Short of the Week – Ten Meter Tower Stephanie Watts May 28, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/154583964 If you were invited to jump from a 10 meter high diving board, would you go for it, or would you chicken out? This is what documentary filmmakers Axel...
Short of the Week – I Heart NY Carmen Paddock May 21, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/270244268 New York is one of the planet’s most recognisable places – largely thanks to the infinite films, television shows, and plays set across its five...
Short of the Week – Stems Joni Blyth May 14, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/264137664 Packing wonder, insight and gut-punch sentimentality into two minutes is a herculean task, but with just some twigs, wire and a handful of dry leaves...
Short of the Week – The Old Ways Rhys Handley May 7, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/237253619 Nhi Dang is a documentarian making travelogues like no others. Based out of Saigon, her journeys across the globe have taken her from Paris to Indonesia and everywhere in between...
Short of the Week – Three Red Sweaters Louise Burrell April 30, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/257555221 Martha Gregory’s short documentary Three Red Sweaters came to fruition when she asked herself the question: how are our memories changing now that we have the ability to...
Short of the Week – Writer’s Workshop Phil W. Bayles April 23, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week Ryan Francis Johnson's short film Writer's Workshop takes an ingenious comedic premise and cranks it up to the point of absurdity. Aspiring writer Jeremy (Grayson Low) tentatively shares a piece in a...
Short of the Week – The Hungry Corpse David Brake April 9, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/258683540 In the world of short films, animation is a popular genre. Populated by promising and flawed student films, it’s easy to miss the polished diamonds in among the rough...
Short of the Week – Have Heart Kambole Campbell April 2, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/261025185 Packing a lot of incisive commentary on both social media and the debilitating grind of corporate culture into a funny, breezy 12 minutes, UK filmmaker Will Anderson’s...
Short of the Week: Guns Found Here Carmen Paddock March 26, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/255517926 This weekend saw the March for Our Lives take over social media and cities around the world. While Guns Found Here does not have the visceral punch of the one ORWAV spotlighted...
Short of the Week – Einstein-Rosen David Brake March 19, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/250569840 Deep Impact, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and TiMER all hold two similar qualities: they are a sci-fi movie, directed by a woman. These films are fine entries...
Short of the Week – Cul-De-Sac James Andrews March 12, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/160098507 There's just something about a detective isn't there? For a pretty niche job, it's always provided a rich seam of inspiration for film-makers. While Chris Pond may not quite...
Short of the Week – Growth Louise Burrell February 26, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/255358936 A single-shot scene may not be the most ground-breaking of film techniques, but they are still more often than not hugely impressive. Our Short of the Week Growth is no...
Short of the Week – Ghosted Louise Burrell February 12, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/251295114 Following on from last year's comedy-horror Prevenge, Alice Lowe once again finds herself playing a woman in the wake of her partner's death. Deliciously dark and completely...
Short of the Week – Chops Sinead McCausland January 29, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWxtmUB8uYI Director, writer, and animator Jac Clinch has created an impressive filmography that details the frustrations of small-town life in Britain. With his...
Short of the Week – Night James Andrews January 15, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/250118913 Racism, privilege and sexual inequality are all issues becoming increasingly talked about and fought against. With Night, Dutch filmmaker Joosje Duk dissects all three...
