SXSW: Short Films
MailChimp Presents SXSW 2020 Shorts #SupportheShorts offers a variety of short films that would have been screened at the SXSW film festival.
SXSW: Figurant
A short Czechian drama about a middle-aged man whose curiosity got the better of him as he finds himself hired for a mystery job.
SXSW: Blackheads
Blackheads is a highly satisfying short film about a woman dealing with a break-up, a bad therapist and a giant blackhead.
SXSW: Basic
Basic packs a punch in a mere 3 minutes and 3 seconds. An engaging short about dating insecurities in the age of social media.
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The Pad Project empowers women in a rural town in India to create and sell their own sanity pads and overcome the stigma of menstruation.
A Night at the Garden
Academy Award nominated short doc offers a glimpse into a mostly forgotten moment in US history.
End Game
End Game tackles the difficult subject of death and hospice in a sympathetic and respectful way.
Lifeboat
Academy Award nominated documentary takes a look at the rescue efforts to save Libyan refugees as they cross the Mediterranean in search of a better life.
Black Sheep
A compelling documentary about a difficult subject. Explores Cornelius Walker’s decision to fit in with the racist white kids in his neighborhood.
Slamdance: Slip Road
Slip Road is an ominous and mysterious short film that begs the viewer to extrapolate their own meaning from the series of events in the story. #Slamdance25