short films
Six Windows in the Desert: Netflix snaps up shorts from Saudi creators
February 18, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is taking a short tour of Saudi Arabia this month, with six new short films from Saudi creators.
The shorts from Telfaz11 Studios will be released under the name Six Windows in the Desert, aiming to shine a light … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Ghosts of Sugar Land
January 30, 2020 | David FarnorThis retelling of a radicalised young Muslim is a poignant study of betrayal, doubt, identity and lost connections.Read More
UK TV review: The Snail and the Whale
December 26, 2019 | David FarnorThis visually stunning animation is a gorgeous celebration of friendship in all its unlikely forms.Read More
Battle at Big Rock: New Jurassic World short stomps online
September 16, 2019 | David FarnorJurassic World has stomped back on to our screens this week, but not as you know it: the franchise has returned in mini-form (except for the dinosaurs), with an all-new short film, Battle at Big Rock.
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre
September 15, 2019 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA promising sign of things to come from the emerging Studio Ponoc.Read More
Don’t Watch This: Netflix drops surprise horror shorts featuring Antoni Porowski
October 30, 2018 | David FarnorWith Halloween upon us, Netflix has saved one last shock for last, with the surprise release of a new compendium of horror shorts. Called Don’t Watch This, the anthology showcases five takes on horror from five different creators.
The collection … Read More
Interview: Nev Pierce talks Promise, jumping from journalism to short films and impressing David Fincher
August 19, 2018 | David FarnorThis summer sees the release of Promise, a new short film from Nev Pierce. A film journalist turned writer and director, his work has won praise from David Fincher and Mark Romanek, and starred everyone from Tim McInnerny and Jason … Read More
Netflix explores medicine’s End Game in new documentary short
April 11, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s is exploring the End Game of life itself in a new medical documentary.
The short film follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death, and dedicated to changing our thinking about both.
Reviewed: The 2018 Oscar nominated short films
February 25, 2018 | Laurence BoyceOur reviews of this year’s Oscar nominated short films, plus where you can watch them on VOD in the UK.Read More
Reviewed: The BAFTA 2018 short film nominees
February 18, 2018 | David FarnorShort films are perhaps the most overlooked part of the awards season, and unfairly so, as they frequently offer a new perspective on the world, showcase a rising talent, or innovatively overcome the limitations of their running time in a … Read More