Awesome Short Films

Youtuber MojiitosEargasm used source material from Ikon Film’s more informative short film and a perfect track from einsauszwei to put together this uplifting little tale of love transcending all.

One day Chris Crutchfield was immersed in the sounds of gadgets and programs vying for his attention. This is his “brain’s interpretation of that event.” Our version wouldn’t be so ideal.

A movie about two lovers who will be torn apart by the same glamorous life that brought them together in the first place. Oh wait. Different silent film. This one’s much, much more, uhm, eccentric.

An Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is an “allegory about the curative powers of story.” Also available as an interactive book.

(NSFW: Language) RL7 is a war machine, a robot made for combat. But it keeps having what it claims are memories and dreams. A short film by concept designer and VFX artist Aaron Sims.

A dark comedy by Felix Massie about the mundane, absurd and random cruelties of life. Don’t let the primitive animation fool you – this is still a great and superbly written short film.

A documentary by Bart Saric, chronicling his son’s introduction to skateboarding from when he was a baby. Odin may not be as skilled as this little fella, but he’s learning and he’s having fun.

The Converse China skateboard team checks out the exotic locales of Mongolia, where they grind some tricky rails, ride some camels and get pelted with rocks. An entertaining short by Patrik Wallner.

A tension-filled showdown between The Good and The Bad. But in a cutthroat world, sometimes it doesn’t matter which side of the law you’re on. Another great production from students of ESMA.

YouTuber keef70 salvaged a surfing video shot on a foggy day and turned it into an even darker scene. The effects aren’t perfect, but the music – The Whales by The Mermen sets the right mood.

Buck discovers that he can slow the passage of time when he’s electrocuted. He decides to be a hero (naturally!), but quickly discovers that with great power comes great misadventures.

Operation White Widow is a CG short film by Jacek Mazur, who we believe has the imagination of a child and promising film-making skills. Great music and sound design by Tommy Zee as well.

There is some beautiful time lapse scenery and good editing in Fade, a short film by Joshua VP that took a week to film in and around Lake Powell. Plus, we never get tired of watching trailing stars.

(NSFW) Sometimes the people you hate the most are also the ones closest to your heart. A riotous (and raunchy) short film about a couple who go on a crash diet for physical and emotional cleansing.

An award-winning short film based on a 1969 guerrilla interview with John Lennon by Jerry Levitan, who was then only 14-years old. Audio of the entire interview is included in Levitan’s book.

How many times have you been stuck in traffic when some asshat starts laying on the horn, and you’ve got nowhere to go. Nick Khoo lives out our fantasies with his short and hilarious animation.

Two terrorists bump into each other and end up having an argument about who gets to fulfill his mission first. A dark and politically-incorrect satire written and directed by Larry and Terry Ziegelman.

Ed Barrett’s animated film tells the tale of a man who works at the top of a tall crane, and lives there to escape the world below. But his solitude is soon interrupted by never-ending vertical progress.

Peter Sluszka’s wonderful Morphology is a brief but fun claymation treat for the eyes; with these skills, we’d like to see something even more substantial. We love what happens after the fox.

A strange and sinister stop-motion film about an egg and an apple who build broadcast towers to compete for the attention of a lone transistor radio. Winner, Best Animated Short, Slamdance 2010.

Thugs are a staple ingredient of action scenes, moving targets and punching bags who exist only so heroes can show off. But as Blue Goggles Films reminds us, thugs are people too.

Like the musical ones we enjoy, architect/designer Luis Urculo created his own Covers, a clever short film in which iconic monuments in architecture are reinvented as models with everyday objects.

Animator Steven Briand (aka BURAYAN) created this trippy stop-motion short while doing a two-month internship at Partizan. We only wish all internships were this creative and productive.