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Posted Feb 13, 2013, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Watch Sundance Short Films on the YouTube Screening Room
Starting in this month, the Sundance Film Festival will be programming short films on YouTube’s Screening Room channel, adding…
Posted Oct 4, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Short Order: High School Daze
As soon as you get over the “back to school” frenzy, it’s October and the costume and candy craze commences. It’s been a couple…
Posted Sep 14, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Short Order: Coal: A Love Story captures a panoramic perspective on an environmental cause celebre
Too often, the political landscape blurs into wide angle and you can’t see the individuals involved anymore. Films can bring…
Posted Aug 24, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Short Order: A feast of short-form filmmaking about food
For a blog named short order, it was only a matter of time before I served up some short films about food. I hope you came…
Posted Aug 10, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Short Order: Remembering Chris Marker, who set the standard for short filmmaking with La Jetee
It’s hard to imagine a more irreplaceable filmmaker than Chris Marker. The legendary filmmaker passed away last week on his 91…
Posted Jun 29, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Short Order: Aliens and Aquadettes
The strangest political arguments are going on and on and on. Imagine an alien coming to Earth, and you are the person (farmer…
Posted Jun 11, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Short Order: A Sundance Selected Double Feature of Shorts by Wes Anderson and Lilli Carre
Welcome to “Short Order,” a new bi-weekly feature, where we'll serve up recomendations for the most interesting and innovative…
Posted Jun 8, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Short Order: A Sundance Selected Double Feature of Shorts by Wes Anderson and Lilli Carre
Welcome to “Short Order,” a new bi-weekly feature, where we'll serve up recomendations for the most interesting and innovative…
Posted May 30, 2012, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Hal Hartley and Brit Marling Anchor a Short-tacular Lineup at ShortsLab NYC
It’s hard to truly comprehend how much the short film world has taken us by storm. “Viral video” is a dictionary term and news…
Posted May 11, 2012, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Something for Mom: Sundance Flicks with Memorable Mothers
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Of course, you already knew that. Because while it may not be the paramount holiday of the spring…
