Short Films
The best short documentaries celebrating diversity on and off the screen
Watch them all — The curator of a showcase of British film talent shares three films you can watch online, showing both the challenges and beauty of diversity and change.
Written by: Marta Bausells
Huck’s favourite perspective-shifting short films of 2016
Reels of change — The best documentaries of the year opened up new outlooks on the world around us and showed how there’s more that unites us than drives us apart.
Written by: Alex King
Remix the news into your own avant-garde short film
ITN opens up its video archives to budding filmmakers — Whether it's a glitzy '50s dancehall, 70's protest movements, or interviews with Ali or JFK, ITN's video library is a treasure trove of historical news footage. Now it's yours to edit and remix for free. All as part of the ITN Source Short Film Competition, in collaboration with the Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Written by: Adam White
Video: No-bullshit New Yorkers searching for solitude in the madness of the Big Apple
In glorious black and white — Inspired by everyday, take-no-bullshit New Yorkers who hustle through life and fight to survive, documentarian Alexander Hankoff has launched NYChapters, a new short film series about New Yorkers finding their own small spaces of peace and creativity.
Written by: Adam White