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June
Though a certain festive song may proclaim ’tis the season to be jolly’, when it comes to festive film watching (unless you count Die Hard or Gremlins as Christmas movies) I think we all know tis the...
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Last Letters
In the face of tragedy there is a need for answers. Why did this happen? Whom is to blame? We need stories to make sense of the darkness and the absurdity of massive loss, and with 2014’s Sewol ferry...
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5 Holiday Ads Determined to Make You Cry
We’re continually surprised and delighted by the creative storytelling coming from brands, and the Holiday season has rapidly become the Super Bowl for a certain type of compact, emotional advert....
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Storytime
The first example of Terry Gilliam’s distinct animated style that would become synonymous with cult TV show Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Storytime contains three animated sequences taken from British...
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Santacon
If there was ever an event worthy of surreal, Lynchian documentary coverage, it’s New York City’s SantaCon. It’s a yearly occasion that feels like the result of some eggnog induced fever dream—parades...
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The Wolfman
Tim Hope’s classic animated short from 1999, The Wolfman, defined a new animation aesthetic and captured a freedom and energy that’s rarely seen even today.The film began as a short story called...
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Dernier Acte (Last Act)
Actor Simon Callow once claimed that entering a theatre for a performance was like being “inducted into a magical space” and that thought certainly rings true in Ecole Georges Méliès graduation film...
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The Seven Red Hoods
Short of the Week alum Leo Verrier (Dripped) returns with 9-minute animated short The Seven Red Hoods – a gritty and imaginative retelling of one of the Brothers Grimm’s most famous fairytale’s…...
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Long Distance Information
Written and directed by Jesus and Mary Chain bassist and founding member Douglas Hart, Long Distance Information is a Christmas film for those of us not feeling particularly jolly at this time of the...
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The Little Deputy
A prolific and celebrated filmmaker with 10 short films to his resumé, Trevor Anderson is the pride of Edmonton, and one of the most notable short filmmakers in Canada. The Little Deputy is his most...
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Short of the Week in 2016—A Year in Review
By any measurement, 2016 was a dramatic year. In a year that revealed some of the ugliest nature of ourselves, we need to remember to reflect on the amazing moments as well. In the world of short...
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Scavengers
Journey into an alien world of bizarre extraterrestrial creatures and mysterious rituals in Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner’s 8-minute animation Scavengers. Created for Adult Swim’s ‘Toonami’...
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MUXES
They are neither men nor women. In Oaxaca, Mexico, the local Zapotec people have made room for a third sex, which they call “muxes”, and Ivan Olita’s short film seeks to explore this fascinating...
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Reset
We’re always proud when a short film we discover makes its way into the industry trades. The flow of content is usually one-way, but a recent update on an in-development feature film project...
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Luchadora
Both an inspiring character study and an insightful look at Mexican wrestling culture, River Finlay’s Luchadora is much more than your average profile doc. As discussed ad nauseam on this site, the...
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How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps
New year, new you, right? How to Lose Weight in Four Easy Steps almost begs to be watched during this back-to-the-gym season, when the year’s resolutions are still fresh in our minds. Per its...
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The Super Salmon
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…the Super Salmon? Not your typical superhero, perhaps, but this singly courageous king salmon is at the centre of an incredibly touching short. Director Ryan Peterson...
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Best Films of the Month: December
It’s often tough to find a unifying theme to shorts we select as our monthly “Best Of” picks, and the breadth of styles and forms on display in December’s chosen films is massive. A shapeshifting...
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Supporting Film
A short film about film, Douwe Dijkstra’s Supporting Film is a collection of views and opinions about cinema and the effect is has on us. A must-watch for movie lovers, this 12-minute experimental doc...
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12 Weeks
Pregnancy is a common topic in the world of film. But, what about a pregnancy that ends unexpectedly? It’s a messier subject—one that many films shy away from. Miscarriage, after all, isn’t exactly...
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