Short Film Picks
Great short films I've watched, mostly at film festivals. In no particular order.
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- DirectorMichaela MihályiDavid StumpfThe caretaker exhausted of everything. His frustrated wife. Totally depressed deer. Their mutual despair leads them to some absurd events, because sh_t happens all the time.
- DirectorKonstantina KotzamaniStarsJuan Carlos AduviriNelly PrinceElisa MassinoOn Avenida Libertador 2050, a building moves and the ceiling shivers, causing a strange nausea that devours its residents. Those who live on the top are afraid they'll fall, the ones who live beneath are afraid they'll drown.
- DirectorBasil VogtPlagued by a condition that makes his skeleton literally jump out of his skin, a museum worker struggles to keep his body in one piece.
- DirectorColton TranStarsJoey BeniBrandon ShypkowskiMike ManningQuiet and awkward aspiring serial killer, Ed Larson, asks his next target on a date in an attempt to add another notch to his murder belt, but things don't go as planned.
- DirectorRoth RindStarsAlix CuadraKevin KempHenry LeeA meteor is hurtling towards Earth, and there's nothing we can do to stop its imminent impact. For three ex-best friends, that might be the best thing that's ever happened to them.
- DirectorTom OxenhamStarsLiz KingsmanHarry MichellEveryone knows the Spiderman story: man gets bitten by spider, gets spider powers, becomes hero. But radioactive metamorphosis is a two-way street. So what about the spider who bit Peter Parker? What ever became of him?
- DirectorPete TomkiesStarsSir Dickie BensonLauren Ashley CarterGarth MaundersMartha needs the toilet fixed in her hotel bathroom but there's one problem: her plumber may be a vampire.
- DirectorViktor HertzStarsLukas LoughranIrma JämhammarAnki LarssonA man wakes up at a clinic specialized in malignant hangovers. The doctor prescribes 600 ml of ice cream and two action comedies, but also shares some news, which doesn't make him feel any better.
- DirectorJohan RosellStarsSimon Settergren HernandezRebecka JosephsonMagnus KrepperLove is complicated. Especially for Jimmy, who lives in his car, collects snuff and who have hasn't talked to Eloise since high school. Together with his 14-year-old sidekick Robin, Jimmy sets a plan in motion to once for all win her heart.
- DirectorTim CourtneyStarsJamie RobsonLuke ElliottMartin BellWhen Elliott lures the animalistic Jack to his apartment for a late night hook up, he unexpectedly unearths a dark emotional connection.
- DirectorTibor KovacStarsNethanja HuberJule KoppUdo SchenkLinus has only one friend: "Kummernasch", a creature living under his bed, fed by his fears. With the help of the fire witch Marlene he learns how to break out of his grief in order to emancipate himself from his unhappy friendship.
- DirectorSilvia Carpizo
- DirectorDavid CorderoStarsFederico AguadoMarisa LahozLeonor MartínUnaware of the zombie mayhem unleashed outside their tent, Pablo has a massive hangover and Ruth keeps a secret.
- DirectorCaye CasasAlbert PintóStarsJosep Maria RieraItziar CastroCarme SansaIn a little forsaken village a woman prepares the funeral of her husband with utmost care - she wants everything to go according to plan, since for her it is very important to get in good with the guests.
- DirectorÁdám FreundStarsZoltán CservákAnna GyörgyiVivien Rujder12-year-old Ábel (Zoltán Cservák) lives in a country house with his parents and sister. His father DIY is done in his courtyard workshop from morning to evening but no one knows exactly what he's up to.
- DirectorMartina BuchelováStarsMia Sofia ArpásováMichaela KostkováAndrea KvasnovskáLargely left on their own due to their parents' jobs in other cities, a sensitive teenager and her kid sister must rely on themselves if they hope to glean anything from the life lessons they encounter.
- DirectorSuraya RajaLayla fights daily against urges and compulsions, until challenged to face her darkest fears.
- DirectorAlberto VázquezStarsJosep RamosMireia FauraAngel BernardiAn existentialist ironic dark tale about the sins of society and of human relationships presented in a traditional fable setting.
- DirectorEmmanuelle NicotStarsHajar KoutaineSaïda ManaïClémence WarnierRaïssa and Alio have shared the same room in a foster home since their childhood. One evening, as she returns home, Raïssa discovers that Alio has left the place without telling her.
- DirectorLori Malépart-TraversyWomen are lucky, they get to have the only organ in the human body dedicated exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris. In this humorous and instructive animated documentary, find out its unrecognized anatomy and its unknown history.
- DirectorRenata GasiorowskaA young girl spends the evening alone at home. She decides to have some sweet solo pleasure session, but not everything goes according to plan.
- DirectorAnaïs Girard-BlancStarsPaolo BusolinLouna JouanyCharlotte LoinardWhen 11 year-old Leo and his 8 year-old sister Eloïze come back from school, they sit in front of a TV game show. The goal is to inflict fake punishments on candidates when they're wrong. A game "not to reproduce at home." But Leo, educated by TV and TV games, reproduces in his own way what he sees on television. The candidate: his sister. A game which gets out of control.
- DirectorMarc RibaAnna SolanasIn an isolated and unknown place during a war a child is forced to flee. On his way, horse corpses everywhere. Only dead horses. Why? Why horses have decided to kill themselves?
- DirectorJuanjo Giménez PeñaStarsLali AyguadéNicolas RicchiniVicente GilLuna and Diego are the parking lot security guards. Diego does the night shift, and Luna works by day.
- DirectorCristian ValencianoStarsJuan CaballeroIñigo EtayoMaría MarotoAriel has broken up with her boyfriend and her purse has been stolen. When she meets the thief who has robbed her, he proposes her a deal. If he gets her to fall in love for him, Ariel will leave him free, otherwise she will turn him in to he police. Who will win?
- DirectorMireia JuárezStarsJulián LópezMaria Rodríguez SotoAren't you going to offer your beer to a poor thirsty girl?
- DirectorFlorian GroligIt's calm and peaceful above the clouds. But in the distance is chaos, and night by night it advances...
- DirectorGabe CrateStarsAidan BristowDanny JacobsCaroline MaceyWhile hiking in the forest a couple discover a man who literally cannot move without physical human contact.
- DirectorCrosby SelanderStarsMark BadeJamie CarmichaelJennifer FlackA romantic farce about a happily married couple and the increasingly desperate measures they take to get pregnant.
- DirectorSonja RohlederA woman walks her dog in the park, where she meets a man she would have liked to avoid.
- DirectorRene ChandlerStarsDavey HavokPablo needs to cry if he wants to keep Adora - the only problem is, he's run out of tears.
- DirectorCharlie SwinbourneStarsChloe GilgallonBen Rufus GreenMatt KirbyIn this short comedy, a couple on their first date offend a deaf couple by trying out sign language, only to find that the tables are turned with a very unusual kiss.
- DirectorPaddy KondrackiLouis PaxtonStarsStephanie KerrPaddy KondrackiThis satirical take on the shock-doc genre, examines some 'mental' mental conditions. Establishing a new type of genre, this 'odd doc' (and deadpan comedy) charts the struggles of a young couple dealing with a rare problem that threatens their relationship. Charlie, can't stop binning everything in sight - it might not be so bad if it stuff needing throwing out; unfortunately: remote controls, phones, unpaid bills, pets...The list grows longer and his partners patience shorter. Charlie and Jess then begin various strategies to help them cope. But will it be enough...
- DirectorBryan M. FergusonStarsNat Di RestaA sociopathic Spanish girl escapes the boredom of her Floridian town by causing trouble under the delusion of being a comic book villain.
- DirectorJohn LavinStarsI. Elijah BaughmanHeather BrookerHeather HarperRegina is searching for a mother she never knew. Rayneshia is searching for a better life after the death of her mother. Somehow they find each other and the solution to both of their problems.
- DirectorVolker HeymannStarsVolker HeymannThree buddies are sitting in their garden and argue about green energy. This leads to verbal percussion.
- DirectorJohn McPhailStarsEmmaClaire BrightlynFrancis CarolTyler CollinsWhen Bradley's visa application is rejected, marrying the band's stalker is the only solution to keep the band together. Is it all worthwhile to stay in the country?
- DirectorBorja CobeagaStarsIván AndretxeLuis BermejoJosé María FuentetajaThe manager of a company proposes a daring plan for keeping the workers' morale high.
- DirectorNora AlsharifStarsIbrahim AbbasKhaled al GhwairiMohammed IbrahimiA young Palestinian living in a refugee camp in 1949 struggles to escape the imminent death when him and his little brother heedlessly enter a minefield.
- DirectorMati DiopStarsNilaya BalNour MobarakAlban GuyonThe French Alps, February 2011. Vanina likes to listen to the chalet's wooden floor creaking beneath her bare feet, Vanina likes to rub suntan lotion on her bare skin in front of the stone fireplace, Vanina likes her rabbit Souci's tawny fur, Vanina likes to breathe in the leather scent of the white couch, Vanina likes to spend hours contemplating the charcoal eyes of the veiled women in her postcard collection. Vanina likes to chat with Eloise on Internet. But what Vanina loves is her American babysitter, Mary Jane...
- DirectorJose Mari GoenagaStarsJosean BengoetxeaTanya de la CruzUnai GarcíaIt is not a question of long conversations. It is not a question of living together for years. Sometimes, in a place where people pass each other by, in a matter of minutes you can find yourself connecting with someone else.
- DirectorPeter MullanStarsGary LewisVicki MassonLaurie VentryIn a squalid tenement building in Glasgow, two toughs lock a helpless young boy inside a broken fridge-freezer.