Short of the Week – Einstein-Rosen
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
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 – Night
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...
Short of the Week – Memory Box
https://vimeo.com/183213801 On its most basic level, Memory Box is a stylish and thought-provoking sci-fi short, but it’s given added meaning when you learn that co-director Aaron Aites passed away...
Short of the Week – Bär
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 – The Voorman Problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacQ9-AtQRc&feature=youtu.be What if God was one of us? Just a bearded Tom Hollander living in a prison like one of us? This is the intriguing and preposterous concept on...
Short of the Week – Onward
https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/155624292 Onward is an incredibly beautiful and intimate short documentary about a man named Konki and his family who live in the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia....
Short of the Week – Grounded
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...
Short of the Week – The Goblin Baby
https://vimeo.com/user21763231/thegoblinbaby From Ellen Ripley protecting Newt in Aliens to the relationship between an exasperated mother and her tearaway son in The Babadook, the maternal bond is...
Short of the Week – The Moment
https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/164839532 Karis Oh’s The Moment is a simple anecdote told in an enthralling monologue which ties the short together and engages from the first pitch-black frame....
Short of the Week – Mosquito
https://vimeo.com/139853607 This twisted comedy short uses a sci-fi premise to build a strange and hilarious tale of infidelity. An innocent encounter between two strangers – writer Michael Spicer and...
Short of the Week – IDLE
https://vimeo.com/127949242 This confident and atmospheric short may not be flashy, but its ambling, observational pace and detailed soundscape piques the curiosity. With charmingly stylised visuals...
Short of the Week: Prospect
https://vimeo.com/90049558 This is not your standard coming-of-age tale. Prospect tells the story of a young girl and her father hunting through an alien forest for a rare, valuable (and disgustingly...
Short of the Week – Actresses
https://vimeo.com/147391888 You should love yourself before loving another - and yet actress Sarah (Taylor Hess) seems to have missed the memo. Shot at night - the kind of time when you begin to get...
Short of the Week: Emily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFVw6Bw0HFY While Eddie Redmayne stole The Theory of Everything's limelight for his exquisite performance as Stephen Hawking, it is well worth remembering that Felicity...