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ODIN'S AFTERBIRTH
Originality is something we’re always searching for in our Short of the Week picks and they dont come much more original than Joseph Bennett’s epic adventure ODIN’S AFTERBIRTH. A grotesque fantasy...
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Rew Day
Having played a number of the biggest animation festivals throughout 2012, award-winning Bulgarian short Rew Day brings its dark tone and pleasing visual style online for us all to bask in its macabre...
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Video_souvenir
The separation of the parental unit can be a hard thing for any young child to understand and a hard thing to portray in a film. Perfectly capturing this confusing time in an adolescent’s life, Milena...
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#AmeriCAN
How do you make a PSA more than just a hokey, generic message? How do you reach further than those cheesy rainbow graphics and the “more you know” platitudes? The answer can be found in director Nate...
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Dotty
Whenever I receive a phone call from my Dad and he utters those most dreaded of words…”computer problem”, it instantly becomes hard for me to hide my trepidation about the conversation that is about...
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Sea Devil
Five hundred years ago Leonardo Da Vinci said that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Simplicity also defines horror, arguably the most difficult cinematic genre. All great horror is rooted...
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Zari
The “helper robot” character is a science fiction staple. From the likes of Rosie on the Jetsons to the darker, more existential realms of HAL in Kubrick’s 2001, we have often envisioned cinematic...
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Umkhungo
As fun as it is to hint and tease at the expansive cinematic story that you want to tell in a short film, for viewers, it is honestly better if you can just tell the damn story. Few fantasty/sci-fi...
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Wire Cutters
Robots and 3D animation go together like peas and carrots. Throw in some barren landscapes and rusty textures, and well, you have a veritable cinematic meal. Director and animator Jack Anderson’s...
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Jumpers
Jumpers is another entry from the Takeaway Scenes Project — a film series that redefines the perfect scene as one raw and honest moment between characters. It follows Paul as he tries to convince Cody...
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Blood Pulls a Gun
No one has written a history of how we got to where we are with short film on the internet, and I’m certainly not going to take a comprehensive approach to the task, but an anecdote: I remember Ben...
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Hotel 22
Today it is a distinct pleasure to present to you Hotel 22, a remarkable short documentary from MFA student Elizabeth Lo which, more than any other short doc this year, has achieved not only artistic...
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The Next Part
Because of my personal attachment to the material, Erin Sanger’s simple, strongly made documentary The Next Part is a hard film for me not to recommend. I’m a big supporter of honest films about...
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Generator
The first Greek film we’ve ever featured on Short of the Week, Nikoleta Leousi’s Γεννήτρια / Generator is a devastating blend of character-driven storytelling and political cinema. Created in a time...
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So You've Grown Attached
Chock-full of imagination and brimming with heart, Kate Tsang’s So You’ve Grown Attached is a film that feels both familiar and unique at the same time. At its core, it’s a standard “coming-of-age...
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Mythopolis
Whilst stories based around Greek Mythology might not be everyone’s idea of a fun-time, Alexandra Hetmerova’s decision to base the premise of her FAMU graduation film around characters from these...
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Foxed!
Clocking in at just over 3 minutes, FOXED! is an unusually cinematic stop-motion animation by multi-disciplinary artist James Stewart. Originally shot and projected at festivals worldwide in 3D, this...
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But Milk Is Important
Three years after its first screening, festival-favourite But Milk Is Important is finally released online. An 11-minute stop-motion film, that brings a pinch of humour to the serious subjects of...
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The Guardian
Described as a ‘free interpretation’ of Franz Kafka’s Before the Law parable, Alessandro Novelli’s The Guardian is a dark and mysterious animated short that’s bound to bewilder as many as it will...
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Inside the Box
Inside the Box is a short film of high-pedigree. Featuring some recognizable faces (Summer Glau from Firefly) and impressive visuals, it’s the type of film that is clearly well produced. But, polish...
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