2024-04-26 10:00
Scratchy and loud, Lola Lefèvre’s animated short film Maman, il a quoi le chien? (Mom, What’s Up With the Dog?) unleashes the primal gestures of puberty through… Read More
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2024-04-25 10:00
If you’re a fan of pixel art and have marvelled at beloved animated TV shows like The Simpsons, Adventure Time and Rick & Morty transformed into retro-styled masterp… Read More
2024-04-24 10:00
A gorgeous love letter to the woman who raised her and set in her beloved Sicily, Zita Sempri, which means “always be a girlfriend” is Stefania Spampinato’s heartfelt and d… Read More
2024-04-23 10:00
Jay and his ex are about to revisit the past… athletically. He seems pretty excited for the fun that this one-night stand promises, but is it really no strings attached for him? When… Read More
2024-04-18 10:00
Climate change, war, greed – we live in an age where there are a myriad of threats to our planet, but what about disinformation? Can this be considered a genuine danger for humani… Read More
2024-04-17 10:00
The standout short from the A Thousand Suns anthology, Bug delivers a chilling glimpse into a vision of the near future where a very believable threat could spell the end… Read More
2024-04-16 10:00
A period piece tackling modern themes, Timi Akindele-Ajani’s Guests transports it viewers to ‘70s London as we join a Nigerian couple welcoming an English colleague, and his part… Read More
2024-04-15 10:00
After a one night stand, Sonia wakes up hungover and in a desperate need of Plan B. Getting to the pharmacy will prove slightly more challenging than expected, even with Tom, her companion f… Read More
2024-04-15 07:00
A format that allows emerging talent to showcase their work, the short film anthology has become a popular method for introducing exciting new worlds, and cutting-edge filmmaking techniques… Read More
2024-04-09 10:00
The reigning Best European Short, recently selected a Vimeo Staff Pick, and before that an online premiere in the New York Times. On the festival circuit, a winner of awards at Vienna and Lo… Read More
2024-04-08 10:00
The monoculture of the post-mass-media but pre-internet society feels positively alien sometimes when looking back. The instigating event of Sam Benenati’s new short film, a made-for-T… Read More
2024-04-05 10:00
If you’re one of the many people who has, or still is, falling victim to imposter syndrome, then today’s film pick – Invasive Species by Annie Ning – is one that is b… Read More
2024-04-04 10:00
It’s already April, Spring is here and the Summer has never felt closer. To help with the two-month wait, let director Joanny Causse take you camping, immersing you in the hazy energy… Read More
2024-04-02 10:00
After more than a decade of screening films for Short of the Week, the sheer volume of shorts I’ve viewed can make it challenging to stumble upon something truly surprising. Yet, parad… Read More
2024-03-29 10:00
For film fans, the highlight of March is undoubtedly the Oscars and for those of us immersed in the realm of short films we were particularly keen to see where the Academy lands in selecting… Read More
2024-03-28 10:00
Feelings of jealousy can drive someone to act in a rash and impulsive manner, compelling them to engage in actions – such as snooping through a partner’s phone messages or shadow… Read More
2024-03-26 10:00
Back in March 2020, “everything will be all right” was a weird sentence to toss around, as we really had no idea what we were about to face. As the world, and our individual live… Read More
2024-03-25 10:00
Bored out of her mind, working at a road-side diner, Annette’s regular shift is suddenly upended when a new customer walks in and takes a seat. Instantly, their connection is palpable… Read More
2024-03-21 10:00
What would you do if someone secretly filmed you masturbating and threatened to release the video online?When I was growing up in the ’90s, there wasn’t a positive narrative arou… Read More
2024-03-20 10:00
Martine is going through a break up when her mother, Martine, shows up in Montreal for a visit. Both will have to finally let go of everything that has been left unsaid to find a way to… Read More
2024-03-19 11:00
As a parent, instilling essential life skills in your children is crucial, and among them, cultivating compassion stands out as both challenging and paramount. The capacity to empathize with… Read More
2024-03-18 10:00
Based on a story by the “Godfather of Manga”, Osamu Tezuka, and guided by the visionary hand of one of the most eclectic directors to come out of the Japanese filmmaking scene, T… Read More
2024-03-14 10:00
No one ever expects to move into a haunted house, yet the success of many classic horror films, like The Amityville Horror and Poltergeist, quite literally hinges on the unexp… Read More
2024-03-13 11:00
Before acclaimed feature film Joyland, and before S/W pick Darling, filmmaker Saim Sadiq was a student in the MFA program of Columbia, where he directed the short film&nb&hell…Read More
2024-03-11 10:00
A gripping psychological thriller that keeps you on edge for the duration of its 11-minute runtime, writer and director Caleb Philips (Other Side of the Box) proves you don’t need much… Read More
2024-03-10 23:00
Another fun awards season has wrapped! Congrats to the teams behind all the nominated films, but here are the winners of the Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film, and Best L… Read More
2024-03-09 12:00
If you’re a fan of film festivals, then you’ll know that the early weeks of March means it’s SXSW time. Held in Austin, Texas, South By is one of the most prominent film ev… Read More
2024-03-08 10:00
The transition from carefree individual to responsible parent is a difficult one. While I can attest to the struggles of fatherhood, the experience of becoming a mother is one I’ll nev… Read More
2024-03-06 10:00
Cas and Naomi are inseparable BFFs. Whether they’re in class or out of school, you’ll find them side by side, their deep bond injecting their friendship with a sibling… Read More
2024-03-05 10:00
As Salewa goes home to Nigeria for the funeral of her mother – a pillar of a very religious community that she feels disconnected from – upon her return she encoun… Read More
2024-03-04 10:00
When you think of special FX in movies, certain iconic scenes are likely to spring to mind: the shape-shifting T-1000 in Terminator 2, the awe-inspiring dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, or Neo&rs&hell…Read More
2024-03-01 10:00
After witnessing S/W alums DANIELS run riot at last year’s awards, picking up awards for Directing, Screenplay, and Best Picture, this year’s Oscar ceremony has much to live… Read More
2024-02-29 10:00
Eager to hand out our accolades before the Academy hogged the awards spotlight, February at S/W HQ was dominated by the 2024 Short Awards. With five short films praised for th… Read More
2024-02-27 10:00
As Sania drives her mother to a medical appointment, nothing she does seems to be right. Noor always has something to say and comments on everything her daughter does, but is happy to r… Read More
2024-02-26 10:00
As the relationship of Sofia and Claire reaches the point where the question of having kids is raised, Sofia is prepared to go to extreme lengths to show her partner that she is ready… Read More
2024-02-23 10:00
For filmmakers tackling the narratives of displaced migrants, one of the hardest challenges they can face is attempting to evoke empathy and understanding from their viewers. The media has p… Read More
2024-02-22 10:00
Jane and Teddy have been going to couples therapy with little success and it’s beginning to look like divorce could be their only option… until a single session alters… Read More
2024-02-21 10:00
Growing up in the UK, without the chance to travel abroad during my childhood, my summer holidays were spent exploring some of Britain’s most notorious seaside resorts. These… Read More
2024-02-20 10:00
While horror films are best known for their ability to strike fear in their audience, the genre often excels when addressing contemporary societal issues. From Ridley Scott’s… Read More
2024-02-16 10:00
The jury has selected their winners, the Audience Choice votes have been counted and the S/W team has picked the one short from our 2023 coverage deserving of our Trailblazer prize. It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2024-02-15 10:00
Rescued from what the filmmakers describe as “internet cold storage”, today’s featured short is an unexpected treat. From S/W alum Dan Ojari (Slow Derek) and prior “S… Read More
2024-02-14 10:00
As it is Valentine’s Day, it is only natural that today’s film pick is a love story. Well, the beginning of one at least, as we lay our scene in fair Mysore, India in the 80s. Tw… Read More
2024-02-12 10:00
The human brain does strange things when it’s faced with trauma. My family went through a horrific tragedy a decade ago and the most vivid, razor-sharp memories that have stuck with me… Read More
2024-02-09 10:00
From Tolkien to Disney, the figure of the king has been a mainstay in storytelling since its inception. Often used as a symbol of power and responsibility, in Femi Oladigbolu’s ca… Read More
2024-02-08 10:00
Sometimes weird but seemingly harmless things happen in life, and just out of curiosity we want to follow through and see what they’re all about. This is exactly what happens to Sam, t… Read More
2024-02-07 10:00
As soon as the New Year festivities conclude, our focus at Short of the Week shifts to reflection as we start to consider which films from the past year merit recognition in our annual… Read More
2024-02-05 10:00
Set in an enigmatic world, Gabriel Caste’s 12-minute short film Are You Awake? follows a woman with the unusual task of waking strangers from their sleep. Tackling the profound concept… Read More
2024-02-02 10:00
As we kicked of 2024 with a look back at all we’d achieved in 2023, in our Year in Review article, the rest of January has been spent looking forward, as we’ve hunkered down and… Read More
2024-02-01 10:00
“What’s your type?” Now that we’re no longer in the ’90s, that question is almost guaranteed to cause embarrassment, or outright offence, as it reduces people t… Read More
2024-01-30 10:00
My childhood was the era of the action hero. Arnold. Sly. Van Damme. Iffy actors sure, but huge muscles! The toys of choice were He-Man, and my cool, older sister would slip me super-hero co… Read More
2024-01-29 10:00
The harrowing tale of an adolescent prank gone terribly wrong, Jared Hogan’s unsettling short, How To Make A Ghost, vividly illustrates how swiftly life can veer into chaos when circum… Read More
2024-01-26 10:00
As the creation of a short film nears its conclusion, post-production emerges as a critical stage. An often undervalued part of the process, where the film is literally shaped,&nbs&hell…Read More
2024-01-25 10:00
What starts as a regular workday for Diana, at the busy store where she is a sales associate, quickly takes a turn when she thinks that she overhears a nonconsensual sexual encounter in a dr… Read More
2024-01-24 10:00
The imminent death of a patriarch is a time-tested premise for a family drama and Passing Through, from Texas filmmaker Erica Alexandria Silverman (based on aspects of her own family history… Read More
2024-01-23 08:30
For those short films lucky enough to make it onto the Oscar shortlists, today is the day those filmmakers will discover if they progressed one-step closer to an Academy Award, with the anno… Read More
2024-01-22 10:00
Anyone who has lived abroad will be familiar with just how tedious the immigration process can be. When you are trying to start a new life, waiting for a change of status or a renewal leaves… Read More
2024-01-18 10:00
It’s mid-January, and in the movie business, we all know what that means! Park City, Utah is about to be flooded with out-of-towners, ready to watch as many films as possible at Sundan… Read More
2024-01-17 10:00
when Cass, a young mother, brings her nine-year-old daughter Hailey to her workplace – a large house in the privileged neighborhood of town – an interaction with a teenage g… Read More
2024-01-16 10:00
Returning to our site almost five-years after we first featured her work, emerging filmmaker Maegan Houang is back on S/W with her unusual period drama Astonishing Little Feet. Bas… Read More
2024-01-15 10:00
Are you ready to go back in time to March 2020? Yes, this is another Covid film, but not the dramatic kind! This is the story of a dysfunctional family, two parents and their millennial… Read More
2024-01-12 10:30
We’ve all attended our fair share of weddings, and know how bustling they can get when the alcohol is flowing. However, I can confidently say that I’ve never been to a… Read More
2024-01-11 11:00
The start of a new year means many different things for people around the world, but in the film world, it means festival and award season. While we closely monitor unfolding developments in… Read More
2024-01-10 10:00
In the city of New Orleans, a distinctive subculture thrives within the Mardi Gras tradition – the Mardi Gras Indians – a community that honors Native American ancestry… Read More
2024-01-09 10:00
Push to Enter, by Anthony Nicolau, is the story of a delivery driver navigating the bustling streets of New York City. Being a narrative set in my native city and featuring the exc… Read More
2024-01-05 10:00
We’re all familiar with Santa’s naughty or nice lists, which determine if children will be getting presents this year. In France, we have Saint Nicholas, generous with the w… Read More
2024-01-04 11:00
During class, Alma and her classmates receive a visit from a Holocaust survivor. Set in a contemporary time frame, the aged man shares his experiences, including a somewhat whimsical, but al… Read More
2024-01-03 10:00
Oscar-winning alums, a much-needed revamp of our Newsletter, new team members, and the first full year of Shortverse—there was much to celebrate here at S/W in 2023. Thank you for… Read More
2024-01-02 10:00
Described in its synopsis as an “ode to the mundanity and madness of the high street”, there’s certainly nothing tedious or banal about John Ogunmuyiwa’s&nb&hell…Read More
2024-01-01 12:00
2023 is done and it was another exciting year here at S/W, as we featured over 200 films on our pages, launched new editorial avenues, introduced competitions to our filmmaker audience and w… Read More
2023-12-29 10:00
When I asked ChatGPT if it could teach me to backflip, it clarified the physical impossibility but provided a 10-point plan for developing the skill safely. While this was a leading question… Read More
2023-12-28 10:00
Initially slated for our Halloween lineup, but postponed due to the abundance of scary shorts on our site this year, Joachim Hérissé’s Écorchée (S… Read More
2023-12-27 10:00
An unusual pick for us in some ways, I Held Him is an incredibly simple film. Yet there is a profound boldness to that simplicity. The way that the straightforwardness of the premise reflect… Read More
2023-12-26 10:00
Whenever attempting to sum up the characteristics of a short film that tends to “work” online, discussions often revolve around pacing, as there is a prevailing belief that onlin… Read More
2023-12-22 10:00
As someone who spends a lot of his working life putting words on the page, I hold a heightened appreciation for the significance of language. However, Omi Zola Gupta and Sparsh Ahuja’s… Read More
2023-12-21 10:00
As the Academy Awards approach their centenary, it’s worth noting that short films have played a role in the ceremony almost since its inception. While for the press the spotlight ofte… Read More
2023-12-20 10:00
A woman and a man are in love, enjoying each other’s company. When they wake up, their arms have begun to blend. That’s weird! They try to go on with their day, but it only worse… Read More
2023-12-19 10:00
A tribute to “the most neglected heroes of today”, Black mothers, Abdou Cissé’s action-packed comedy Festival of Slaps takes viewers on a whirlwind to… Read More
2023-12-18 10:00
The first time I was sexually assaulted was on a bus on my way to school. I was eight years-old. Then there was the time when I had passed out at a house party, as a teenager, and a boy deci… Read More
2023-12-17 10:00
Simo is Emad’s little brother. The two Egyptian-Canadian teenagers share a room and as one would expect with teenage boys, tensions can arise. Tired of being smaller and younger and th… Read More
2023-12-16 12:00
As we approach the conclusion of 2023, you might find yourself inundated with an abundance of ‘Best of the Year’ lists. If you have an interest in film, music, video games, or an… Read More
2023-12-15 10:00
As young Mehrdad visits a cemetery to draw, he meets Chiyo, an older woman, with whom he develops a friendship, until her sudden disappearance. Now an adult, he dusts off his old sketch… Read More
2023-12-14 10:00
Nothing pleases me more than when a comedy stretches out a joke properly. It’s akin to Tarantino and his rubberband analogy—yes, it’s comedy instead of suspense, but it is… Read More
2023-12-13 10:00
When it comes to the films we select to feature on Short of the Week, while we search for the original and the bold, we don’t tend to veer to far into the world of the abstract or expe… Read More
2023-12-12 10:00
As Julie pays a visit to her elderly mother, Aoife, a new stove is supposed to be delivered that day, but the older woman doesn’t want to hear anything about it. So begins an arm wrest… Read More
2023-12-11 10:00
Another day, another flight for senior crew member Vanina, as she completes boarding and conducts the safety demonstration before takeoff. Everything seems fine until Vanina realizes that sh… Read More
2023-12-09 12:00
As the repercussions of climate change continue to disrupt the delicate balance of life here on Earth, the influx of environmental documentaries submitted to S/W is on the rise. With an abun… Read More
2023-12-08 10:00
What happens when three teenage cousins “drive to the store”, before Thanksgiving dinner? They blast music in the car, gossip and come back with red eyes! Writer/director Kayla A… Read More
2023-12-07 10:00
When you think of the friendships you have in your life, can you remember a time when you did something thoughtful for one of your buddies? An altruistic act of kindness with the sole purpos… Read More
2023-12-06 10:00
While at work, Okem receives one of the most distressing phone calls imaginable, initiating a race against time. As he navigates through feelings of anger, terror, and helplessness, writer/d… Read More
2023-12-05 10:00
In many cultures, the washing of a dead person is a ritual performed as a final act to cleanse the body from impurities. So when the parents at the center of Ahmad Alyaseer’s shor… Read More
2023-12-04 10:00
After swallowing a bunch of ambien, Timmy fixes himself a bowl of kimchi ramen thinking that it would be his final meal. However, when the Grim Reaper shows up, Timmy is surprised to find hi… Read More
2023-12-03 12:00
As November draws to an end, we’ve got one eye on awards season here at Short of the Week and that was reflected in our coverage, with a number of award hopefuls released this month an… Read More
2023-12-02 12:00
In the world of short film, funding is nowhere near as plentiful as it should be. So when a new short film fund becomes available, it’s certainly something worth celebrating. While The… Read More
2023-12-01 10:00
FLITE is a film I’ve been eagerly awaiting for much of 2023. Rare is it that a short film trailer drop feels like an event, but, back in May, FLITE got that treatment from the Hollywoo… Read More
2023-11-30 10:00
Gathered around the kitchen table for their routine communal living meeting, this group of roommates face a crucial decision: the purchase of a new vacuum cleaner. However, what was supposed… Read More
2023-11-29 10:00
Human beings are obsessed with rare, beautiful things, and more often than not, these prized items are acquired in a wasteful manner. Elephants are killed for the ivory in their tusks. Rhino… Read More
2023-11-28 10:00
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is often wrapped in misconceptions when depicted on our screens. It’s portrayed as charmingly quirky and riddled with misguided clichés th… Read More
2023-11-27 10:00
If recent filmmaking and television has taught us one thing, it’s that viewers love to be immersed in the high pressure world of the professional kitchen. From The Bear to Boiling Poin… Read More
2023-11-24 10:00
Birta and Selma, two teenagers living in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, have a unique pastime. Instead of going out to parties, or playing video games, at night they drive around their town o… Read More
2023-11-23 10:00
If you own any kind of a computer device with an internet connection, the chances are you have at some point attempted to diagnose a condition or illness with the help of information availab… Read More
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