Singularity

Often action shorts are based on science fiction stories that reflect the current obsession with space and robots, but also...

In the midst of a war between humans and sentient androids, a Delta Force team must rescue the US President.

(The Bicycle Monarchy)

USA / 8minutes

Analogue People in a Digital Age

It is the day of the analogue to digital switchover of television transmission. Conversations about life, death and quantum...

As the analogue age draws to a close, eight men sit in an Irish bar and battle to remain relevant in the digital world.

(Twopair Films)

Ireland / 13minutes

Calcio Storico (Historic Football)

Blood, dust and broken bones. Every year, between the second and the third week of June, four teams face off...

No rules, only one ball and two narrow slits where to throw it in: it's the "calcio storico fiorentino", forerunner of the modern soccer.

(Narratively)

Spain / 9minutes

Lost Cubert

Cubert’s life revolves around his monotonous and repetitive work. He repeats the same actions every day, in the cold...

The monotonous and repetitive work of an everyday man suddenly turns into an Escherian nightmare.

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Germany / 6minutes

The Optimist

The Optimist is a debut short film made by young and talented John Mervin, an eighteen year old boy...

A young book lover tries desperately to get the book everyone else has.

(A Chocolate Thunder Production)

USA / 4minutes

Online Premiere: I Navigli

A “coxless pair” slips smoothly along the calm waters of the Navigli. It passes through the city of Milan heading south-west, to...

Life and feelings of two rowers training in the placid waters of the historic canals in Milan.

(Colto produzioni)

Italy / 6minutes

C: 299792 km/s

A carefully detailed tribute to classic science-fiction, whose strong point lies in its visual and narrative retro atmospheres. Funded through...

The story of IV Kestros's crew mutiny led by Commander Malleck

(Seaquark Films)

USA / 15minutes

Project X – by Laura Poitras and Henrik Moltke

Not many people know that AT&T has installed NSA surveillance equipment in at least 5 of its Internet and...

From the director of Citizenfour, narrated by Rami Malek and Michelle Williams, a journey into NSA's NYC surveillance hub

(Field of Vision, The Intercept)

USA / 10minutes

Dr. Easy

Dr. Easy  was adapted from the first chapter of Red Men, a dystopian novel by Matthew De Abaitua. The...

A robot with medical training is sent to negotiate a dangerous situation.

(Warp Films)

UK / 9minutes

Ghost

The grief process is a recurring theme throughout the history of cinema. Extremely subjective and universal at the same...

The ghost of a little girl wanders through a dark and spooky city as her parents mourn her passing.

(Self Produced)

Denmark / 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

The Story of 90 Coins – by Michael Wong

Genre films are always a challenge as much as they are a threat. Especially in such explored topic as love, the combinations...

A genre film about gender roles, and the experience of love through promise, misunderstanding and regret.

(Hiersun Productions)

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Atropa

From the director of HENRi, a sci-fi short film selected by the most important festivals around the world, another genre...

In the outer space, a detective is looking for a mysterious missing ship.

(Corridor Productions)

USA / 9minutes

Wall

Laci is a 16-year old gypsy boy, who lives off casual jobs. Every morning, the same waiting for some...

Laci is a young gypsy worker hired to build a wall: his first look beyond holds an unusual revelation...

(Proton Cinema)

Hungary / 11minutes

Sorry We Don’t Help Darkies

A Caribbean family is under attack during the London race riots. We’re in England, in 1958, and racial hatred...

A tragic episode of racism in 50s London.

(TBone Productions)

UK / 10minutes

He Took His Skin Off For Me

Basato sul racconto breve di Maria Hummer dallo stesso nome (che può essere ‘ascoltato’ qui, recitato dalla stessa autrice),...

(Student Film)

UK / 11minutes

Bum-Bum Doch’ Rybaka (Bum-Bum, The Baby of The Fisher)

In a seaside village inhabited by animals and anthropomorphic creatures with odd, long noses, a lone fisherman carries out its...

A sweet and surreal tale realised by Ivan Maximov, one of the most important Russian animators, winner of the Grand Prix at Tampere Film Festival 2014.

(Fund Goubernia)

Russia / 9minutes

Whateverest

The beauty of micro-doc is that its formal requirements  (brevity and synthesis) obligates to discard too big and complex topics...

A documentary that moves and entertains on an anonymous anti-hero of the province and his passion for electronic music.

(Bacon )

Norway / 16minutes

Ennesimo Film Festival 2018, the Italian short film carnival

Welcome to Tile Valley: Ennesimo Film Festival 2018 is an illuminating example of cultural project management. From 4th to...

Welcome to Tile Valley: we went to the Ennesimo Film Festival in Fiorano Modenese and no, this is not "just another" festival report

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Person to Person

Back in March 2014, New Yorker critic Richard Brody wrote an article about the role of shorts in the...

A New Yorker's daily life is halted as he finds a stranger girl sleeping on his apartment's floor.

(Arts+Labor)

USA / 18minutes

Blinky™

In a not-so-distant future anyone will be able to have their own personal assistant: the heavily advertised Blinky™. An...

(Image Now Films, Alturas Films, Logolite Entertainment)

Ireland / USA / 13minutes

The Cosmic Dope – A Plant Experience – by CLEMENTE

The Cosmic Dope – A Plant Experience by the Brazilian director CLEMENTE, born in San Paolo, is presented as...

The experimentation of the effects of a new and unknown species of orchid: an impeccable style exercise

(Paranoid)

Brazil / 5minutes

Like – by Garrett Bradley

Social media are the most effective digital advertising channel for driving impressions, clicks, and conversions. An online economy has...

A glimpse into the "click-farms" of Bangladesh, where workers are paid to "like" Facebook pages

(Field of Vision)

USA / 10minutes

Nuclear Waste

Nuclear Waste (Yaderni wydhody) is the striking fourth short film by Ukrainian director Miroslav Slaboshpitsky, following Incident (2006), Diagnosis (2009) and Deafness (2010) which represent some kind...

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

(Arthouse Traffic, Volodymyr Tykhyy)

Ukraine / 23minutes