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Masoud and his family left Iran a year ago, but that milestone is only making him more angsty. Tired of waiting around, he’s determined to start actually building a new life in the UK. For his directorial debut, Cameraman, Arsalan Motavali crafts a story built from his parents’ real experience in the late ’90s. The authenticity at the core of the project ...

As children, we experience the world from a uniquely different perspective – not only because of our physical size, but because our understanding of the world has yet to be shaped by past experiences. As adults, it can be difficult to recapture that viewpoint. Thankfully, films like See Me, from filmmakers Patty Stenger and Yvonne Kroese, offer a vivid reminder of ...

Soccer, Football, Futbol, Calcio, サッカー, كرة القدم – whatever you call it from your corner of the world, it is the great sport that unites. Here is a collection that honors the connection within short film and game, just in time for the World Cup.

Made up of several previous Short of the Week selections, alongside a handful of films never before featured on our pa...

With an admitted obsession with “the leisure class and ennui”, Tij D’oyen’s award-winning short Lollygag takes viewers on a sun-drenched exploration of voyeurism, following a young protagonist whose fascination with the boy next door gradu...

Early adolescence is already a period defined by uncertainty and change, emotions that can become intensified for young transgender people navigating questions of identity and belonging. In El nombre del hijo (The Name of the Son), writer/director Martina Matzkin thrusts viewers directly into this emotional turmoil, following 13-year-old trans boy Lucho as he spend...