Best Short Films - 2019
by gentmorin | created - 08 Aug 2019 | updated - 22 Jun 2020 | PublicMy favourite live-action narrative short films seen in festivals in 2019.
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1. Nimic (2019)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Matt Dillon, Daphné Patakia, Susan Elle, Sara Lee
Votes: 8,550
2. Watermelon Juice (2019)
20 min | Short, Drama
On 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.
Director: Irene Moray | Stars: Elena Martín, Max Grosse Majench, Sergi Vilà, Irene Contreras
Votes: 365
Berlinale 2019
3. Sin Cielo (2018)
TV-MA | 25 min | Short, Crime, Drama
In the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, two teenagers pursue young love in a region where violence may be inescapable.
Director: Jianna Maarten Saada | Stars: Vanessa Benavente, José Bolaños, Victor Boneva, Dylan Bruno
Votes: 152
Seattle International Film Festival 2019
4. Brotherhood (2018)
25 min | Short, Drama, Family
Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife.
Director: Meryam Joobeur | Stars: Kais Ayari, Mohamed Grayaâ, Mouldi Kriden, Jasmin Lazid
Votes: 1,635
5. Patision Avenue (2018)
13 min | Short, Drama
A single mother's most important roles in life will collide over the phone, during a long-take shot in the centre of Athens.
Director: Thanasis Neofotistos | Stars: Marina Symeou, Konstantina Koutsonasiou, Dimitra Alexandrakou, Zoi Bekio-Zanniko
Votes: 2,479
Clermont-Ferrand 2019
6. Dog Eat Dog (2018)
25 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Silje 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.
Director: Rikke Gregersen | Stars: Renate Reinsve, André Sørum, Eili Harboe, Vebjørn Enger
Votes: 146
Student Academy Awards 2019
7. Mom's Movie (2019)
12 min | Short
A mother is too keen on having her baby daughter pass her infant aquatics survival exam.
Director: Stella Kyriakopoulos | Stars: Maria Filini, Sofia Koroni
Votes: 59
Locarno 2019
8. Tattoo (I) (2019)
15 min | Short, Drama
The 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, ... See full summary »
Director: Farhad Delaram | Stars: Behdokht Valian, Alireza Sani Far, Anahita Eghbalnejad, Mojtaba Fallahi
Votes: 73
Berlinale 2019
9. Liberty (II) (2019)
17 min | Short, Drama
Alex and Milagros deal with great life upheaval as they prepare to dance at their community's redevelopment groundbreaking ceremony.
Director: Faren Humes | Stars: Milagros Gilbert, Alexandra Jackson, Willnya Jenkins, Mary Griffin
Votes: 31
Berlinale 2019
10. Green (III) (2018)
12 min | Short, Action, Drama
An undocumented Turkish pedicab driver unwittingly draws police attention, endangering his brother, his community, and himself.
Director: Suzanne Andrews Correa | Stars: Aziz Çapkurt, Erol Afsin, Fady Kerko, George Shakkour
Votes: 102
Sundance 2019
11. A Sister (2018)
17 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A night. A car. Alie is in danger. To get by she must make the most important phone call of her life.
Director: Delphine Girard | Stars: Veerle Baetens, Selma Alaoui, Guillaume Duhesme
Votes: 1,633
Flickers' 2019
12. Monster God (2019)
10 min | Short, Drama
God is now a Power Plant. On a misty night cows escape, a child is chosen, and a teenager tries to find freedom.
Director: Agustina San Martín | Stars: Camila Dobrusky, Isabella Rapazzo, Mariali Rubio, Emilio Vodanovich
Votes: 77
Cannes 2019
13. Cerdita (2018)
14 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Overweight 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... See full summary »
Director: Carlota Pereda | Stars: Laura Galán, Paco Hidalgo, Elisabet Casanovas, Mireia Vilapuig
Votes: 1,333
Goya 2019
14. Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy (2018)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Manila, 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Stephen Lee | Stars: Nel Estuya, Bembol Roco, Reynald Raissel Santos, Jon Norman Schneider
Votes: 31
Clermont-Ferrand 2019
15. Little Hands (2017)
15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Leo, 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 ...
Director: Rémi Allier | Stars: Emile Moulron Lejeune, Jan Hammenecker, Steve Driesen, Sandrine Blancke
Votes: 448
César 2019
16. How to Be Alone (2019)
11 min | Short, Horror
How 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.
Director: Kate Trefry | Stars: Maika Monroe, Joe Keery, Evan Miller
Votes: 483
SXSW 2019
17. Harbor (2018)
23 min | Short, Drama
A 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.
Director: Paul Marques Duarte | Stars: Victor Bonnel, Marie Bunel, Thomas Guy, N'Tarila Kouka
Votes: 179
18. She Runs (2019)
19 min | Short, Drama
A teenager resorts to desperate measures in her efforts to quit her school's aerobic dance team and assert her independence.
Director: Qiu Yang | Stars: Xue Jiayi, Shuxian Li, Frank Sun
Votes: 80
TIFF 2019
19. Debris (II) (2017)
14 min | Short, Action, Crime
After a disastrous event on his construction site, Armando acts quickly to save his crew, but instead stumbles upon an unspeakable truth.
Director: Julio O. Ramos | Stars: Tenoch Huerta, Karren Karagulian, Hansel Ramírez, Abraham Luna
Votes: 93
Clermont-Ferrand 2019
20. November 1st (2019)
25 min | Short, Drama
Traveling to witness the execution of her son's murderer, a mother is torn between retaliation and reconnecting with her estranged daughter.
Director: Charlie Manton | Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Sophia Myles, Clint Dyer, Thom Ashley
Votes: 201
Student Oscars 2019
21. The Christmas Gift (2018)
23 min | Short, Drama, History
A son's letter to Santa for Christmas turns his father's evening into a thriller he did not ask for.
Director: Bogdan Muresanu | Stars: Adrian Vancica, Luca Toma, Mircea Andreescu, Ioana Flora
Votes: 379
Clermont-Ferrand 2019
22. What Do You Know About the Water and the Moon (2019)
16 min | Short, Fantasy
During an abortion, instead of aborting the fetus, a girl gives birth to a live jellyfish.
Director: Jian Luo | Star: Yang Wang
Votes: 26
Clermont-Ferrand 2019
23. Just Me and You (2019)
20 min | Short, Drama
Eva (8 years old) and her father are doing a road trip Montreal-Mexico in a big 18-wheels truck.
Director: Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers | Stars: Dalia Binzari, Luiza Cocora, Sarianne Cormier, Florin Peltea
Votes: 101
Berlinale 2019
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