Oscar Season Gets Exciting Again If You Only Focus on the Short Films
With the longest Oscar season ever entering its final week, there are three categories that help make the race feel new again.
Short Films
Sean Baker’s New Short Is a Gritty, ’70s-Inspired, High-Fashion New York Throwback — Watch
Baker directs an ode to glam in grimy New York in this short for Khaite’s fall/winter collection.
M. Night Shyamalan, Biden Campaign Team Up for Filmmaking Contest
For the contest, M. Night Shyamalan encouraged fellow filmmakers to create brief videos about the importance of voting.
‘In My Room’: Mati Diop’s ‘Atlantics’ Follow-Up Debuts Online After Venice Premiere
The 20-minute film is part of MUBI’s ongoing series commissioned by Miu Miu, titled Women’s Tales.
‘David’ Trailer: Zach Woods Directs Will Ferrell in a Short Film About Some Necessary Therapy
Exclusive: Woods directs his “Downhill” co-star and Emmy nominee William Jackson Harper in the short, a Cannes pick soon to bow at TIFF.
4 Sex Positive Short Films That Exude Sensuality, Kink, and Body Positivity
As mainstream Hollywood lags behind in meaningful explorations of sexuality, these provocative short films embrace the unusual tapestry of human predilections.
IF/Then Shorts Mentorship Program Moves to Field of Vision Amid Tribeca Institute’s Closure — Exclusive
Tribeca Film Institute may be “pausing” its operations, but at least one of its celebrated programs is getting a new home.
‘Thirsty’: How a Rising Filmmaker Crafted a Feminist Fairy Tale Around a Maya Rudolph-Voiced Mosquito
Nicole Delaney’s entertaining short, starring Rudolph and Jay Ellis, tracks a mosquito who falls in love after sucking the blood from a man’s choice body part.
SXSW and Amazon Announce Shorts-Heavy Free Virtual Festival Lineup
The 2020 edition of the festival has found a limited home on the online streamer, which will launch free viewing on April 27.
Watch Filmmaker Ben Berman Crowdsource COVID-19 Advice from Cameo Celebrities
“The Amazing Johnathan Documentary” director explores filmmaking under quarantine with his screenlife short “The Follow-Up.”
Luca Guadagnino Directs Julianne Moore and Kyle MacLachlan in Short Film — Watch Trailer
The “Call Me By Your Name” director teams up with a trio of heavy hitters for “The Staggering Girl.”
Oscars 2020: The Best Documentary Shorts Nominees, Ranked From Worst to Best
As usual for the category, all of the contenders deal with timely (and often troubling) subject matter through personal dramas from around the world.
