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.

On Replay

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?

Sundance Film Festival 2017 Announces Shorts Programs: Taste These 7 Shorts

Seven shorts to watch online from the 68 programmed to play over January 19-29 in Park City

Eat My Shit

The moving story of a girl whose butthole is where her mouth should be.

The Last Ice Merchant (El Último Hielero)

The life of Ecuador's last ice merchant tells a story of change and traditions.

Third Shift – by Anthony Simon

The memories of two workers who spent their lives at Domino Sugar, the soon to be demolished factory on the Brooklyn waterfront

Caveirão

Every night, time stops for a moment in Sao Paolo, and ghosts and mosters of all kinds dance and play music on the city's deserted streets.

Online Preview: The Snake

A night chase where "nothing is as it seems", in this award-winning Italian thriller.

Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019: How to Watch 7 of 15 Right Now

The Academy unveiled its 2019 Oscar nominations: some films in the Shorts categories are easy to see

Bite of the Tail

Four characters struggling to find an elusive truth, and a snake that creeps inside their everyday lives.

Record/Play

War, time travel and a broken walkman are the backdrop to this science-fiction love story

Malatesta Short Film Festival Unveils Its First Edition Line-Up

Find out these 10 shorts you can watch online from the MalatestaShort official selection

Runaway

A charming tale about a misunderstanding between a boy named Stanley and Chillie, his treasured 1950's refrigerator.

The Provider

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

Googly Eyes – by Simon Savelyev

A short and cynical rom-com to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the best way

FOCUS ON: Where You Are by Graham Parkes

Interview with the American director "who takes his work seriously, but not himself"

FOCUS ON: Tamar Rudoy

Interview with the Israeli director of Daughter of the Bride, premiered at Cannes 2016 Directors' Fortnight

7:35 in the Morning

One morning a woman enters a restaurant – only to be met with silence instead of people talking...

Father – by Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso

The flow of daily life in the shadow of dictatorship

Pyskessa

A surreal adventure in the life of a little girl with a wild imagination.

Runaway – by Emily Buchanan, Susan Yung and Esther Parobek

The best time of the year to love your refrigerator

Goat Witch

From the creators of 'The Demon's Rook' comes Emelin & Gloria's ancient ritual: witches, demons, and deities during a full lunar eclipse…

Requiem for Romance

Shortlisted for the 2014 Academy Awards Best Animated short category, a story of kung-fu and forbidden love inspired by Shanghai's past.

The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb

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

Alejandro G. Iñárritu Takes On Virtual Reality Short On Refugees

The two-time Oscar-winning director is working on an experimental project set in the Mexican-US border