Awesome Short Films

A lone security guard on the night shift at a mysterious facility sees an intruder and proceeds to investigate. Not since The Usual Suspects has a coffee cup been so crucial to the plot as in this archetypal sci-fi thriller.

(Gore, PG-13 Language) A henchman is torn about being promoted to Bad Guy #2. On one hand, he gets higher pay, and gets orders straight from the boss. On the other hand he’s going to get offed if he screws up even once.

Sascha Geddert’s animated short takes us to a fantastic planet inhabited by tiny blobs. As they replicate, they form a complex society that ultimately destroys its planet. A stunning parable about our own world. It’s also a video game.

A boy narrates what happens when a peaceful city is attacked by the dreaded Gray. Rogier Wieland’s awesome stop-motion short film for LEGO China keeps things fresh by constantly switching scales and perspectives.

CD Projekt Red celebrates The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s universally favorable reviews by releasing this intense computer animated short film, which shows the titular monster hunter Geralt of Rivia taking on an elusive creature.

The latest installment of Rob Pratt’s animated fan film series features Flash Gordon and his companions meeting Ming the Merciless for the first time. This made us realize that Krieger is a dead ringer for Zarkov.

Set in the same universe as their Blood Drinker, Joe and Lloyd Stas’ lastest short film tells the tale of a man who decides to perform numerous felonies, but in the most harmless ways possible. Again, it’s clear these guys love Wes Anderson.

A stranger from another village is on trial for the murder of his friend in an amphibian community. CalArts student Yon Hui’s graduation film is a throwback anime about prejudice based on appearance. Be sure to watch the end credits.

Cyclops with crooked necks stay glued to their mobile device while the world breaks down around them. Students from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts made this animated short film about our addiction to mobile devices.

We love the colorful paint and marker illustration style in animator Nata Metlukh’s graduation short, a film that shows that while we shouldn’t let our fears rule us, they can sometimes keep us out of harm’s way too.

(PG-13: Language) An African American teenager is subjected to a stop-and-frisk on his way home. Reinaldo Marcus Green’s tense short film imbibes in us the fear and paranoia that takes root during and after the experience.

A sleepy boulder just wants to chill, but the rise of mankind takes him on a transformative adventure. CalArts student Seth Boyden’s graduation short film is a hilarious retelling of the emergence of Western civilization.

(Gore) A crazy carnivorous bat and a cowardly flying fox become unlikely partners against a swarm of mosquitoes in this wacky and stylish animated short film by Max Maleo and Aurélien Prédal.

A robber executes a complicated heist on what has to be the most profitable convenience store in the world in YouTuber RisingJake’s Grand Theft Auto Online machinima. Seriously lady how much was in that cash register?

(PG-13) The folks behind The Reward want to make a web series based on the world they created. To get your support, they released this equally fantastic prequel short, about a powerful warrior obssessed with fame and fortune.

(PG-13 Language) This quirky promo clip for foodie event Madrid Fusion takes us inside the mind of a man born a pair of mouths. While they cause him some problems, he’s been able to put his unique trait to good use too.

Student Academy Award finalist Carlos Andre Stevens teased us with a tiny bit of his gorgeous CGI short film, and now we can share the whole thing – a dark fairy tale that deserves every accolade for both its storytelling and visuals.

(PG-13: Language) Sports magazine Victory says soltar pipas (kite flying) is one of the most popular sports in Brazil, second only to soccer. Here they look at some of the kite flyers in one of Rio de Janeiro’s poor neighborhoods.

“Babe, it’s not rude! It’s just multitasking.” Writer and director Brad Hasse forces us to confront face-to-fake-face what we’ve become in the smartphone era, a time when even a few seconds of eye contact is sometimes too much to ask.

Gearhead Mitch Medford is committing what sounds like a treacherous act: turning ’68 Mustangs into electric cars. But his company’s Zombie 222 produces at least 800hp and 1800lb.ft. of torque and does 0-60mph in 2.4s.

Superflux presents a pessimistic look into a future where drones are as commonplace and easy to use as smartphones. The short film presents drones specialized for law enforcement, personal communication, news and advertising.

Trevor puts on his best Forrest Gump impression in this Grand Theft Auto V machinima. Rockstar Games commissioned 8-Bit Bastard to make the short to show off the video editor included in the PC version of GTA V and GTA Online.

Writer/director Ramin Serry’s short flick is a story about a father and his time-traveling grown-up son who has to come back in time to kill the android sent to kill him as a baby. A spot-on parody of confusing time-bending sci-fi plots.