Short Films Watchlist
An ongoing chronological list of all short films (<60 minutes) I watched, starting January 2021. The list will be continuously updated. I will not rate short films, however, I will mark those I highly recommend with a star. Also, I will add the date (yyyy-mm) and whether I already saw it (Latin numbers).
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- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonKathryn McGuireJoe KeatonA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.An awkward film projectionist dreams of becoming a famous detective. Wonderful comedy with spectacular stunts, marvelous performances, and an entertaining, light-hearted plot.
2021-01* - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsThom YorkeDajana RoncioneFrida Dam SeidelIn a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead scores and stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.Experimental music film focusing on songs of Thom Yorke about how people connect with each other. Visually impressive and with poignant direction.
2021-01* - DirectorSuzie TempletonAn animated retelling set to Prokofiev's suite.Stop motion animated adaption of a classic musical story about a young boy and his struggles with a hostile wolf. Visually brilliant and beautiful storytelling.
2021-03 - DirectorJirí TrnkaA delicate and secluded ceramist sees his orderly life turn upside down, when a gigantic hand in a white glove invades his space, demanding that a sculpture of itself is made. When will the hand's obstinate demands stop?Surreal stop motion animation drama about a potter being oppressed by a gigantic hand. Perfect handcraft with an important subtext.
2021-03 - DirectorRoger Ross WilliamsFélix LajeunessePaul RaphaëlStarsVirginia AliSandra Butter-TrusdaleCourtland CoxAn immersive virtual reality documentary experience about the risks faced by blacks on the road in mid-20th Century America, and the safe spaces as listed in the famous guide, The Green Book, where they could eat and sleep.VR documentary about the risks of traveling as a Black American in mid 20th century US, inspired by the Green Book. Well-produced and immersive experience with authentic and honest interviews.
2021-04 - DirectorSaschka UnseldStarsGeena DavisMae WhitmanDear Angelica is the story of Jessica, a teenage girl looking back on the stories her mom told her as a child. As she recreates these vivid landscapes in her mind, you're pulled into the magical and dreamlike worlds of her memories.A young woman recreates vivid memories of her dying mother, a famous actress. Animated vr short movie with impressive visuals and an engaging story.
2021-04 - DirectorPatrick OsborneStarsNicki BluhmKelley StoltzEmma Grace EisenmannSet inside their home, a beloved hatchback, Pearl follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. It's a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love. And finding grace in the unlikeliest of places.Follows the young girl Pearl and her father, a poor street musician. Animated vr short movie with a touching story told mostly through visuals.
2021-04 - DirectorWalter RuttmannAgainst a dark background, several bright, curved or rounded shapes pulse towards the center of the screen, one at a time. They are followed by many other shapes, some irregular, some pointed, others rounded. The abstract shapes move into or across the screen in harmony with the musical score.Experimental art short film that mainly depicts various shapes in bright colors going through different states of motion.
2021-04 - DirectorGeorges FranjuStarsGeorges HubertNicole LadmiralAlfred MacquartBucolic scenes from the outskirts of Paris are contrasted with stark footage from slaughterhouses.Complex and horrifying documentary depicting a day inside a large slaughterhouse in postwar Paris.
2021-05* - DirectorPeter FischliDavid WeissInside a warehouse, a precarious 70-100 feet long structure has been constructed using various items. When this is set in motion, a chain reaction ensues. Fire, water, law of gravity as well as chemistry determine the life-cycle of objects - of things. It brings about a story concerning cause and effect, mechanism and art, improbability and precision.Shows the chain reaction of physical and chemical effects of an intricate set of objects.
2021-08 - DirectorMark GillStarsMartin FreemanSimon GriffithsTom HollanderDoctor Williams is the latest psychiatrist to deal with a smug patient called Voorman who claims to be God himself. Although skeptical, Williams soon gets an eerie feeling that openly malicious Voorman is not simply insane.Surreal and dark comedy about a psychiatrist interviewing a man who thinks he is God.
2021-09 - DirectorFrédéric BackStarsPhilippe NoiretChristopher PlummerThe story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley.Animated drama about a shepherd rebuilding a forest during the course of several decades.
2021-11* - DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJackie VernonBilly De WolfeJimmy DuranteA living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.Animated adventure about a young girl and a magical snowman travelling to the North Pole.
2021-12 - DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.Animated stop-motion fantasy adventure about Santa Claus' most famous reindeer.
2021-12 - DirectorHeinz DunkhaseFranco MarazziStarsFreddie FrintonMay WardenHeinz PiperAt Miss Sophie's 90th birthday dinner, her butler James must fill in for her four departed friends - and that includes lots of drinks before every course.Comedy about the annual tradition of an elderly lady drinking with her already deceased friends.
2021-12 - DirectorDavid LynchFire, given by a mysterious figure, creates a hole in the world through which something terrible enters and leaves the world burned and overrun by strange insect figures.Abstract animation short about mysterious creatures bringing a destructive fire into the world.
2022-01 - DirectorDavid LynchStarsScott CoffeyRebekah Del RioLaura HarringIn a nameless city deluged by continuous rain, three rabbits live with a fearful mystery.A surreal and satirical perspective on classic sitcoms with a moody atmosphere.
2022-01 - DirectorLen LyeAnimated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.Direct animation film that is a novel and unique classic in the genre.
2022-02 - DirectorLen LyeDisplay the graph that follows traditional African music's voice strains of sway, between music and graphics so mix and so gave the impression of beauty in the melting pot of musical art and graphics.Captivating direct film with a simplistic black-and-white animation style and haunting tribal music.
2022-02 - DirectorSteve MillerStarsSteve CumynJonathan KoensgenMichael RileyYears after an apocalyptic event, a powerful AI-driven supercomputer called "The Great C" rules over the remnants of humanity. Each year, the nearby village is forced to send a young person on a pilgrimage to appease the mysterious machine, a journey from which no one ever returns. The Great C follows Clare, a young woman who finds her life upended when her fiancé is summoned for this year's pilgrimage. Leaving the safe confines of her village, Clare must decide whether to accept the rules of her harsh society or fight against the oppressive powers that created it.Decent animated VR experience about a young couple travelling to a God-like computer in a postapocalyptic world.
2022-03 - DirectorDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckThe Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.First animated adventure of Superman in which he battles an evil scientist.
2022-03 - DirectorGene DeitchStarsHerb LassA homebody hobbit finds himself going on a quest to save a dwarven treasure from a dragon in this loose adaptation of the classic novel.Mediocre animated fantasy short about an unlikely hero who was prophesized to kill a predatory dragon.
2022-04 - DirectorFrançois AlauxHervé de CrécyLudovic HouplainStarsBob StephensonSherman AugustusAja EvansPolice chase an armed criminal in a version of Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.Two cops chase down a criminal while their world made of corporate logos collapses.
2022-05 - DirectorAri AsterStarsBonnie BedeliaLiam AikenRachel BrosnahanA vibrant Pixar-inspired montage (think the marriage sequence in Up) in which a mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far, is helpless to reverse what she set in motion, and is forced to face the unfathomable consequences of her selfishness.Enchanting fantasy short about a mother coping with her son leaving for college in a toxic way.
2022-07 - DirectorMichael GiacchinoStarsGael García BernalLaura DonnellyHarriet Sansom HarrisFollows a lycanthrope superhero who fights evil using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline.Entertaining horror short about a group of assassins fighting over the inheritance of a wealthy patriarch.
2022-10 - DirectorDamien LeoneStarsMarie MaserMike GiannelliMichael ChmielAfter witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.Uneven but ruthless horror short about a young woman is tormented by a deadly clown.
2022-10 - DirectorRay HarryhausenStarsHugh DouglasA young brother and sister are kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch. Based on the brothers Grimm fairytale. Animated by Ray Harryhausen.Well-made stop-motion animation fantasy adaption of the eponymous fairy tale.
2022-10 - DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsJulia PottWinona MaeSara CushmanA little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.Simplistic but efficient science fiction animation about a little girl travelling through time.
2022-11 - DirectorIkko OnoA trip on a chartered plane with a number of other thrill-seekers (most of whom are anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables) and hop from island to island, each of which offer their own unique visual delights.Early CGI animation short about a group of expert dreamers who fly over the Pacific Ocean.
2022-11 - DirectorSteve CoxStarsJustin FletcherJohn SparkesLaura AikmanShaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else's present?Stop-motion animation comedy about a group of anthropomorphic sheep with high production values.
2022-12 - DirectorHawley PrattStarsEddie AlbertBob HoltAthena LordeA ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.Decent and entertaining animated dramedy about the dying of the trees due to capitalist greed.
2023-01 - DirectorParker FinnStarsCaitlin StaseyLew TempleDesperate to rid herself of a recurring nightmare, a young woman seeks the help of her therapist.Well-produced horror short about a young woman who is stalked by a grinning monster.
2023-01 - DirectorKyle Edward BallStarsCourtney McNeillyJeffty EllisonA little kid wakes up in the middle of night to the sound of his mom's television blaring.Atmospheric horror short about a little boy roaming the house at night, searching for his mother
2023-02* - DirectorDavid LynchStarsLaura DernNicolas CageJulee CruiseThe performer of Twin Peaks theme Julee Cruise's experimental concert film, which opens with a short intro where a man breaks up with his girl over the phone, which devastates her. The concert is set in her nightmarish subconscious mind.Experimental concert about the death of a heartbroken angel with dreamlike imagery.
2023-03 - DirectorKane ParsonsStarsAakashHenryKane ParsonsA cameraman helping to shoot an indie film suddenly finds himself wandering a liminal space.Fascinating horror short about a cameraman who gets trapped in a liminal space.
2023-03 - DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsHans ConriedJune ForayChuck JonesHorton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists.Well-made animated adventure about an elephant rescuing a spec of dust that carries an entire city.
2023-06 - DirectorShawn ChristensenStarsShawn ChristensenFatima PtacekKim AllenHaving reached the lowest point in his life, a self-destructive man on the brink of demise receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister to look after her young daughter for the night. Could this be the beginning of a new reality?Touching and well-made drama about a self-destructive man taking care for his niece for one day.
2023-06 - DirectorDick RickardStarsDon WilsonWalt DisneyMilt KahlFerdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.Entertaining cartoon about a bull with unconventional interests living in Spain.
2023-10 - DirectorMichael SnowStarsHollis FramptonLyne GrossmanNaoto NakazawaClaimed by some to be one of the most unconventional and experimental films ever made, Wavelength is a structural film of a 45-minute long zoom in on a window over a period of a week. Very unconventional and experimental, indeed.Experimental and lengthy film that features a long zoom in a small city apartment.
2023-10 - DirectorTim BurtonStarsShelley DuvallDaniel SternBarret OliverA young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.Charming little retelling of the original Frankenstein with just the right amount of witty humor.
2023-10 - DirectorAntonio MerceroStarsJosé Luis López VázquezAgustín GonzálezGoyo LebreroA man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.Well-made and thrilling horror short about a man being trapped in a new telephone box.
2023-10 - DirectorDaniel OjariMichael PleaseStarsBronte CarmichaelRichard E. GrantGillian AndersonIn this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.Fascinating stop-motion animated short about a bird raised by mice.
2023-11* - DirectorGene DeitchStarsGene DeitchThere are three robbers, each with their own unique weapon. One, a blunder bust, one, a pepper blower, and the third one, a big, red axe. They steal treasure, and one day, they start adopting young children and using their money to give these children a home.Simplistic animated short with a unique style about a group of robbers with a heart of gold.
2024-02 - DirectorWalt DisneyHugh HarmanCarman MaxwellStarsVirginia DavisWalt DisneyHugh HarmanAlice visits an animation studio, where the animators show her various scenes on their drawing boards. A few of them: a cat dancing to a cat band; a mouse poking at a (live) cat until it moves; a couple mice boxing, while the animators crowd around cheering and acting as corner-men. That night, she dreams of taking a train to cartoon-land, where a red carpet reception awaits. She appears in live action. They have a welcoming parade, with Alice riding on an elephant. The cartoons dance for her, and she dances for them. Meanwhile, the lions break out of the zoo. The lions chase her into a hollow tree, then into a cave and down a rabbit hole. Finally, she jumps off a cliff and awakes back in her bed.Historically noteworthy short about a young girl's dream that combined live action and animation.
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