Awesome Short Films

Director Yves Geleyn’s wonderfully animated short film features a giant wooden robot marionette, some woodpeckers, and a tremendous amount of heart and soul for a 2 minute film.

This short film is set in a world that has successfully survived a zombie outbreak but still deals with infection. Like The Walking Dead, Spoiler focuses on the living rather than the undead.

Get a quick shot of suspense with this short film by Dilation Studios, about an “entrepreneur” with a rather ridiculous but nonetheless compelling offer to potential clients. Hmmm.

A cute and charming animated short by Rikke Asbjoern about a monster whose fat fingers are just too big to use the PIN pad at the ATM. In the end, he’s way more honest than we’d be.

(NSFW: Language) A team of Ghosts deal with a TARFU mission. Even without a product to promote, this short film by Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy can stand on its own. Turn captions on.

The critically acclaimed award-winning stop-motion animated short by Mikey Please. The Eagleman Stag tells the tale of Peter Eagleman, a man whose lifelong obsession with time does him no good.

…or, as we prefer to call this “pitch-black” short: The Devil Wears Birkenstocks. The film seems to think that it’s a one-act play and is thus too wordy and spirited, but it’s still worth watching.

Gnarly Bay Prod. shows the highlights of their trip to Chile and Patagonia. Shot on a Canon 1D Mk.IV. A testament to both the beauty of nature and the capabilities of today’s DSLR cameras.

We all have at least one thing that we wish we could take back. Too bad time only moves forward. Directed by Eusong Lee, will is an expression of regret and loss amidst the death of a loved one.

Daniel Suelo quit money in 2000. He lives in caves, harvests food and dumpster dives. But he didn’t quit on life and is still an active member of his community. Made by David Eckenrode for the BBC.

An old man goes on a rampage after waiting in vain for fellow train commuters to offer him a seat. It’s like an animé version of Epic Beard Man, mixed with Star Wars and a dash of morbid humor.

An animated short by Rafael Velásquez Stanbury starring the letter “D” and a murderous quill pen. We’re not sure why the letter waited ’til the last moment to escape, but it’s a still fun chase scene.

Wouldn’t it be cool if your life had a soundtrack? That seems to be what happened to Mr. Foley – get it? – but he doesn’t like it one bit. Directed by Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman aka D.A.D.D.Y.

Raphael Haddad spent a night with street artist Invader in the winter of 2011, filming the urban artist as he plastered his trademark pixel art all over Paris. Music by ToBy Screamer.

(NSFW: Language) The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst Friends is a short film that reenacts a hilarious incident involving director Jay Cheel’s Settlers of Catan playmates.

(NSFW: Language) Not even the pretense of an honorable settlement, courteous language and finest velvet can conceal brutish machismo for what it is. It is a deplorab – oh. Oh. Nice work.