Sauna Rules
Ali, a lonely, elderly immigrant, seeks out new relations in a public bathhouse. But, with limited knowledge about the local sauna rules, making a good impression can be harder than first expected.
Drama
Adam Ali
& Sam Arbor
BABA
An unexpected discovery forces Britannia, a queer Libyan teenager, to question whether to stay or flee his beloved homeland.
Romance
Jessie Levandov
Baby
Baby is a queer coming-of-age love story that introduces us to the world of Ali, a Dominican-American teenager from the Bronx, on a Saturday afternoon.
Fantasy
Zoë Dobson
The Cunning Man
A lonely man on a farm collects the corpses of dead animals, find out his shocking intentions in this fantasy short inspired by the tales of real-life physician John Harries (1785 - 1839), a 'Cunning Man' notorious for using folklore magic.
Fantasy
Anita Bruvere
Fishboy
A combination of puppet animation and painting on glass, Fishboy is a surreal tale about the all-encompassing nature of living with guilt.
Drama
Ali Asgari
The Baby
Narges and her friend have just a few hours to find someone to take care of her baby.
Comedy
Ed Bulmer
Frank's Joke
Frank told a bad joke at his new place of work and nobody laughed, now at 3.00am he's unable to sleep as he ponders on the nature of memory itself.
Netflix Streaming
Netflix Partners with UNESCO for African Short Film Anthology
Netflix's latest anthology presents six short films from emerging African filmmakers.
Myth
Daniella Koffler
Stairs To No End
The stairs of knowledge leads to the light. A curious girl in a dark world tries to reach it, but must face those for whom light is an obstacle.
Festival
Short of the Week at TIFF 2017
S/W was on the scene at TIFF 2017. Read our picks for the stand out shorts of the festival, and our impressions on the many features by S/W alums.
