Best Short Films - 2019
My favourite live-action narrative short films seen in festivals in 2019.
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- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsMatt DillonDaphné PatakiaSusan ElleA professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway, which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
- DirectorIrene MorayStarsElena MartínMax Grosse MajenchSergi VilàOn holiday in Catalonia, Pol and Bàrbara share a house with friends. The pair does what pairs do amidst the heat of summer and alongside the body of another. But something is wrong, and is instantly noticeable.Berlinale 2019
- DirectorJianna Maarten SaadaStarsVanessa BenaventeJosé BolañosVictor BonevaIn the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, two teenagers pursue young love in a region where violence may be inescapable.Seattle International Film Festival 2019
- DirectorMeryam JoobeurStarsKais AyariMohamed GrayaâMouldi KridenMohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife.
- DirectorThanasis NeofotistosStarsMarina SymeouKonstantina KoutsonasiouDimitra AlexandrakouA single mother's most important roles in life will collide over the phone, during a long-take shot in the centre of Athens.Clermont-Ferrand 2019
- DirectorRikke GregersenStarsRenate ReinsveAndré SørumEili HarboeSilje wants to leave her boyfriend, but when she finds him in a half-hearted attempt to hang himself she has to reconsider, in fear of acting reckless.Student Academy Awards 2019
- DirectorStella KyriakopoulosStarsMaria FiliniSofia KoroniA mother is too keen on having her baby daughter pass her infant aquatics survival exam.Locarno 2019
- DirectorFarhad DelaramStarsBehdokht ValianAlireza Sani FarAnahita EghbalnejadThe young Iranian woman had not been expecting this kind of examination. She only wanted to renew her driver's license, but when the officials noticed a scar on her wrist and her tattoo, they began looking at her with suspicion. Suddenly she is trapped, forced to answer personal questions and exposed to insinuations. The camera captures the growing uneasiness with clinical precision.Berlinale 2019
- DirectorFaren HumesStarsMilagros GilbertAlexandra JacksonWillnya JenkinsAlex and Milagros deal with great life upheaval as they prepare to dance at their community's redevelopment groundbreaking ceremony.Berlinale 2019
- DirectorSuzanne Andrews CorreaStarsErol AfsinAziz ÇapkurtWalid AlhamdyAn undocumented Turkish pedicab driver unwittingly draws police attention, endangering his brother, his community, and himself.Sundance 2019
- DirectorDelphine GirardStarsVeerle BaetensSelma AlaouiGuillaume DuhesmeA night. A car. Alie is in danger. To get by she must make the most important phone call of her life.Flickers' 2019
- DirectorAgustina San MartínStarsCamila DobruskyIsabella RapazzoMariali RubioGod is now a Power Plant. On a misty night cows escape, a child is chosen, and a teenager tries to find freedom.Cannes 2019
- DirectorCarlota PeredaStarsLaura GalánPaco HidalgoElisabet CasanovasOverweight teen Sara lives in the shadow of a clique of cool girls holidaying in her village. Not even her childhood friend Claudia defends her when she's bullied at the local pool in front of an unknown man. Finally, her clothes are stolen and she must get home wearing only her bikini. Her long walk home will mark the rest of her life.Goya 2019
- DirectorAndrew Stephen LeeStarsNel EstuyaBembol RocoReynald Raissel SantosManila, July 7, 2009. As Michael Jackson's televised funeral plays throughout the country despite terrorist attacks in the south, an estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father. However, when the patriarch and his friends embrace the new child as one of their own, the question must be asked: what determines who is more valuable of attention?Clermont-Ferrand 2019
- DirectorRémi AllierStarsEmile Moulron LejeuneJan HammeneckerSteve DriesenLeo, 2, is the son of the acting manager of a chemical plant. When employees find out that the direction is about to close the factory, Bruno, a more radical worker, kidnaps Leo to negotiate ...César 2019
- DirectorKate TrefryStarsMaika MonroeJoe KeeryEvan MillerHow To Be Alone follows Lucy, as she struggles to survive an increasingly bizarre and horrifying night. Lucy most secret fears begin to manifest and attack her, she must fight for control of her mind, and ultimately her life.SXSW 2019
- DirectorPaul Marques DuarteStarsVictor BonnelMarie BunelThomas GuyA tense night of raised pulses on a ferry to England: Adèle, an English teacher, is hiding a 15 year old migrant among her students on board.
- DirectorQiu YangStarsXue JiayiShuxian LiFrank SunA teenager resorts to desperate measures in her efforts to quit her school's aerobic dance team and assert her independence.TIFF 2019
- DirectorJulio O. RamosStarsTenoch HuertaKarren KaragulianHansel RamírezAfter a disastrous event on his construction site, Armando acts quickly to save his crew, but instead stumbles upon an unspeakable truth.Clermont-Ferrand 2019
- DirectorCharlie MantonStarsLindsay DuncanSophia MylesClint DyerTraveling to witness the execution of her son's murderer, a mother is torn between retaliation and reconnecting with her estranged daughter.Student Oscars 2019
- DirectorBogdan MuresanuStarsAdrian VancicaLuca TomaMircea AndreescuA son's letter to Santa for Christmas turns his father's evening into a thriller he did not ask for.Clermont-Ferrand 2019
- DirectorSandrine Brodeur-DesrosiersStarsDalia BinzariLuiza CocoraSarianne CormierEva (8 years old) and her father are doing a road trip Montreal-Mexico in a big 18-wheels truck.Berlinale 2019