Best shorts to view on IMDb
A great number of short films have been uploaded to IMDb over the last several years. These are the best of those that I have seen thus far.
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- DirectorMartin LibichStarsGerd DavidMary DobrianEduardo KapschFantastic and surreal voyage through a dark and impressive universe. This short actually captures a world that is in our fears: When the mute hero of the story falls in front of the subway, he discovers that there is a world underground where anything can happen. He soon realizes that there are different forces fighting for his soul in this world.
- DirectorElliot KewStarsSam ChallengerEamon GeogheganGeorgia FitchAn overbearing man causes his son to develop a worrying and nervous habit. After a violent act, the boy's mother takes matters into her own hands, with gruesome consequences.
- DirectorJohnny O'ReillyStarsEamonn OwensJohn O'TooleA father and son live in a caravan in the middle of nowhere. When the son burns down the caravan, his father decides to kill him in a bizarre and convoluted execution pact. Having agreed to 'the terms' of the pact, the son plays out his father's game with unpredictable consequences.
- DirectorLexi AlexanderStarsDash MihokMichele MathesonRobert W. HillJohnny Flynton is good at one thing: boxing. He's not too bright, and there's clearly some issues in his past, but what's worse, when he's boxing, his temper flares up. His wife, Samantha, tells him she's pregnant. Meanwhile, he's got an exhibition match with local boy Artie Duane. Johnny lets him get a few punches in to look good, but when Artie starts taking cheap shots, Johnny can't stand by and overreacts. He runs home, where he's in high spirits, but that proves his downfall.
- DirectorTerry O'LearyStarsJohn BurkeLaragh CullenNed DennehyAt a point between life and death, a Man is judged. But pleasing the judges can lead to even more horrors. Maelstrom is a surreal film where a Man's spirit is severely tested, and where all he can rely on is the eternal will to live.
- DirectorScott Allen PerryStarsScott Allen PerryKathryn GordonDoug JonesWhen a shy, 20-something guy becomes a human guinea pig in an experimental drug test, he meets the girl of his dreams, but the drug that brings them together may be the very thing that keeps them apart.
- DirectorLee JaneStarsLucy BrooksEmily SillsRemy LeFevreFollowing an innocent game of strip poker in a derelict hut fourteen-year-old Penny struggles with her encroaching sexuality and the blurring of boundaries between childhood games and adult fantasies.
- DirectorDavid BaeumlerStarsSandra KelberlauOtto MörthViktor MörthDo you ever feel stressed visiting a foreign country? Do language barriers and culture shock make you want to stay home? Do you fear not being understood? Then, relax and let a philosophical Tape Recorder guide you around his favorite city. Along the way you'll meet some nice people, gaze at beautiful art and scenery and discover the mystery of life.
- DirectorJonathan BroughStarsCrawford ThomsonA man living in the Antarctic makes a discovery that will change his life and the lives of everyone in the world.
- DirectorDaniel RoemerStarsDaniel RoemerDaniel de WeldonJeff ColeIn a world of sound-bytes, two angelic messengers challenge a young man to find lifes true meaning. Will he accept the challenge or will he just sink back into his artificial reality?
- DirectorOren ShaiStarsSally ConwayJoe CabatitGuil Fisher1959. In a world of teenage lust and twisted morals, it is hard to keep one's innocence. With a simple roll of the dice, the child becomes a predator. The saint, a sinner.
- DirectorRavi MalhotraStarsLori BarbacciaAdam BriggsCabran E. ChamberlainGil Dunmeyer isn't your typical high school senior. He drives a Hearse for a living. Saul Burrows isn't your typical corpse. He's alive and breathing. The odd couple team up for their first and last adventure when Saul rises from the dead in the back of the Hearse on the way to the cemetery. He uses Gil to relay a last request to his daughter, Sue, a brutal stand up comic in order to close the final chapter on his "life."
- DirectorMatt MuirStarsJames ArlenDavid BlackwellJ. Ward Boyce"Sons of the Rodeo" is a rite-of-passage film about a small-town Texas boy who gains independence from his domineering brother at a futuristic rodeo. Shooter assists his overbearing, older brother B.R. in taking bets for an evolved form of rodeo. While bets are being placed, an accomplished veteran offers B.R. a bribe to insure that the vet will fight in the event. It's a shock to B.R. and the rest of the small community when Shooter's name is drawn to compete against the fierce veteran. Shooter is excited about the impending fight, but B.R. fears for his brother's safety. B.R. scrambles, unsuccessfully, to undo his mistake. Shooter must face this treacherous adversary in a violent face-off.
- DirectorTiffany ShlainStarsPeter CoyoteVanessa HidaryAn unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll.
- DirectorLeah MeyerhoffStarsSarah Bradley-KingPeter CorrieEmma Adele GalvinTwitch portrays a young girl's conflicted relationship with her disabled mother and her irrational fear that the disability is contagious. Slamdance Grand Jury Prize winner and Student Academy Awards finalist.
- DirectorJim McGormanStarsHoward CandieCliff LamarNate WileyA look at Nate Wiley and his trio, the Crowd Pleasers, performing at Bob and Barbara's Lounge in Philadelphia: Nate on tenor, Cliff Lamar on drums, and Howard Candie on the Hammond B3. Each of the men talks a bit as the soundtrack plays their jazz. We see the club, a bar really, informal, except for these three elegantly dressed older musicians. Pabst Blue Ribbon is the beer, swing is the rhythm; the colors of the lounge are bright.
- DirectorPaul Sanchez IVStarsRachel MinerTyler BossermanKim HadenTen minutes into the future a drug is invented called "GOD". This drug allows its user to actually commune with God. There is one drawback however... the user will die. This hasn't stopped thousands of people from taking it.
- DirectorDaryl WeinStarsMeagan HooperEric NelsenViolet O'NeillA teenage girl has to decide whether or not to donate her hair to charity.
- DirectorJoaquin BaldwinAn origami tale of a skillful paper-folder who could shape the world with his hands.
- DirectorAlexander KargaltsevStarsVladislav KapturIrina Roy
- DirectorZak ForsmanStarsJohn T. WoodsMarion KerrA raw, compelling glimpse into a young man's charmingly ill-conceived scheme to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend. Ron lures Carol back to his apartment under the pretense that he is going to return her favorite mug. When it seems this will be their last moment together, Ron desperately maneuvers to strike a chord with her in his own uniquely heartfelt way.
- DirectorLin OedingStarsIan BohenCindy ChiuJay GiannoneA romantic couple's brief encounter with a few philosophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way. After this night, no one will be the same. Everyone will learn something new.
- DirectorMax SackerStarsNikolai KinskiSenta Dorothea KirschnerMark GisbourneA cinema projectionist becomes supernaturally entangled in a dangerous liaison with a silver screen femme fatale.
- DirectorLuke SnellinStarsBill MilnerCharlotte BeaumontKate MilesBen spends his time listening to his Dad's old 70's vinyl and making mixtapes on an old double deck tape recorder. He makes a tape to try and woo the girl next door, Lily, the girl of his dreams.
- DirectorMarcus MarkouStarsEd StoppardImogen SlaughterVic BrysonChris has found happiness being a marriage guidance therapist. One day, his first girlfriend and her husband walk in looking for his help. Old flames are rekindled. Now Chris has to choose between the job and the married woman.