Empathy and underdogs: Andrea Arnold’s early short films

The documentary Cow would seem to be something of an outlier within Andrea Arnold’s body of work, as it appears markedly different from the social realistic drama with which the British director has made her name. Yet, as three of … Read More

Time Travel Thursday: Two Distant Strangers (2020)

A time loop forces a man to relive a deadly confrontation with a cop in this Oscar-winning short film.Read More

Oscars 2021: Where can I watch the nominated short films online in the UK?

The Academy Awards are only a week away and, while we have a full list of Oscar nominees available on VOD, there’s one question in particular that we’re always asked at this point in the awards race: where can I … Read More

Netflix to release Oscar-nominated short The Present this March

With the Academy Awards announcing this year’s nominees earlier in the week, the race is on not just for awards contenders to win over voters but for audiences to catch up with some of the films up for prizes. After … Read More

Canvas: Netflix drops trailer for new animated short

Netflix is shining a spotlight on Canvas, a new animated short, this December and a trailer gives us our first look at the film.

The short tells the story of a grandfather who is trying to regain his inspiration after … Read More

WeRNotVirus: 10 online shorts shine a light on hate crime

10 new short films have been released online to shine a light on a rise in hate crime during the coronavirus pandemic.

A collective of leading actors, writers, directors and creatives of East and South East Asian heritage from the … Read More

Brian Cox plays John Rebus in National Theatre of Scotland short

Brian Cox has brought John Rebus back in a new short for the National Theatre of Scotland.

Ian Rankin’s detective is no stranger to screens, having been portrayed by Ken Stott and John Hannah. Now, the Succession star Brian Cox … Read More

The Uncertain Kingdom: Short film anthology captures state of the nation

Update: BFI Q&A set for 25th June 2020

20 short films exploring climate change, migration, disability, homelessness and sexuality and more are being released online this June.

The Uncertain Kingdom, a state-of-the-nation anthology from 20 different directors, offers a unique … Read More

Watch: David Lynch animated short Pozar released online for free

David Lynch has released a new animated short film, Fire (Pozar) online for free.

Written, drawn and directed by the Mulholland Drive director, and animated by Noriko Miyakawa, the project original dates from 2015. A collaboration with Polish-American musician Marek … Read More

DUST: Daniel Kaluuya, Constance Wu star in new sci-fi films on All 4

Daniel Kaluuya and Constance Wu are among the star names to be found in DUST, a new collection of short films released by All 4 today.

DUST has swiftly established itself as sci-fi brand to pay attention to. It recently … Read More