Short of the Week

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Festival Online Program / January 20, 2012

Part 2 of our coverage of Sundance’s 2012 online short film offering via Yahoo! Screen.

Dark Comedy about Life & Society in Animation
Nick Khoo / 2 min / Australia / 2012

A revenge fantasy about that jerk behind you in traffic.

Sci-Fi about Other Worlds in Special FX

We’ve been attacked again—only this time it’s our own fault.

Comedy about Nothing in 3D Animation
Peter Peake / 4 min / UK / 2011

When talented directors at the famous Aardman Animations studio are given free reign, they come up with crazy stories like this one about a dinosaur who’s good at math.

Documentary about Music in Live-Action
Sean Dunne / 23 min / USA / 2011

A look into the culture of Insane Clown Posse fans who attend the annual Gathering with a shared love for cheap partying, a sense of family, and escape from dysfunctional lives.

Music Video about Nature in Live-Action
Michael Ragen / 13 min / USA / 2011

A lone man traverses the desolate Alaskan wilderness in this extended music video for Portugal The Man.

Comedy about Friendship in Live-Action
Owen Trevor / 5 min / Australia / 2011

Two friends. One race. Two laps. No prisoners. The 2011 Rushes Soho Shorts International Winner is a charming story of friendship and competition.

Fantasy about Nature in 3D Animation
Fabian Grodde / 6 min / Germany / 2011

In the quiet of the forest, Firebugs secretly amass for worship only to fall victim to a foe pulling the strings in this realistic CG film from Germany.

Dark Comedy about Crime in Live-Action
Gunnar Järvstad / 3 min / Sweden / 2011

Amidst a dark situation, victim and executioner share a light moment.

Dark Comedy about Life & Society in Animation
Martinus Klemet / 9min min / Estonia / 2011

Television controls every moment of our lives in this stark animation from Estonia’s Martinus Klemet

Dark Comedy about Revenge in Live-Action
Lars von Trier / 3 min / Denmark / 2011

What would happen if you interrupted Lars von Trier during a movie? It’s not pretty.

Music Video about Abuse in Live-Action
Oliver Goodrum / 6 min / UK / 2011

The lowest depths of mankind comes out in this music video about unchecked violence.

Drama about Decay in Animation
Joseph Pierce / 7 min / UK / 2011

Watch a comedian turn funny into serious into downright disturbing in this incredibly expressive black and white animation.

Drama about Family in Live-Action
Corrie Jones / 17 min / Australia / 2010

Things get tense as a young boy struggles to accept his father’s disability.

Drama about Love in Multi-Media
Gabriel Bisset Smith / 4 min / USA / 2010

A heart-breaking tale of love and loss told through a sequence of snapshots.

Film Noir about Sexuality in Live-Action
Greg Williams / 8 min / USA / 2010

Celebrity photographer Greg Williams together with an impressive cast lead by Carla Gugino, take on the concept of the Femme Fatale in this stylish erotic-noir.

Documentary about Greed in Live-Action
Sean Dunne / 14 min / USA / 2010

Rocky Salemmo recounts story after story of his wild days hustling money as an accomplished bowler in this well-shot documentary by up-and-comer Sean Dunne.

Drama about Love in Live-Action
Ben Briand / 10 min / Australia / 2010

Do you remember your first love? Your first kiss? Do you remember anything?

Drama about Life & Society in Live-Action
Juanita Wilson / 16 min / Ireland / 2010

A recent Oscar nominee, an absurd crime reveals itself as a poignant ritual for a family in post-Chernobyl Ukraine

Action about Desperation in 3D Animation

A lone photographer plays witness to a murder and a chase ensues down a dark urban landscape in this stylized and fast-paced game of cat and mouse.

Documentary about Politics in Motion Graphics
Josh Raskin / 5 min / USA / 2010

40 years ago a 14-year old Beatle fan edged his way in to see John Lennon and recorded this exchange covering topics still eerily relevant today.

Sci-Fi about Conquest in Special FX
Fede Alvarez / 5 min / Uruguay / 2009

Vengeful robots pummel downtown Montevideo in this surprisingly realistic sci-fi/lo-fi film whose $300 budget puts Hollywood blockbusters to shame.

Drama about Friendship in 3D Animation
Egmont Mayer / 8 min / Germany / 2009

A lonely man struggles to keep a big secret living in his small apartment.

Adventure about Loss in 3D Animation
Marc Craste / 13 min / UK / 2009

Love traverses all obstacles in this award-winning animation about a circus performer and a lone admirer who hopes to free her.

Music Video about Loss in Live-Action
Up the Resolution / 12 min / UK / 2009

A multi-track music video film that touches on what happens after the happy ending and the struggles of dealing with the loss that follows.