Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade was the big indie hit of 1997, garnering awards and critical praise all around. But few people have ever watched the original short film it was based on: Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade, directed by George Hickenlooper, without whom the feature would never have been made. Starring Molly …

Tord och Tord / Simhall (Bathhouse)

It's exciting when you discover a new filmmaker that has a truly fresh take on the world we live in, mostly because it doesn't happen that often- the older you get, the harder it is to be impressed by anything. Which is why Swedish animator Niki Lindroth von Bahr is such a delight- her short …

The Human Voice

Short films hold an odd place in our modern culture. On one hand, our ADD-ridden selves crave short form content- tik toks, youtube clips, whatever you can snack on for a few minutes before getting back to work. And more and more people are choosing to watch a tv series over a feature film; features …

Day of the Fight

Stanley Kubrick may have made many of the world's best-known, best-reviewed films, but you probably haven't seen this little gem- a 12 minute documentary boxing short entitled Day of the Fight. Like the title implies, it's a day in the life of middleweight prizefighter Walter Cartier- and what a day. Domestic scenes with his twin …

Blue

Don McKellar has been in the Canadian film scene for some time now, but his work remains mostly unknown to the world. He's best known as an actor, appearing in a variety of great films by Canada's best: David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan, and Bruce McDonald. He's less known as a screenwriter, having co-penned the masterpiece …

Teenland

Short films, like short stories, have certain advantages over their longer cousins that we often overlook. They can get away with a lack of exposition, no character arcs, and endings that just sort of... end. For us to invest in the length of a feature film, there are certain demands we make on the filmmaker: …