A Selection of Short Films and Videos by Austin Filmmakers

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Stories

From Hollywood to Austin and beyond: the rise and rise of short film online

"...doctored that and other photos to create a rudimentary short film in which the players in the debacle were..."

May 5, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Experimental Films

"...retrospective. Tuesday's offering consists of an interesting collection of short films by experimental film directors. The most mainstream amongst..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short and Sweet: "We Forgot About the Zombies"

Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Announces 2020 Short Film Grant Recipients

Projects from Austin, Dallas, El Paso get support

"...are part of the stories told in the 11 short films announced today as the latest recipients of AFS..."

Dec. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short, but Not Necessarily Sweet

It's a bit of a stretch to call the short films of Jay Rosenblatt documentaries. Let's call them experimental docs -- or shorts -- and leave it at that. Just prepare to be amazed by the reel of eight short films the genre-bending San Francisco filmmaker is bringing to the Alamo next week.

"...it's a bit of a stretch to call the short films of Jay Rosenblatt documentaries. Let's call them experimental..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

AFF Short and Sweet: "The Recordist"

Award-winning short plays with ASMR psychohorror

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at short films playing at..."

Oct. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Long Stories Short

The Cinematexas International Short Film Festival

"...Haynes, whose five feature films (Superstar, Poison, Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven) and..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short and Sweet With Other Worlds Austin

Three micro-stories at the SF film fest

"...Just because a story is short, that doesn't mean it's short on story. This weekend's..."

Dec. 3, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short, Quirky, and Totally in Control

Chicago documentarian discusses the inspiration behind four of his most popular short films, showing at the Alamo Drafthouse as part of the Texas Documentary Tour on Wednesday, Dec. 6.

"...reputation comes from having done all these quirky little films. They consider me the grandfather of nutty, crazy filmmaking..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Bob Ray Goes Apesh!t, Commits to Creating Four Films By End of Summer

Bob Ray embarks on a short-filmmaking binge

"...when he announced his plans to shoot four new films in the next few weeks...."

Aug. 8, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

AFF Short and Sweet: "The Yellow Dress"

Alex Ko on his French tale of a boy and his dress

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at short films playing at..."

Oct. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Short and Sweet: "Act of God"

Austin-made short busts the disability drama tropes

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short..."

March 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Short and Sweet: "A Grievance With Gravity"

Filmmaker Kelli Horan on wrestlers, breezeblocks, and Barophobia

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at short films playing at..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Amazon Providing Platform for SXSW Films

Details of 10-day "virtual festival" still to be confirmed

"...Films hit by the cancellation of SXSW Film 2020 may..."

April 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Short Film “Stop” Finds Fear in Being Pulled Over

Austin director Steven DeGennaro on race and roadside terror

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, the Chronicle’s spotlight on short films at..."

March 9, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long and the Short of It

The expansive Cinematexas short film festival

"...showcase University of Texas filmmakers, but the Cinematexas International Short Film + Video Festival, now in its sixth year,..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Long and the Short of It

The expansive Cinematexas short film festival

"...animator's dense, uneasily whimsical hellscapes for several of their films, which, oddly enough, were then appropriated by prog-metallists Tool..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short & Sweet: “When You Left Me on That Boulevard”

Austin filmmaker Kayla Abuda Galang brings her Sundance-winning short film home

"...Welcome to "Short and Sweet," our look at short films playing at..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Long Stories Short

The Cinematexas INternational Short Film Festival

"...Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has just announced..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: Short Compilations

Getting lively and animated in short bursts

"...our favorite Fantastic Fest veterans cut their teeth on short films (like Hatchet creator Adam Green's The TIVO), and..."

Sept. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Show Goes On For SXSW-Selected Films

Cinemas step up to provide Austin screenings

"...The cancellation of SXSW has left a lot of films without a home, either for a world or Austin..."

March 12, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Films for the Forest Screening Tonight

Richard Linklater, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, and others judge

"...of Downtown? Look no further than tonight's screening of Films for the Forest...."

March 10, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

SXSW Short and Sweet: "Birds"

Katherine Propper looks at teen life in her new hybrid short

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short..."

March 14, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Announces 2021 Short Film Grant Recipients

Ten projects get an important boost from the filmmaker fund

"...the Zellners (Damsel). Moreover, their first grants were for short films, and today AFS announced the recipients of the..."

Dec. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Announces Short Film Grant Recipients

Society breaks $2 million in assistance to filmmakers

"...mighty oaks do grow: and so it is with short films, which are often the seed of great careers...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long and the Short of It

The expansive Cinematexas short film festival

"...projects doctored images of female deaths taken from feature films and projects them onto three 15-foot inflating and deflating..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

SXSW Short Film “Sweet Steel” Tells Heartfelt Story of Suicide

Austin filmmaker Will Goss on his new film about depression

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, the Chronicle’s spotlight on short films at..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet: "Once a Glacier"

A moving XR project that explores the fragility of ice

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short..."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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