Film School Shorts

From dramas to rom-coms, watch award-winning short films that bring you Hollywood quality without the three-hour run time. Film School Shorts is a weekly series showcasing indie films with blockbuster talent, including Frances Conroy, Anna Camp, and more! (official site)

Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.

Featured Videos

• Crushed In Space

  Special | 6m 44s

• uNomalanga and the Witch

  S5 Ep25 | 27m 9s

• Clean

  S5 Ep11 | 5m 22s

Episodes

• Finding Home

  S6 Ep608 | 21m 4s | WETA Passport

• Beyond Her Years

  S6 Ep609 | 26m 5s | WETA Passport

• Woman's Best Friend

  S6 Ep607 | 26m 41s | WETA Passport

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Specials

• Let's Be Gentle

  Special | 3m 25s

• Young Adult

  Special | 17m 43s

• Where Mothbloods Bloom

  Special | 15m 55s

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Extras

• Season 6 Teaser

  Preview: S6 | 1m 9s

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Collections

• Black History Month Short films by black filmmakers.
• Films Celebrating Latino Heritage Powerful films by emerging Latino filmmakers.
• Films by and About Asian-Pacific Americans Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with amazing short films.
• LGBTQ Pride Films Short films celebrating diversity in front of and behind the camera.
• Shortest Romances of All Time Experience romance, heart break and redemption in under 30-minutes with these short films.
• Women Directors Get a first look at the women directors creating the future of cinema.

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