Papa – by Natalie Labarre

Papa is a short animated story about an eccentric and overzealous father who realizes he’s not a perfect daddy. He thinks that...

The diary of an imperfect father who tries hard to be a perfect dad.

(Cargo Collective)

USA / 6minutes

7:35 in the Morning

What is the most romantic thing you have ever done for somebody? Well, your answer probably’s not a 10th...

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

(Ibarretxe & Co.)

Spain / 8minutes

30% (Women and Politics in Sierra Leone)

First shown at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, this original documentary is a collaborative effort from artist Anne Cady,...

Oil-painted animation brings to life the stories of three powerful women in postconflict Sierra Leone.

(Real World Film)

UK / 8minutes

Snow White Cologne – by Amanda Eliasson

Snow White Cologne is the story of an addiction. Swedish animation director Amanda Eliasson, currently based in London, opens...

The story of an addiction in form of acrylic paint on paper and experimental cut-up technique inspired by William S. Burroughs

(Royal College of Art)

Sweden / 6minutes

Attraction – by Michael Rodrigues

Attraction is the fashion film directed by South African filmmaker Michael Rodrigues for And Advertising Agency. Featuring jackets by...

A tasty experience of desire and yearning – which is how to shoot a perfect fashion film

(And Advertising Agency, Frosted Films)

South Africa / 4minutes

Memoria del fuego – by Francesco Clerici

Memoria del fuego by Francesco Clerici tells the story of a creation process that is as simple as fascinating...

From the director of "Hand Gestures," the manufacturing of Cuban cigars in a factory in Estelí, Nicaragua

(Point Nemo Film)

Italy / 6minutes

A girl named Elastika

Is it possible to tell a funny and intriguing story only using an elastic band and some pins? Guillame...

A simple yet very creative stop-motion short about a girl made of rubber bands traveling on a pinboard.

(Self-produced)

Canada / 4minutes

Sundance Film Festival 2016: a taste from the short films program.

There has always been this unwritten rule accepted among short filmmakers that, if you publish your short online, you...

Five shorts to watch online from the 72 programmed to play over the next 10 days in Park City.

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Thunder Road – by Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings is probably a man of few words. Or a communication genius. The official synopsis for Thunder Road states:...

Officer Arnaud loved his mom... The 2016 Sundance short winner

(Unison LA)

USA / 13minutes

The Robbery – by Jim Cummings

After winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival 2016 with Thunder Road, Jim Cummings renews his participation to...

After Thunder Road, another dark comedy where a robbery doesn't go so well

(Fullscreen)

USA / 9minutes

Made

Minako, a young Japanese female, lives in a Tokyo penthouse with her European boyfriend, a successful musician. One morning she...

A Japanese lady holds an intriguing double life, but her secret is about to be discovered.

(DAYFORNIGHT)

UK / 19minutes

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2014

A “SPECIAL” WELCOME INDEED. We are at the opening of the 60th edition of the International Short Film Festival...

In its 60th anniversary, Oberhausen sets out to discover a "cinema without film" between experimentation, memory and absence.

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A Reasonable Request – by Andrew Laurich

There are many ways to re-build a disrupted father-son relationship: it’s possible to do it for affection or old...

How to re-build a father-son relationship in an unconventional way.

(Christina Lee)

USA / 8minutes

Gaiwan – by Elia Mouatamid

A grave yard. Two men. Gaiwan is the traditional Chinese teaware. That’s what one of the two uses for...

A grave yard, two men: a parable on hope and death, which equates men beyond preconceptions

(Luna Film)

Italy / 4minutes

Phantom Limb

A phantom limb is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached to the body and is moving...

In the aftermath of a terrible incident, a young couple has to deal with phantom pains.

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Australia / 5minutes

Marilyn Myller

In the beginning it was nothing. And then everything appeared. Explosions of light and matter, forms that combine and...

A witty satire on the art world and the anxieties of the creative process masterfully directed by stop-motion animation genius Mikey Please.

(Blink Industries)

UK / 7minutes

Sundance 2018: 4 Online Shorts You Can Watch Now

The 2018 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday Jan. 18. This year, approximately 200 feature-length and short films were...

Let's dispel the myth that "if you post your short online, you are blown for A-list festivals"

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The Cat Piano

A “feline” film noir with “beatnik” nuances: that would be the best way to describe The Cat Piano, an...

A noir animation, set in the jazz feline underworld, narrated by Nick Cave's charming and mysterious voice.

(The People's Republic Of Animation.)

Australia / 8minutes

Googly Eyes – by Simon Savelyev

Gary, a recently dumped Los Angeles slacker, is nursing a mysterious and chronic earache stirring up memories of his...

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

(KQED Film School Shorts)

USA / 13minutes

When Namibia Was a City…

Yusuf’s everyday life is dominated by a gorgeous and beloved routine. He wakes up in the morning and drinks...

Yusuf's everyday life is dominated by a gorgeous and beloved routine. A fishing trip could give him a chance to restore his image as the provider and head of family...

(24 Lies Per Second)

Germany / 23minutes

The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger

The Viewfinder List is an entertainment industry survey which polls studio executives, producers and creatives for their top 10...

The adventurous love story of a young couple escaping dinosaurs through spaceships and submarines.

(Student film (NYU))

USA / 9minutes

Player Two – by John Wikstrom

As so often in similar situations, all begins with a little and innocent question: can video games be a...

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

(Self Produced)

USA / 2minutes

Otherhalf – by Ben West

Otherhalf is described by the authors as a comedy about a man who decides to “break up” with himself. The...

A literal conflict with themselves, by Framestore

(Framestore)

USA / 10minutes

Junkyard

This animation by Dutch animator Hisko Hulsing has won 22 awards in many festivals across the world, and not by chance. It’s...

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

(il Luster Films, Cinété)

Netherlands / 18minutes