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  1. drawing conclusions
    Every Oscar Winner for Best Animated Short Film, RankedFrom its earliest honorees to the present, the Best Animated Short category doubles as a history of the ever-changing medium.
    By Jeremy Fassler
  2. donkey
    A Man Says Good-bye to His Dying Dad in a Shrek CostumeFilmmaker Matt Kazman plays out this scenario in his new short film, Donkey.
    By Hershal Pandya
  3. oscars 2023
    The Oscars Wished An Irish Goodbye’s Star a Very Happy BirthdayThe acceptance speech for Best Live Action Short Film turned into a birthday party.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. oscars 2023
    Taylor Swift’s All Too Well Oscar Hopes Are Long GoneBut she’s still in contention for her song “Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing.
    By Justin Curto
  5. internet culture
    Madison De La Garza to Direct Zoom Mystery Thriller Starring TikTokersSurprise, written and produced by Max Marlow, features the app’s top POV actors.
    By Zoe Haylock
  6. trailer mix
    You Can Own a Hunk of Christopher Meloni (on Film) With His New NFT ShortThe Law & Order: Organized Crime star teamed with director Brian Taylor for Out!!!
    By Justin Curto
  7. fashion du jour
    Watch Solange’s Short Film, Passage, Starring Dionne Warwick and MoreHonoring finalists for the International Woolmark Prize.
    By Zoe Haylock
  8. classics
    The 25 Most Essential Laurel and Hardy Comedy ShortsThe classic comedy duo has never gone out of style.
    By Donald Liebenson
  9. history lessons
    Spike Lee Debuts Short Film Connecting George Floyd and Do the Right Thing“This is history again and again and again …”
    By Zoe Haylock
  10. no shame
    Billie Eilish Tackles Body Image and Double Standards in Short Film“If I wear what is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed the layers, I’m a slut.”
    By Charu Sinha
  11. lgbtq
    Pixar’s Short Film Out Debuts Studio’s First Gay LeadAnd it’s streaming now.
    By Devon Ivie
  12. this week in web videos
    I Loved The Passage Even Though I Didn’t Like It At AllCheck out Philip Burgers and Kitao Sakurai’s bizarre short if you haven’t yet.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne
  13. horror
    Papier-Mâché Eyeballs, Go-Go Dancers, Secret Passwords: A Look at The EyeslicerDan Schoenbrun and Vanessa McDonnell’s traveling horror experience combines short films and art with an internet-savvy sensibility.
    By Max Cea
  14. Check Out Gary Richardson’s Delightful Short Film ‘Places, Thank You […]Gary Richardson is funny in many ways – on Twitter, in web series, and most recently as a writer on Saturday Night Live. Last year, Richardson […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. international women’s day
    Madonna Releases ‘Her-Story’ Short Film for International Women’s Day“Welcome to the revolution of love, to our refusal as women to accept this new age of tyranny.”
    By Karen Brill
  16. tribeca film festival 2017
    See Tribeca’s 2017 Short Film Selections; Almost Half Are Directed by WomenFor what it’s worth: John Turturro directed a short film about hair.
    By Hunter Harris
  17. Check Out the Short Film ‘Gravy’ Starring Matt Walsh and Rich FulcherIf you’re a fan of Matt Walsh and Rich Fulcher, this new short film titled Gravy is an extra special treat. Written and directed by Mike […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. in development
    Kristen Stewart Is Making a ‘Kick Ass’ Short Film About Gun Control“My next short is so political.”
    By Karen Brill
  19. Check Out the Short Film ‘Affections’ Directed, Written by, and Starring […]Fort Tilden’s Bridey Elliott has made her first film in the form of a sad yet sweet short called Affections. Released on Vimeo today, the short […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. black america again
    Watch Common’s Short Film Black America AgainProduced by Ava DuVernay, of course.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  21. Danny DeVito’s Short Film ‘Curmudgeons’ Debuts on Vimeo TodayDanny DeVito’s short film Curmudgeons originally premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, and thanks to Vimeo you can finally […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. Enter the ‘Institute of the Real and Really Real’ in Carrie Brownstein’s […]Portlandia’s Carrie Brownstein has written and directed a short film that takes our obsession with celebrities and social media to a very dark […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. Drake’s Short Film to Be Released September 30Please let this be Drake’s Lemonade, Please let this be Drake’s Lemonade…
    By Halle Kiefer
  24. easter eggs
    Mr. Robot Releases Short Horror FilmNSFW!
    By Devon Ivie
  25. Sarah Silverman Meets Michael Sheen in JASH’s New Short ‘You Can Never […]Recently JASH teamed up with go90 and Band of Robbers’ Aaron and Adam Nee to produce a new short film starring Sarah Silverman and Michael […]
    By Megh Wright
  26. Check Out Matt Besser and JASH’s New Short ‘Arkippiana’UCB cofounder Matt Besser recently made a new short film with JASH called Arkippiana, and this week it’s available to view for free over on […]
    By Megh Wright
  27. Stephen Colbert Finds an Unlikely Friend in a New Short Directed by Spike […]Director Spike Jonze was a guest on last night’s Late Show, so he teamed up with Stephen Colbert to direct a short film to run instead of the […]
    By Megh Wright
  28. premieres
    Watch a Short Film Starring YTW’s Aya CashAs a woman on the verge of an emotional breakdown.
    By Vulture Editors
  29. Check Out ‘The Comments’ Starring Paul Scheer, Natasha Leggero, Ken […]Comment sections are generally some of the scummiest parts of the internet, and as this new short by Jim and Brian Kehoe called The Comments […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. Check Out the Short Film ‘Limbo’ Starring Jon Benjamin and Natasha LeggeroThe story behind this new (NSFW!) short film Limbo starring Jon Benjamin is an interesting one: It started out as a story posted on […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. short films
    Fun.’s Nate Ruess Debuts Biopic-y Short FilmHe goes looking for love for all the wrong reasons.
    By Dee Lockett
  32. Take a Tour of Some Futuristic Brasilia Hotspots with Reggie WattsLooking for a new vacation destination? Consider Brasilia, the subject of a short film directed by Benjamin Dickinson that premiered on […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. throwback monday
    See the Short Film That Would Become WhiplashJ.K. Simmons included. 
    By Lindsey Weber
  34. Watch a Short Film Based on DC Pierson’s ‘The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and […]DC Pierson recently teamed up with Community and Mystery Team director Dan Eckman and producer Meggie McFadden to turn his 2010 novel The Boy […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. videology
    Drake’s Back to Acting (in His New Short Film)!It’s his “Runaway.”
    By Dee Lockett
  36. Martin Starr Lives a Slowmo Life in New Short Film ‘Leonard in Slow Motion’Vice released a new short film this week from writer/director Peter Livolsi called Leonard in Slow Motion, and it’s a sweetly sad look at a day […]
    By Megh Wright
  37. spinoffs
    New Twilight Mini-Movies Are Heading to FacebookAnd could a sixth movie be on its way?
    By Anna Silman
  38. Watch Jim Gaffigan, Tony Hale, Jack McBrayer, and Ellie Kemper in ‘The […]This week, UCB alums Dusty Brown and Greg Bratman released their new short “The Nobodies,” which features the musical comedy duo alongside […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. Harris Wittels and Armen Weitzman on Making Their Short Film Directorial […]A group friends going on a mushroom trip sounds like it would make for an uproarious comedy, but Harris Wittels and Armen Weitzman’s new short […]
    By Emma Soren
  40. Check Out Scott Thompson’s Short Film ‘The Immigrant’ with Dave Foley, […] If the two Buddy Cole Colbert Report segments weren’t enough Scott Thompson goodness for you this week, here’s a new short he wrote and stars […]
    By Megh Wright
  41. shia labeouf you can do better
    Shia LaBeouf Apologizes for Ripping Off Daniel ClowesHe says he was simply “moved by his piece of work.” Update: He plagiarized the apology.
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. Watch ‘Castello Cavalcanti,’ a New Short Film from Wes Anderson and […] Here’s Castello Cavalcanti, a new short film written and directed by Wes Anderson and starring his frequent collaborator Jason Schwartzman as […]
    By Bradford Evans
  43. Watch a Weird Short Film Donald Glover Made Here’s “Clapping for the Wrong Reasons,” a mysterious 25-minute short film that Donald Glover wrote, produced, and starred in alongside […]
    By Bradford Evans
  44. Watch Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza in Michael Cera’s New Short Film Here’s “Failure,” a new short film Michael Cera made for the YouTube channel JASH. Cera directed and stars in the short alongside his Scott […]
    By Bradford Evans
  45. Watch Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel in the Short Film that Inspired ‘This Is […] If you’re planning on seeing Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s This Is the End this weekend, you may not know that it was based on the 2007 short […]
    By Bradford Evans
  46. Watch Michael Cera’s New Short Film ‘Gregory Go Boom’ Here’s Michael Cera’s brand new short film “Gregory Go Boom,” which was just released today on JASH, the YouTube comedy channel Cera […]
    By Bradford Evans
  47. Watch the Trailer for Michael Cera’s New Short ‘Gregory Go Boom’ Here’s the trailer for an upcoming short film called “Gregory Go Boom” that stars Michael Cera as a paraplegic man leaving his house for the […]
    By Bradford Evans
  48. Watch Sarah Silverman’s French Short Film Here’s “Fête des Pets,” a French short film Sarah Silverman made for JASH, a YouTube comedy channel in which she is a partner. It’s a little […]
    By Bradford Evans
  49. Watch Michael Cera’s Short Film ‘Brazzaville Teen-Ager’ Here’s “Brazzaville Teen-Ager,” a brand new short film starring, directed, and co-written by Michael Cera and based on the story of the same […]
    By Bradford Evans
  50. Michael Cera’s Short Film ‘Brazzaville Teenager’ with Charles Grodin to […]The new YouTube channel JASH, which features content from Sarah Silverman, Tim & Eric, and Reggie Watts, announced via a teaser trailer […]
    By Bradford Evans
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