Short of the WeekBest Loss Short Films | Short of the Week http://www.shortoftheweek.com Watch the best online short films Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:46:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= StoryCorps 9/11 Series http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/09/07/storycorps-911-series/ http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/09/07/storycorps-911-series/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:40:49 +0000 Jason Sondhi http://www.shortoftheweek.com/?p=7173 STORYCORPS


Public Television's StoryCorps oral history project selected three histories to be animated commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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]]> http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/09/07/storycorps-911-series/feed/ 5 The Tale Of Mr. Rêvus http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/08/16/the-tale-of-mr-revus/ http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/08/16/the-tale-of-mr-revus/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:56:27 +0000 Jason Sondhi http://www.shortoftheweek.com/?p=6547 short film image


German student Marius Herzog produced this incredible and lush gothic animation as his graduation film in 2009.

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]]> http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/08/16/the-tale-of-mr-revus/feed/ 2 My Best Friend’s Wedding / My Best Friend’s Sweating http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/08/03/my-best-friends-wedding-my-best-friends-sweating/ http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/08/03/my-best-friends-wedding-my-best-friends-sweating/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:34:58 +0000 Jason Sondhi http://www.shortoftheweek.com/?p=6404 short film image


The latest, hilarious viral short from DANIELS the team behind the amazing Dogboarding!

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A creator's puppets must struggle to carry on after their master is gone. A bizarrely moving animation from Supinfocom students.

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]]> http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/07/26/over-time/feed/ 6 The Accidental Sea http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/07/15/the-accidental-sea/ http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/07/15/the-accidental-sea/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Jason Sondhi http://www.shortoftheweek.com/?p=6250 short film image


Writer/filmmaker Ransom Riggs directs this poetic look at the doomed inland desert oasis, "The Salton Sea".

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A beautiful performance in sand animation depicting the German invasion of Ukraine in WWII.

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A hand-crafted stop-motion that serves as a poignant metaphor for the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease.

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]]> http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2010/03/18/undone/feed/ 0 Last Minutes With Oden http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2010/01/01/last-minutes-with-oden/ http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2010/01/01/last-minutes-with-oden/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:52:51 +0000 Jason Sondhi http://www.shortoftheweek.com/?p=2345 Oden


As Oden's struggle with cancer comes to end, Jason must to say goodbye to his best friend in this touching film that took home the top prize in the first annual Vimeo Awards.

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A dark, animated fantasy pulled off with style and panache. The Musicians of this cat-town have disappeared, sacrificed to the infernal Cat Piano. Our world-weary hero must fight to get them back.

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A hopeful human tale of mythological proportions shot on location in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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

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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.

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Love inspires, but the fear of losing love causes an animator to obsessively record the moments he and his love share. An innovative mix of live-action and flipbook animation.

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A young woman refuses to acknowledge her grief over her mom's cancer until she meets someone on the street who may understand. Or maybe what he wants is more sinister.

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]]> http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/11/17/unlocked/feed/ 1 There is Only One Sun http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/05/05/there-is-only-one-sun/ http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/05/05/there-is-only-one-sun/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 09:58:37 +0000 Jason Sondhi http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/05/05/there-is-only-one-sun/ sun_hi


Gorgeously garish lighting accentuates this sci-fi piece by renowned auteur Wong Kar Wai. Agent 006 is undercover to catch the mysterious, charismatic "Light", but wrestles with her own feelings in doing so.

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A moving tale of a daughter, an absent father, and the ties we share that surpass time or logic

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Beautifully shot film about a woman's loss of innocence at the hand of the world.

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Fluid collection of thoughts and moments strung together around the theme of desperately searching for something you've lost—all while on a plane that is nose-diving.

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BAFTA-winning claymation explores the suffocating atmosphere in a young boy's household, as he and his father must confront their dog's deteriorating condition.

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