Among the tens of thousands of films that debuted online over the last year, the 150+ that we featured here on Short of the Week, and the 9 that we’ve honored here with the SOTW Awards 2013, one stood out above all the others. Not only that, but it’s one of the best shorts we’ve ever experienced. That film is none other than…
I have no qualms saying that this is easily the best collection of online films we’ve ever put together.
We were shocked when the Academy Awards made the huge mistake of not nominating this masterpiece. The Eagleman Stag is flat out one of the best short films you will ever see! It tells an epic tale of life and loss—”resolutely strange, mysteriously beautiful”—the human experience compressed into 9 minutes. It’s also an incredible work of craftsmanship carved entirely from foam with a scalpel. In a way, the Oscar snub makes perfect sense. Let’s face it, the Oscars have come to reflect an aging taste for safe, classic film. Powerful, shocking, innovative films like this deserve better.
