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ShortStick
The short end of the stick. The inferior part, the worse side of an unequal deal.
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.


Tribeca Review Roundup Part 2
We are so sad Tribeca is over as it was genuinely one of our favourite festivals we have attended since starting this site. Congrats to...
Jun 17, 20247 min read


Tribeca Review Roundup Part 1
Tribeca Film Festival is here and we have had an exciting week taking in all the shorts from their outstanding lineup. Over the next few...
Jun 14, 20247 min read


May Festival Roundup: Hot Docs and It's All True
May brought us some great new documentary shorts from two prominent flim festivals: Hot Docs Film Festival and It's All True Festival....
May 27, 20247 min read


Three Directors from this years Documentary Shortlist with New Features in 2024
We thought we would change things up a bit here at ShortStick and mention some feature length films. This past years documentary shorts...
Mar 17, 20243 min read


Reviews from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival: Part 2
Forbidden Pond, dir. Eric Jenkins-Sahlin Forbidden Pond starts with a microscope going in and out of focus. A woman is making a slide...
Mar 6, 20249 min read


Reviews from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival: Part 1
Welcome to our coverage of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. We at ShortStick see Big Sky as the kickoff to the 2024 (2025 Oscar)...
Mar 5, 20249 min read


From The Top Review
From The Top, dir. Rich Farris Approaching the frustration of not fully reaching your dreams, “From the Top” narrates the story of Robin,...
Feb 5, 20242 min read


Bear Review
Bear, dir. Morgane Frund As Morgane Frund sets out to make her graduation film using the footage of amateur nature documentarian, Urs...
Jan 18, 20243 min read


Deciding Vote Review and Audio Q+A with Directors Jeremy Workman and Rob Lyons
Deciding Vote, dirs. Jeremy Workman, Rob Lyons On June 24th, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling,...
Jan 12, 20243 min read


I'm Hip Review
I'm Hip, dir. John Musker It is clear before even pressing play on John Musker’s new project I’m Hip that this is a passion project...
Jan 11, 20242 min read


A Kind of Testament Review
A Kind of Testament, dir. Stephen Vuillemin In A Kind of Testament, a woman tries to register a website in her name, only to find out the...
Jan 5, 20241 min read


Bienvenidos a Los Angeles Review
This Diversity in Cannes winner brings us a story based on true events, one that sadly many of us can relate to in modern day society...
Jan 3, 20242 min read


Live Action Contenders: Reviews of The One Note Man, Shadow Brother and My Nights Glow Yellow
The One Note Man, dir. George C. Siougas “Once upon a Christmas time there was a musical man who lived a careful life. Each day was much...
Dec 6, 20236 min read


A Chocolate Lens Review and Q+A with Director Gabriel Veras and Photographer Steven Cummings
A Chocolate Lens, dir. Gabriel Veras In the first minute of “A Chocolate Lens'', photographer Steven Cummings shows a bunch of old photos...
Nov 30, 20238 min read


Duet Review
Duet, dir. Lyuwei Chen Duet features two main protagonists, Bright Sheng and his 11-year-old daughter Fay Fay. Bright is a composer,...
Nov 28, 20232 min read


Alive in Bronze: Huey P. Newton Review
Alive in Bronze: Huey P. Newton, dir. A.K. Sandhu “It astonishes me that the city that is home to the Black Panther Party has done...
Nov 21, 20232 min read


Apayauq Review
Apayauq, dir. Zeppelin Zeerip Chances are, you grew up hearing about the Iditarod or some form of its history, whether it be through...
Nov 20, 20232 min read


Reviews from DOC NYC Part 2
In our second and final reivew roundup from DOC NYC we bring you reviews for five more documentary shorts that impressed us, including...
Nov 18, 20238 min read


Reviews from DOC NYC Part 1
We are halfway through our week attending DOC NYC and are loving what we have seen so far from the documentary shorts slate! See reviews...
Nov 13, 20235 min read


Five Favourites from the New Orleans Film Festival
Over the past week we loved virtually attending the 34th New Orleans Film Festival. Here are five reviews from some of our favourite...
Nov 9, 20238 min read
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