Retro | Good Short Films

Guida – by Rosana Urbes

Guida has dedicated her life working as an archivist, her days, for thirty years, are marked by an unabashed...

Beauty of life is ageless.

(Belisa Proença)

Brazil / 11minutes
The Shift

American suburbs, 1964. An ordinary day in the life of an ordinary man. Joe, our protagonist, comes home from...

1964. Joe's seemingly ordinary day takes a bad turn, as he comes home to find out that his wife hasn't been cooking dinner. And there's a very good reason for that.

(Eppich Films )

USA / 9minutes
The Saddest Boy in the World

Timothy Higgins recalls his entire life on the day of his ninth birthday. He’s constantly thinking about suicide. Written and...

The birthday party of the saddest boy in the world.

(Modern Family Productions )

Canada / 14minutes
Sniffer

In a not so distant future, not much has changed… except for the force of gravity. For some reason,...

In a not so distant future, the absence of gravity complicates the everyday life, but for true dreamers it could also be a way to escape it all.

(Dream Factory)

Norway / 10minutes
The Provider

It’s the 1940s, but we’re in a dystopian, alternate reality where human survival is threatened. A man seeks refuge...

Black comedy, horror, dystopia and science fiction come together in Brianne Nord-Stewart's short.

(Random Acts Entertainment)

Canada / 8minutes
The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb

50’s B-movies, R.K.O., drive-ins, Universal’s monster movies…. All these and more inspired Clement Bolla, Fx Goby and Matthieu Landour...

An innocuous practical joke goes bad, in this spectacular homage to 50s B-movies.

(Nexus Productions)

France / 13minutes

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Guida – by Rosana Urbes

Beauty of life is ageless.

The Shift

1964. Joe's seemingly ordinary day takes a bad turn, as he comes home to find out that his wife hasn't been cooking dinner. And there's a very good reason for that.

The Saddest Boy in the World

The birthday party of the saddest boy in the world.

Sniffer

In a not so distant future, the absence of gravity complicates the everyday life, but for true dreamers it could also be a way to escape it all.

The Provider

Black comedy, horror, dystopia and science fiction come together in Brianne Nord-Stewart's short.

The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb

An innocuous practical joke goes bad, in this spectacular homage to 50s B-movies.

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Fugu & Tako

The friendship between two Japanese white collar men changes as one of them turns into a puffer fish inside a sushi bar.

Dia de Los Muertos

On the Day of the Dead, a traditional Mexican festivity, little Nina goes to visit her mother's grave, initiating a magical journey int a colorful and festive afterlife.

Junkyard

A man is stabbed in the subway. In the last seconds before he dies, a teenage friendship flashes before his eyes.

Online Premiere: Mario de Marcella – Il Solengo

The incredible story of a solitary man living in the Vejano forest in the heart of Italy.

Funnel

His car has broken down, a guy spend a whole day on the phone while looking for a funnel.

Next Floor

During an opulent and luxurious banquet, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage.

You won’t regret that tattoo

There's a lot of talk about tattoos, but this is the first time we see people from an older generation who are proud to sport the ink they wear.

Online Premiere: Belva Nera

The legend of a black panther spotted in the Lazio countryside narrated by the stories of a community of hunters between folklore and reality.

Bianco

A solemn and silent Italian shortdoc on the marble quarries of Carrara.

Player Two – by John Wikstrom

Can video games be a spiritual experience? The game will never be over

The Pavement

The city at night, a couple, a gunshot... nothing is what it seems in this innovative and highly suspenseful neo-noir.

Redesigning Christmas

What's Christmas like when your parents are both modernism-loving architects?

Ormie – by Rob Silvestri

Ormie is a pig, in every sense of the word: see his attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession

From Dad to Son – by Nils Knoblich

Son's love... in papercraft

Where We Are

Separation, distance and memory: the essence of love in 85 seconds.

Behind The Scene

An ironic look at the backstage of an hypothetical commercial.

Jaffa – by Jay Branagan

Many couples want a child, but what happens when a child does not arrive because of his sperm?

Holiday Fear – by Nicholas Payne Santos

The last 3 minutes and 50 seconds of a slasher movie: who has the balls to kill Bad Santa?

The Shaman

In the dark year 2204, Joshua is a Shaman sent on a mission to convert the soul of a giant battle colossus

Black Metal – by Kat Candler

The lead singer of a black metal band dealing with guilt and sorrow: if an artist's work is used for unintended purposes, is the artist partially responsible?

All Men Are Called Robert – by Marc-Henri Boulier

An anxiety run through a brutal truth

Nuclear Waste

He is a truck-driver at a radioactive wastes utilization plant. She works at the plant's decontamination laundry.

Online Premiere: Il Fischietto (The Whistle)

The story of a little girl facing a traumatic event and her personal way of acceptance.

Split

A man suffers in a peculiar way after splitting up from his girlfriend: lies and guilt lead him through an extreme physical reaction…