowds - Michael Frei releases 'Kids' game

Filmmaker Michael Frei releases 'Kids' - a game of crowds, his latest collaboration with game designer Mario von Rickenbach.

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Drama Oliver Goodrum 23 minutes

Iniquity

Michael is on the brink of a new start in life: a first real relationship and a stable job in a town where no-one knows him. Until his name returns to the news and his dream of anonymity crumbles, leaving him scrambling to keep his past hidden — and his new life safe.

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Documentary Gabe Schimmel & Monica Petruzzelli 17 minutes

Alzheimer's: A Love Story

(No longer available for free streaming) A documentary that follows Greg and Michael as they struggle with a disease that is actively eradicating the memory of a beautiful relationship 40+ years in the making, and the love that has held them together through it all.