Short of the Week

Sweden

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

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

Documentary about Human Nature in Collage Animation
Jonas Odell / 13 min / Sweden / 2010

A triptych of personal stories recounted in the first person, Lies is a remarkable and profound series of animated vignettes dramatizing “lies”—ones we make to strangers, ones we tell to those we love, and the ones we use to convince ourselves.

Comedy about Love in Live-Action
Patrik Eklund / 22 min / Sweden / 2009

A young, amateur magician gets his chance to make an impression on an attractive new neighbor when a gig for his father’s birthday party opens up.—A Sundance 10/10 film: currently offline

Experimental about Life & Society in Animation
Asa Arnehed / 6 min / Sweden / 2007

A Tuesday morning arrives just like any other Tuesday in this slow and mesmerizing hand-drawn film.