Victoria Warmerdam & Trent On the Confrontation of Identity Within ‘I’m Not a Robot’
We have all failed those obnoxious Captcha tests, and it always seems to aggravate us when we are in a ...
Tag: Shorts
Molly O’Brien On Paying Homage to Her Favorite Aunt for ‘The Only Girl in the Orchestra’
You think a lot about your own family while you watch Netflix's The Only Girl in the Orchestra, Molly O'Brien's ...
Shorts Exclusive: HollyShorts Comedy Film Festival Rebrands as HollyShorts Comedy
Hollywood, CA February 7, 2025—The annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which will have its 9th edition May 2-4 in ...
Smriti Mundhra & Maya Gnyp On Fathers, Sons, and Forgiveness for ‘I Am Ready, Warden’
There is an openhearted quality to Smriti Mundhra's I Am Ready, Warden, a documentary chronicling the last few weeks before ...
Finn Constantine & Joe Weiland On Merging Bravery and Pageantry for ‘Marion’
The BAFTA-nominated short film, Marion, introduces us to a world we have only seen on television or from a distance. ...
Loïc Espuche On the Shimmer, Shame, and Shine That Comes Along with Your First Kiss in ‘Yuck!’
Do you remember your first kiss? While watching Loïc Espuche's shortlisted animated film, Yuck!, I realized just how many of ...
Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani On Shared Pain and Emotional Ties to Color for ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’
A father and daughter are helpless in their grief in Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani's shortlisted animated film, In the ...
Shorts Exclusive: Misan Harriman Sits Down with the Creative Team of ‘Room Taken’
TJ O'Grady-Peyton's shortlisted Room Taken is an ode to empathy and generosity. No one knows that more than Academy Award ...
Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz On Creating a ‘Documents Thriller’ for ‘A Lien’
The immigration process comes center stage in Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz's thrilling and frutratingly real Live Action Short Film contender, ...
ShortsTV Shifts Oscar-Nominated Short Films Theatrical Release to February 14
LOS ANGELES (JANUARY 14, 2025) -- ShortsTV, the presenter of the Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical release for the past ...
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