LIVE ACTION SHORTS

If you were flying a plane solo on Christmas Eve, do you think you would have the mental wherewithal to...

Some short films focus on a large topic or theme head-on, but some lure you in with an intimate story,...

A lot of short films that make the short film shortlist are personal stories, but rarely have we seen something...

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the shortlists for the 96th Academy Awards, independently made and...

There are a few films on this year's Live Action Short Film shortlist that deal with grief, but Tom Stuart's...

The short film categories at the Oscars tend to baffle audiences because some only pay attention to them once the...

We haven't done a shorts stack in a while! I've missed it, to be honest. The shortlist voting window closes...

I wish I could've talked to my dad after seeing Lochlainn McKenna's Two For the Road. There is a distinctive...

Every time that I have seen Christina Yoon's absorbing and intelligent short film, Motherland, I couldn't help but think of...

Do you receive most of your news from social media? If a random event started unfolding in front of you,...

As I watched Jacob Chase's zippy, zazzy musical thriller short film, Trouble, I constantly wondered...what is the key to the...

I have never seen anything like William Means' Blue Square Heart. It is a film about declaring who you are...

How do you get your life back in order when you experience a great loss? We have all felt the...

Ary Zara's An Avocado Pit shares a universal understanding that we all need to respect one another in the game...

Musical thrillers are not written or produced very often, but when a good one hits, they stick around. Trouble, written...

I suspect that a lot of viewers will think of their family as they watch Liz Sargent's considerate and compelling...

Abortion has always been hot-button issue in America, and the more we learn about personal stories, the more we can...

Tom Stuart's Good Boy could find its way onto the Academy's Live Action Short shortlist for its memorable performances and...

One phone call can alter the course of your entire life. In the case for a young woman seeking an...

Darren Harou Rae's Nisei feels personal from the very first frame. The injustices brought on to Japanese-Americans during World War...