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            <title><![CDATA[El nombre del hijo (The Name of the Son)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lucho, a 13-year-old trans boy, doesn't usually share much time with his father. When he goes on holiday with him and his younger sister, the new closeness puts their relationship to the test.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/06/08/el-nombre-del-hijo/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Queer Blue Sky]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After realizing many of the best parts of their relationship were things that were maybe kind of queer, Beth and Chris decide they should make their breakup queer too.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/06/04/queer-blue-sky/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[And Granny Would Dance]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Based on childhood memories and shared stories, And Granny Would Dance is a tale of love, grief and resilience.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/06/03/and-granny-would-dance/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three Centimetres]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Four Lebanese girls go on a Ferris wheel ride to cheer up their friend. Their conversation drifts to a less fun place.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/06/02/three-centimetres/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[All At Once]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[On a journey across Central Park, an introspective high school senior develops unexpected feelings for her charismatic co-valedictorian as they discuss love, family, and their futures. ]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/06/01/all-at-once/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[YouTubers Took Over Horror]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A collection of representative films that commemorate this moment when filmmakers trained on the internet conquered the box office. ]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/youtube-shorts-horror-auteur/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Our Uniform]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In this Oscar-nominated animated short, an Iranian girl unfolds her school memories through the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/28/our-uniform/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bear Story]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An old, lonesome bear tells the story of his life through a mechanical diorama.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/27/bear-story/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Join the Short of the Week Team: Intern Applications Now Open for 2026]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Apply now for the Short of the Week internship programme and gain hands-on experience working with one of the leading platforms for short film discovery.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/join-the-short-of-the-week-team/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dear Home of Scars]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new installation by Ibrahim Mahama exposes the colonial ‘scars in the landscape’ in Northern Ghana and inspires the local community.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/25/dear-home-of-scars/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Bury Your Father]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A young man returns home and spends the night trying to fulfill his father's dying wish for a proper burial.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/21/how-to-bury-your-father/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Un Petit Home (A Tiny Man)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As a husband faces the consequences of his actions, he perhaps begins to realize that maybe size does in fact matter.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/20/un-petit-home-a-tiny-man/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crow Man]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Deep in the dark woods on the shore of a lake, a determined little girl confronts Death itself when the strange creature arrives to take her sick grandfather from their humble cabin home.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/19/crow-man/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Short of the Week Named BIFA-Qualifying Online Channel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Short of the Week announced as one of just nine qualifying online channel for the BIFA Best British Short Film award]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/short-of-the-week-bifa-qualifying/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Steak Dinner]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Casey’s attempted surprise dinner date gets derailed when Taylor, her girlfriend, reveals she has brought home a strange, wounded creature she intends to nurse back to health.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/15/steak-dinner/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Snip]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tony and Lindsay are looking for a permanent solution to their family's fertility, but for Tony, the simple procedure poses a threat to his fragile masculinity.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/14/the-snip/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[21st Century Short Film Palme d'Or Winners]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In honor of the start of Cannes, we collect all the winners of the fest’s top short film prize from this century, and muse about Cannes’ place in the larger Short Film landscape.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/21st-century-short-film-palme-dor-winners/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jour de vent (Windy Day)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When a powerful wind disrupts life in a park, several strangers are swept into intersecting paths that carry them toward unexpected new horizons.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/12/jour-de-vent-windy-day/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finding Daddy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sisters Dinky and Flossy are truly at rock bottom, but when they discover their estranged deadbeat dad flaunting wealth on some sugar baby site, they pay him a visit to uncover the truth...and maybe some cash.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/11/finding-daddy/]]></link>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Most Perfect Perfect Person]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Under the pressures of fame and parasocial demands, pop star Poppy relinquishes control to Aura, an AI clone trained on her past content. As Aura begins dictating her every word and action, Poppy battles to reclaim her autonomy.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2026/05/08/perfect-perfect-person/]]></link>
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