Incident

Nominated for Oscar. Through a montage of surveillance and police body-camera footage, a reconstruction of a deadly shooting by a Chicago police officer becomes an investigation into how a narrative begins to take shape in the aftermath.

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Sci‑Fi Shawn Wang 9 minutes

Planet Unknown

At the end of 21st century, mankind were facing global resource depletion. Space Rovers were sent out to find potential inhabitable planets. A visually impressive Sci-fi short by one-man animation team Shawn Wang

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Sci‑Fi Shawn Christensen 9 minutes

Brink

Jeremy has been in love with his best friend, Evelyn, since before he can remember. He decides to profess his love for her through a simple, thoughtful letter but there's a strong chance they will never see each other again.

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Documentary Kyle Morrison 24 minutes

Mott Haven

After a student is murdered at a high school in the South Bronx, a social worker rallies the community to prepare for a show in his honor.

Interview February 8th, 2012

SOTW Award Filmmakers on the Future of Online Short Films

Our Award-winners take a seat at our "virtual" roundtable and offer up their thoughts on what it means to be a filmmakers today. Plus, learn about what they're planning next.

Article January 9th, 2025

Oscars Short Films 2025: A Voter's Guide

With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.

Interview September 14th, 2023

The Importance of Cinematography with Charlotte Hornsby

A regular on our site, Charlotte Hornsby joins us to discuss her work as a cinematographer and the importance of short film in her career.

Oscar Films February 26th, 2025

Oscars Short Films 2025: Predictions

With the Oscars ceremony taking place this Sunday (March 2nd), the S/W team predict the winners in each of the three short film categories.

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Romance Garrett Murray & Shawn Morrison 12 minutes

Forever's Not So Long

George discovers that the end of the world is the perfect time to lose everything.

News February 24th, 2013

Oscar Winners 2013

The votes have been tallied and the little golden man has found his way into the hands of three happy filmmakers. We're especially proud of former SOTW honoree Shawn Christensen (Brink).