Short Pictures Independent

10/29/2021

Did you hear? Our spooky short The Rink is available to stream just in time for Halloweekend! Check it out and share with anyone who may love a little scare 🎃

https://youtu.be/2PnikdZxLls

Logline: A neon soaked story of a proposal that goes to hell set in a roller rink somewhere in Texas.Synopsis: The Rink's story opens at a roller rink in Tex...

11/21/2020

While we’ve been away from sets during the pandemic, Ronald has used some of that freed to energy over on YouTube! Check out his accounting of Top 5 Burgers in Austin 🍔😋

Agree/disagree?

https://youtu.be/qC41jrS80eE

Stoned and Starving is a bite sized junk food review show created by filmmaker Ronald Short aka . To commemorate hitting episode 50, Ronald's ...

12/06/2019

Today’s the day! The WORLD PREMIERE for our latest short, The Rink at Other Worlds Austin. We can’t thank Other Worlds enough for their production grant which helped bring the film to life and now the opportunity to screen with them!

The Rink will screen as part of the Under Worlds Shorts: Dark Nights & Dark Thoughts block on Friday, December 6th at 4:30pm and Saturday, the 7th at 7:05pm. See you there?

Good news, everyone! That horror short film we shot earlier this year WORLD PREMIERES tomorrow at Other Worlds Film Festival here in Austin, Texas! The Rink will screen as part of the Under Worlds Shorts: Dark Nights & Dark Thoughts block on Friday, December 6th at 4:30pm and Saturday, t

09/08/2019

Good Feels on Wheels won best Texas Feature at Austin Revolution Film Festival, Stephanie Thoreson won best actress, Ronald Short won actor/director of the year, and our friends’ flick Koyspiracy! got best Texas short! Thank you for an incredible fest ARFF!

09/05/2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS: Tonight is the night! Good Feels On Wheels plays inside you at the Austin Revolution Film Festival! We screen with a block of shorts at 8pm.

Also, to celebrate, we're releasing a new short for you to watch and (hopefully) laugh at. WTFN? was featured at the festival last year and won "Best Texas Comedy Short." Now, it's online for your viewing pleasure!

For tickets and to watch the short, please visit our site:

https://www.shortpicturesindependent.com/blog/2019/9/5/good-feels-hometown-premiere-is-tonight

If you’re in Austin, Texas, tonight is your first (but hopefully not last) chance to see our newest feature length film, Good Feels On Wheels , on the big screen! We’re playing at the Austin Revolution Film Festival as part of the “You Be Illin’” block at the Crowne Plaza in north Austin a...

06/18/2019

Dog Gone, our new dark comedy starring Kelli Bland and shot in Austin, Texas, is online now! Give it a watch and tell your friends.

https://vimeo.com/342401003

A dark comedy about a woman named Iris who comes to house and dog sit for her brother in Austin for a weekend. Unfortunately, it doesn't go as planned when…

04/23/2019

Check out the teaser to our new Texas set horror short film, The Rink, and help us with the finishing touches over on our Kickstarter! Click here to learn more: bit.ly/TheRinkShort

01/18/2019

Our newest feature, Good Feels on Wheels, is having it’s West Coast premiere on February 10th at the San Francisco IndieFest. Live in Cali and want to attend? For tickets and more info, visit:

https://www.shortpicturesindependent.com/blog/2019/1/18/good-feels-at-san-francisco-indiefest

Our 2019 is starting off so fresh and so clean clean! We’re excited to announce our first Good Feels on Wheels screening of 2019 will be at San Francisco Indiefest on February 10th! Director Ronald Short, star Stephanie Thoreson, producer Ami Kane, and director of photography Travis Ward will all ...

11/05/2018

FREE SONG DOWNLOAD!

To celebrate the WORLD PREMIERE of our new feature length film at the Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth, we're giving you one song from our soundtrack by Matt Puckett for free! Click the link, give it a listen/download, and come see our flick on Saturday, November 10th at 12:15pm at the AMC Palace 9!

https://soundcloud.com/mattpuckett/spark

Link for tickets and more info in the comments!

from the original soundtrack for Good Feels On Wheels, a romantic comedy from Ronald Short set in Austin, Texas. Coming soon! For more info, visit www.goodfeelsonwheels.com or www.shortpicturesindep

10/29/2018

Happy Halloween week! Have you already binged Hill House and Sabrina and you're now looking for something new to get spooked by this holiday? Why not try out our short horror flicks??

Viewer beware, you're in for a creepy time! Or something.

https://www.shortpicturesindependent.com/blog/2018/10/29/happy-halloween-week

We don’t know about you, but here at SPI, Halloween is our favorite time of year. You can wear sweaters, eat a ton of pumpkin crap, and use it as an opportunity to take a deep dive into the world of cinematic horror. Why not take a chance with one of our spooky offerings? First, we have Breaking a...

04/20/2018

Happy 4/20, fellow stoners! Looking for something to binge as you get baked later and nom on some munchies?? Why not try our web series Weekend Plans? You’ll love it we promise. All episodes here:

www.weekendplansseries.com

04/06/2018

Indianapolis, we're coming home! Our new short, WTFN?, is premiering at the Indy Film Fest at the end of April! We'll be screening Saturday, April 28th and Saturday May 5th at Newfields art museum (formerly the IMA).

AND writer/director Ronald Short will be there in person for a Q&A. See ya there??

02/05/2018

TFW you watch our trailer and contribute to our Kickstarter campaign. We're sitting at 83% funded and would love to make it all the way! You like rom coms set in Austin? Check us out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1810064877/good-feels-on-wheels-post-production

01/28/2018

Some fresh Good Feels on Wheels reaction gifs to share across the interwebs as you tell everyone about our Kickstarter campaign (link in the comments) coming in hot!! We spent all Saturday making these. So, listen to Jenna, and...

https://www.goodfeelsonwheels.com/gifs/

01/25/2018

We are thrilled to share with you the official trailer for our next Austin based feature length comedy, Good Feels on Wheels! Along with it, we're launching a Kickstarter campaign to help us finish the post-sound mix, musical score, and soundtrack. If you like what you see, visit this link to donate and help spread the word!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1810064877/good-feels-on-wheels-post-production

01/15/2018

Here's the official poster for our new Austin based feature length growmantic comedy, Good Feels on Wheels! This is just a taste of a bigger update that we'll have next week with a better look at the film.

Become a fan to keep up with all things Good Feels!

07/06/2017

Good Feels on Wheels, our second feature length motion picture, is now in post production. Starring Stephanie Thoreson of Loverboy Comedy and shot in beautiful Austin, Texas.

Become a fan to follow us through the editing process! More soon!

04/26/2017

We're shooting our next feature length movie, our first since Billi & Theodore! We're in the casting stage and looking for funny women for some open roles we have available, including our lead Opal Douglas. More info below!

https://austincinemakerspace.com/2017/04/23/casting-call-for-austin-feature-film-good-feels-on-wheels-paid/

Project Title: Good Feels on Wheels (Working Title) Type of Production: Feature Length Film Producer: Ami Kane Writer: Ronald Short Director: Ronald Short Production Company: Short Pictures Indepen…

08/13/2015

SPI's webseries Weekend Plans be screening at the Middle Coast Film Festival! If you're in the Hoosier state, come check it out. Writer/Director/Linus-portrayer, Ronald Short, will be in attendance for screenings and Q&As tomorrow at 10am and Saturday at 5pm.

http://www.middlecoastfest.com/schedule-and-locations/

Don't worry, Linus! You've got plans this weekend...

We'll be screening at the Middle Coast Film Festival! If you're in the Hoosier state, come check it out. Writer/Director/Linus-portrayer, Ronald Short, will be in attendance for screenings and Q&As tomorrow at 10am and Saturday at 5pm. Schedule and more info:

http://www.middlecoastfest.com/schedule-and-locations/

10/28/2014

Here's a first look from our new short we're currently in the middle of finishing up. It's titled Dog Gone, it stars Kelli Bland and various other funny people from Austin, and we think it's going to be swell.

04/25/2014

We're casting for our next project! Check it out and share:

02/14/2014

Rearview Mirror is here! Watch it and share with someone you love. Happy Valentine's Day from the whole SPI crew!

http://bit.ly/1dsytPQ

Memories of a weekend shared between old friends and the feelings that reignite between them.

02/13/2014

Our latest short, Rearview Mirror, will be officially released online on Valentine's Day! Get excited!

01/19/2014

If you haven't seen them yet, check out Ronald's favorite movies of 2013!

http://tmblr.co/ZD_yWw13x3Nvx

07/24/2013

Fellow filmmakers: Have a film you're wanting to get distribution for? You could consult with Direct Current Labs and our producer, Danny Costa, if you contribute to our campaign for our new feature film! Danny is a seasoned film distribution strategist and sales agent! Help us and we'll help you!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1810064877/the-frye-brothers-had-a-threesome

Two brothers who do everything together do the one thing they should never do together.

06/07/2013

We're on Twitter! Follow us!



https://twitter.com/SPIproductions

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05/24/2013

Our award winning feature (Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Sound/Music, and Best Feature Film at the MayDay Film Festival), Billi & Theodore, was selected to be a part of the Gen Con Indy Film Festival in August! We'll see you there, gamers!

02/06/2013

Our first feature film, Billi & Theodore, is screening in Austin for the first time this weekend! There's only 6 seats left in the theater! If you're in Austin and want to see this thing, you can purchase tickets below! And if we sell out, we will release an exclusive trailer for the upcoming short Rearview Mirror that was put together for cast and crew!

http://drafthouse.com/movies/billi_theodore/austin

10/31/2012

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM ALL OF US AT SPI!

This is the last day this will be online! So, give it a watch while you still can!

http://vimeo.com/m/52044753