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As we gratefully bid adieu to the year that was (insert jokey “2020 was a clusterf*ck” reference) it is a perfect time to take stock and praise some of the amazing short films (254 in total) we had the pleasure to share with you these past 12 months. While our official “Short Awards” will arrive in a few weeks, this is an opportunity to shine a light on the personalities and tastes of the team that make Short of the Week what it is. So, we asked each member to pick their personal favorite and explain why. Enjoy all of our picks and see you next year!

Short Of The Week, the preeminent voice in online short film curation with an audience of millions, debuted director Nino Aldi's award-winning live action short film Tribes this morning. In this intense, provocative, and satirical look at societal tribalism, a subway train ride between two stations takes an unexpected turn as three men - African American, Arab American, and white - announce their intention to rob the passengers on the packed car. However, none of the guys wants to rob people of their own race or social subgroup. As the themes of inclusion, diversity, and unity unfold, the cri...

>> this week, ivan kander and rob jones discuss their documentary, "survive, recover, live, the rob jones story." >> where did you do a documentary on yurnded buddy from high school? >> it came from a natural, a natural place, when rob first got back bethesda, he september saying, things were happening so fast, he was going in and out of surgery every day and from that idea wanting to remember, that natural inclination to make it from there, i've always been working in video and we've been making movies together since we were young so it felt like the natural, right thing to do. even...

>> this week, ivan kander and rob jones discuss theirlive. "the rob jones story." >> why did you do a documentary on your injured buddy from high school? >> it came from a natural, a natural place, when rob first got back bethesda, he kept saying, things were happening so fast, he was going in and out of surgery every day and from that idea wanting to remember, that natural inclination to make it from there, i've always been working in video and we've been making movies together since we were young so it felt like the natural, right thing to do. even if it didn't turn out to be a doc...

told this house that a number of young people not in education employment or training was coming down. in actual fact the public figures show the last three-quarters it has risen. will the prime minister like the opportunity to correct the record? >> i think what he'll find the number of 16 to 18 years old who are not in employment education or training has come down. and indeed they have come down. and that is a step forward but if you look at the overall number of youth unemployment and that has gone up and that is unacceptable and that's why we need the work program, we need the m...