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.
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