Dec 10, 2020 45 min

What About Shorts?

For most audiences, a night out at the movies means a full course meal. But increasingly, tastes are growing for the diversionary delights and emotional payoffs that come with the oft overlooked short film format. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has long proudly given a platform to shorts, a subgenre every bit as powerful, compelling and innovative as any feature-length film. With another banner year of short films on tap for our 21st annual festival in February, it's time to stop giving short shrift to short films. In our latest podcast, we give these bite size movie morsels their due, exploring everything from the creative considerations that go into shorts filmmaking, to the unique challenges and opportunities for programmers, and how audiences accustomed to Hollywood epics can grow their appreciation for the special joys that come with shorter attention spans. Hosts Sara and Brad welcome two amazing guests to the "In Conversation" studio: filmmaker and former Sundance programmer Roberta Munroe, author of "How Not to Make a Short Film," as well as Emory film professor and shorts film curator Nsenga Burton.