Short of the Week

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    Dark Comedy Ed Barrett & 6 Others

    Chronemics

    Set in a world of distinct contrasts, two central characters, Light and Dark, find themselves caught in continuous conflict as they compete for dominance in the universe they share.

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    POWER/RANGERS: The Opportunity and Danger of Fan Films

    The viral success over the last 36 hours of the dark fan film POWER/RANGERS highlights the tremendous appeal of the genre. The fact that its creators are in potential legal jeopardy, illustrate the drawbacks.

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    Dramedy Christoph Rainer

    Requiem for a Robot

    After a wild night out a robot has to come to terms with it's life and return home to it's disappointed creator.

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    Documentary Joe Lee

    The Witmans

    A film about two heart-broken parents. This documentary follows Ron and Sue Witman, fifteen years after their lives were turned upside down

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    Documentary Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

    Marie's Dictionary

    Marie Wilcox is the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language. This is the story of the dictionary she created in an effort to keep her language alive.

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    Horror James Feeney

    Killer Kart

    The shopping cart. Four wheels, one basket, and tonight, for the closing crew of a small-town grocery store, a blood-splattered aluminum nightmare.

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    SOTW Awards 2015!

    For the 4th consecutive year the editorial team at Short of the Week is pleased to highlight (what we think are) the very best short films released online. Culling from the over 150 short films featured on the site in 2014, the SOTW Awards honor the current breadth of excellence in the short form.

  • SOTW

    Welcome to the New Short of the Week!

    Learn about what's new—our custom player, channels, mobile video, and more. We've taken advantage of the latest web technologies to build a site that combines the very best video viewing experience with insightful reviews. Come and give it a test drive!

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    Music Video Björn Rühmann

    The Nature of Things

    A loner takes a long journey across a barren desert in search of help for his injured dog.

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    Music Video Aoife McArdle

    Every Breaking Wave

    Two teenagers fall in love amidst the ongoing trouble on the streets of Northern Ireland in the early 80s.

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