Pamilya

As two Filipina women struggle under the weight of their experiences with modern slavery in the UK, their tight-knit community comes together to support them. Blending documentary and drama, the film features real people and the remarkable family they’ve built together.

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Drama Jennifer Reeder 28 minutes

A Million Miles Away

An afternoon rehearsal for a high school girl's choir turns tense in Jennifer Reeder's surreal award-winning reverie on the process of coming of age.

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Documentary Sean Wang 5 minutes

3,000 Miles

On July 5th, 2016, filmmaker Sean Wang moved across the country to work and live in New York City for one year. A personal documentary of his year, chronicled by voicemails from his mom back home.

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Drama Miles Warren 10 minutes

Bruiser

After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood.

Playlist December 18th, 2016

The Best Short Form Filmmaking on the Syrian Civil War & Refugee Crisis

As editor of Short of the Week and former Curator of Vimeo's Staff Picks, I've watched dozens of hours of reporting and filmmaking on the Syrian crisis. Here are my picks for the most vital short form work yet produced.

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Documentary Amar Chebib 17 minutes

The Runner

After suffering from suicidal depression, Darius Sam, a 20-year-old from Lower Nicola First Nation, finds running as a catalyst for transformation. Within a matter of months, he attempts a 100-mile ultramarathon in subzero temperatures to raise awareness for mental health in his community.

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Documentary David Freid 10 minutes

Guns Found Here

When there’s a gun crime in America, there’s only one place to go to trace the gun back to its owner: the ATF’s National Tracing Center, which handles roughly 8,000 active traces per day — all while inside a government-mandated technology time-capsule that makes searching a database of gun owners impossible.

Filmmaker Update April 4th, 2023

The Watchlist (April 2023)

Films from Karen Maine, A.V. Rockwell, Saim Sadiq, Miles Warren and more feature in our latest Watchlist article.

Festival September 6th, 2022

A S/W-Centric look at TIFF 2022

Programmer Céline Roustan highlights the must-watch films, from S/W alums, at TIFF 2022

S/W Awards February 16th, 2022

The Short Awards 2022: Category Winners

From the 233 short films we featured on Short of the Week in 2021, our team has selected 14 we think deserve extra praise and attention. This is the 2022 Short Awards