short-films
Social Status is looking to add another trophy to its mantle. The streetwear boutique, founded by James Whitner, has earned a 2023 Webby nomination for Playground/Recess—a short film that supported its Nike Air Penny collaboration. Directed by brothers Julien and Justen Turner, the coming-of-age project features comedic performances by Lou Young, Gavin White, Qasai Smalls, Jarius Jones, Josh Jones, and Evyn […]
A new short film from Malia Obama will serve as one of the first projects to be rolled out by Gilga, a production company and multifaceted art-enabling endeavor from Donald Glover. Gilga, headquartered in Ojai, is detailed in a new GQ cover feature boasting numerous insights from Glover touching on everything from the impending Malia […]
A new teaser trailer for Sally Potter’s Look at Me, starring Chris Rock and Javier Bardem, has been released. Deadline first reported on the teaser, noting that the film’s upcoming out-of-competition premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival next month arrives just as Potter’s Orlando marks the 30th anniversary of its own Venice debut. Joining […]
With his highly anticipated sophomore album Live Life Fast set to drop next Friday, Roddy Ricch has released a cinematic short film featuring the album’s intro track. Backed by Ty Dolla Sign vocals, the trailer sees Roddy deliver a monologue while speeding down back roads in his signature Rolls Royce truck. “My OG P told me, the goal in […]
Tyler, the Creator and Converse have shared a new video in which the importance of avoiding the wearing of denim hats takes center stage. “Tyler, the Creator made a film for Converse,” a brand rep said when launching the ad on Wednesday. “We had no idea what to expect.” The short sees members of the […]
While the fashion world came to a near standstill during the pandemic lockdowns, Priya Ahluwalia decided to use the extra time as an opportunity for personal growth and development. The British/Indian-Nigerian designer specifically turned to literature as a primary pastime, and was heavily inspired by Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing—a historical fiction novel centered on two Ghanaian sisters separated by slavery. “It showed how […]
Kid Cudi has returned with a video for his Man on the Moon III: The Chosen track “Heaven On Earth.” The short film, which was directed by Nabil and runs for a little over 5 minutes, is part of YouTube Music’s Artist Spotlight Stories series. Cudi previously released an entry in the series featuring his MOTMIII track “She Knows This.” […]
The latest installment of Pixar’s Spark Shorts series, Out, is the first project from the animation studio to feature an openly gay main character. Watch the trailer above. Now available on Disney+, the nine-minute short film follows the story of Greg, who struggles to come out to his parents ahead of his move to the city. When they show up […]
Following his death on Sunday, Kobe Bryant‘s studio (Granity Studio) has made Dear Basketball, the Oscar-winning short that was written and narrated by Bryant back in 2017, available online for free. Variety adds that the five-minute and 22-second film can be found on dearbasketball.com, as well as on Vimeo. The short, which won an Academy Award […]
For the surprise new Jurassic World entry, director Colin Trevorrow took his crew to Ireland for a top secret shoot that he now jokes “shouldn’t have worked” at all. The short, “Battle at Big Rock,” debuted on FX Sunday night and can now be enjoyed in full via the handy YouTube embed above. Trevorrow co-penned the script […]
