Awesome Short Films

Born with autism, Tim has learned to control his emotions and behavior. However, his parents are blunt and honest about his future, and everyday they fear that their son might regress. But they endure and stay happy together.

A man (cowardly) breaks up with his girlfriend. Bad move. To be fair, he does have his reasons. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned in this visual tour de force by Paula Assadourian and her fellow Gobelins graduating students.

Kai Zammit’s sci-fi film envisions a not-too-distant future London in which police officers are now “Peacekeepers” – who deal out justice in the streets. While it owes a debt to Dredd, Robocop, and Almost Human, it stands on its own.

(Gore) You know those stick figure martial arts fight animations? The Ninja Action series is just like that, but turned up to 11. Eleventy billion. Alexey “dex00” Yurevich says he made the first episode over a 9-year period.

Rob W. Scribner’s short profile of John-Curtiss Paul, an air racer and warbird pilot. John flies and maintains legacy aircraft for the Warhawk Air Museum, a job that he’s well aware is a privilege, albeit a risky one.

A man afflicted with a chronic case of hiccups finally found a cure for his affliction… and ends up talking to a therapist about it. Pigrat Production’s strangely compelling short film delivers a rare yet fitting juxtaposition.

With a visual style reminiscent of Ratchet & Clank, Loïc Bramoullé’s animated film about an anthropomorphic cat and his encounter with a hive of nasty flying critters was a labor of love, created over two years and with no budget.

In Ryan Patch’s taut short film, a father and son must deliver an offering of items to a mysterious creature. Despite its minimal budget and lack of visual effects, the effective use of sound and lighting makes for an incredibly tense setting.

A fascinating reverence comes through for steam locomotives in Julien Lasseur and Rustic’s short film which showcases the zeal for this mode of transport from Cleveland’s Charlie Sedgley and the Midwest Railway Preservation Society.

Viral video maker Casey Neistat looks back at his relationship with his wife Candace, with the help of his cameras of course. The song is Talk, an original track made by Henry Hall for this video.

“When I am in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.” – Jackson Pollock

Jorge dreams of experiencing the Running of the Bulls in Spain, so imagine how excited he is to find out that there’s a Running of the Sheep in his hometown. And that is the made up backstory behind this childish prank.

A clip from Lava, a Pixar short film about a Hawaiian volcano. Director James Ford Murphy says he’s loved Hawaii ever since he was a kid. The short will be shown in 2015 alongside Pixar’s upcoming feature length film Inside Out.

Frank Howarth loves to share videos of himself building wooden items, but this one is truly special. He chronicled how he built three bookcases using nearly 6,400 photos, making it seem like his woodshop had a life of its own.

A team of robotic beings land on a desolate planet to use its scant resources, but not before leaving a wonderful gift.  Richard Mans’ Abiogenesis is a unique and beautiful short film.

(NSFW: Language) An ebullient boss takes his best employee out to dinner. Writer and director Eric Steele subverts a stereotype in this brilliant short film, powered by the outstanding lead actor Robert Longstreet.

Bryan Locantore, Garrett O’ Neal and Gang Yi from the Ringling College of Art & Design envision the interplay between rock, paper and scissors. A surprisingly touching story given the inanimate nature of the objects that inspired it.

A missile silo technician loves to paint and make missile scale models, so much so that his hobbies have made him neglect his job. Just when he decides to do better, fate deals him a cruel blow. A hilarious and tense short film.

To ease his grief, a widower starts hanging out at a coffee shop. A stranger mistakes him for the person he was supposed to meet. Thus began his multiple lives. Based on Etgar Keret’s short story Healthy Start.

Marcus Alqueres‘ short sci-fi film envisions a world in which pro football players have been replaced with robots, amid concerns about player safety. The pre-order link on the NF7 website has us hoping there’s a video game in store.

Believe it or not, this is not a teaser for a new Dante’s Inferno game, nor is there one incoming. Dante’s Redemption is a fan-made short film made by Naughty Dog animator Tal Peleg, based on scenes and sounds from the video game.

A sharpshooting and insanely strong-legged frontier militia kicks ass with his loving mecha in this action-packed live action short film made by Playfight for Titanfall. Fastball special comin’ up!

With his wife confined to a nursing home and his children tending to their own lives, Abdulah Kadenic spent his final years alone. Nizar Pasalic’s emotionally-charged profile reminds us of time’s ruthlessness.