Nick, a man with a supernatural ability, encounters Mia, a woman with the same ability. For better and for worse, Mia helps him to understand his power.
Yesterday marked the online debut of the 2011 Sundance Competition short films, and in that first batch of 4 films we were treated to the World Premiere of New York-based filmmaker Nick Paley's Andy and Zach—my favorite short in the program. Nick Paley happens to be a fan of Short of the Week, so we traded emails regarding the film, Sundance, and his thoughts on short films online.
In the early 1980’s, a group of disenfranchised Oklahoma teenagers mastered the art of prank phone calls and became legends.
An intimate documentary portrait of artist Michael Paul Smith and the story behind his hand-built miniature imaginary town Elgin Park.
Two friends locked in a love-hate relationship bury a dead frog as rain beings to fall. They make a fateful decision to wait out the storm under a tree and wake up in a world quite unlike the one they left behind.
When Nick attends his baby nephew's 'dol,' a traditional Korean first birthday party, he finds himself yearning for a life just out of reach.
A woman entertains a macabre marriage offer that would let her pursue her dreams, for better or for much much worse.
A young hustler runs throughout the city of Chicago making sales out of his “mobile gift shop”.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - Jeff just got fired from his job...on Mars! With no hope of re-employment on his desolate horizon and his wife spending an unhealthy amount of time with her yoga teacher, he turns to dvd box-sets and chips for consolation.
A stroke victim descends into a nightmare after her husband unearths a mysterious object from their garage.
