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ShortStick
The short end of the stick. The inferior part, the worse side of an unequal deal.
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When it comes to cinema and the Oscars, it always feels like short films are getting the short end of the stick. Lack of coverage, lack of predictions from experts and an afterthought in the conversation. With this site we hope to change that, highlighting shorts that stick with you, predictions, and news on what is happening in the world of shorts.


2025 Tribeca Exit Survey
After watching all 84 short films at Tribeca this year, we were again blown away by the quality and consistency across the board. Tribeca...
Jun 2112 min read


Top 60 Shorts of the 2020s (so far): Part 6
Hey everyone! ShortStick just turned 2 years old this month. Seeing as we are halfway through the decade, to celebrate, we are releasing...
May 245 min read


Top 60 Shorts of the 2020s (so far): Part 5
Hey everyone! ShortStick just turned 2 years old this month. Seeing as we are halfway through the decade, to celebrate, we are releasing...
May 236 min read


Top 60 Shorts of the 2020s (so far): Part 4
Hey everyone! ShortStick just turned 2 years old this month. Seeing as we are halfway through the decade, to celebrate, we are releasing...
May 225 min read


Top 60 Shorts of the 2020s (so far): Part 3
Hey everyone! ShortStick just turned 2 years old this month. Seeing as we are halfway through the decade, to celebrate, we are releasing...
May 216 min read


Top 60 Shorts of the 2020s (so far): Part 2
Hey everyone! ShortStick just turned 2 years old this month. Seeing as we are halfway through the decade, to celebrate, we are releasing...
May 205 min read


Top 60 Shorts of the 2020s (so far): Part 1
Hey everyone! ShortStick just turned 2 years old this month. Seeing as we are halfway through the decade, to celebrate, we are releasing...
May 196 min read


Brandon's ShortStick Picks 2024
Hey everyone! As we wind down our coverage of 2024 shorts this week and look towards 2025, I just wanted to say thank you all for the...
Feb 67 min read


Pedro's ShortStick Picks 2024
Shortstick has completed its second year of existence, and I could not be more grateful for its beautiful experience so far. We have...
Feb 43 min read


Robin's ShortStick Picks 2024
The 2024/2025 season marks my first year of reporting for ShortStick alongside the various festivals and awards that we follow. It has...
Feb 25 min read


Josh's ShortStick Picks 2024
It has been another banner year for ShortStick. Virtual festivals have taken us all around the world, and I even got to attend my first...
Jan 315 min read


Tribeca Film Festival Exit Survey
Hats off to the Tribeca programmers for giving us such a deep slate of shorts this year. When it came down to it we had a hard time...
Jun 19, 20247 min read


Ten Favourites from Regard Festival
Regard Festival has quickly become one of our favourite short film festivals to partake in. It has gotten a reputation of being a...
Apr 9, 202413 min read


Brandon's ShortStick Picks
2023 was a very exciting year for us at ShortStick. We started this site not knowing where it would take us. We covered some amazing...
Jan 27, 20244 min read


Pedro's ShortStick Picks
Hey, guys! 2023 was an amazing year for short films and I had a lot of trouble figuring out this list. I decided to bring a group of...
Jan 26, 20243 min read


Josh's ShortStick Picks
The first year of ShortStick took us to festivals in New York, New Orleans, Ottawa, Toronto, Palm Springs and Hollywood, where we saw...
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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