Short of the Week – Domestic Policy Phil W. Bayles October 17, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/177713990 In just a few short weeks, America could elect its first ever female president. This should be a cause for celebration; a golden time in politics and a long-overdue victory...
Short of the Week – Thunder Road David Brake October 10, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/174957219 If you're going to do a short film based around the title of one of Bruce Springsteen’s best and most popular songs, you’d better do a good job. Luckily for Jim Cummings,...
Short of the Week – Bär Danielle Davenport October 3, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/174254407 Innovation in short films does not necessarily need to be characterised by alternative camera angles, outlandish CGI effects or narrative twists. Little things...
Short of the Week – Planet Unknown Joni Blyth September 26, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/183577091 Not enough sci-fi movies have adorable robots these days. Sure, Baymax and BB-8 are fab enough that we can forgive Ridley Scott for not giving Matt Damon a robo-buddy in The...
Short of the Week – Night Falls on Loserville David Brake September 12, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/136501465 In one of his frequent Facebook Q&As, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was asked for his advice on how to make it as a director. His one-line answer? "Make...
Short of the Week – The Present Phil W. Bayles September 5, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/jacobfrey/thepresent Based on a short comic strip by Fabio Coala called Perfection, Jacob Frey's animated short The Present plucks at the heartstrings in almost Pixar-esque fashion....
Short of the Week – Talking Cure Stephanie Watts August 29, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/167111872 Talking Cure is a short film that uses animated sketches to illustrate improvised dialogue from comedy improv group Starla and Sons. In a four-minute mishmash of quick-fire...
Short of the Week – Day 39 Tori Brazier August 22, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/125937761 Day 39 is a snapshot of modern-day warfare, focusing on one rookie US soldier on foot patrol with his platoon in a remote part of Afghanistan. It expertly captures the...
Short of the Week – Every Day My Dad Dies Danielle Davenport August 15, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/177559327 Everyday My Dad Dies tells a disorienting tale of love and loss. The trance-like short muddies direction; events seem linear, retrospective or even...
Short of the Week – My Sister’s Dollhouse Henry Gatrell August 8, 2016 Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/177375994 My Sister's Dollhouse is described in its tagline as "a parody of sorts." This perfectly captures the film's dry humour and lack of unneeded flash; there is...
Short of the Week – INSIDE Tom Bond July 4, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/172933813 Flickering into life like a forgotten SNES cartridge cutscene, INSIDE appears as a blocky, 16-bit, black-and-white mosaic. The words “Inside” and “Dreams” emerge to...
Short of the Week – 1500 Words David Brake June 27, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/114033533 A Thousand Words was a disastrous flop of a film, confined to development hell for two years before maturing into the eventual pile of manure that came to pass. By...
Short of the Week – Nix + Gerber Lina Jurdeczka June 20, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/165461598 When it comes to the spaces we live in, there are few topics as contested as clutter. While some people are devoted to and even thrive in the midst of creative chaos, others...
Short of the Week – The Arrival Dave McLaughlin June 13, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/166075559 The Arrival tells the story of a woman coming to a life-changing decision. We first encounter Anna arriving in a small café, viewed through the smudged glass of the...
Short of the Week – Grounded Henry Gatrell June 6, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/164940065 Lucas Durkheim's Grounded tells the story of a nameless soldier being thrust into a situation he has no context for. The basis of all his knowledge comes from propagandist...
