Awesome Short Films

Ember Labs’ visually-ambitious sci-fi/fantasy about a mysterious dust ravaging the countryside, Dust wrapped principal photography, but is raising funds for the VFX and CG to complete the short film.

A man named Max X. decides to take advantage of a nice day to take his bicycle for a ride. He also needs to pump up some flat tires and a few other things along the way.

If you grew up during the 80s you probably saw a lot of Steve Hershon on TV, but his face or name won’t ring any bells. Steve was a hand insert model, hired only for close up shots of hands.

(NSFW) A heartbreaking story about growing up, written and directed by Christina Choe, I Am John Wayne won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival.

Written and directed by Johannes Hartmann, Halbschlaf – “half-asleep” – plays on our implicit trust as viewers in what the film chooses to reveal, using an entertaining albeit predictable trick.

Nike asked filmmaker Casey Neistat to create a short film based on the phrase “Make It Count”. He took the shoot budget and spent it all on an inspiring 10 day trip around the world with his pal.

Cribble put the envelopes given to him by his university’s career department to send out resumes in to good use as the background for this imaginative and often nonsensical short animation.

A kid and his two friends shot this short with surprisingly solid action, tight editing, and a perfect score. One Reddit commenter said “This kid’s talent exceeds his equipment.” We couldn’t agree more.

A profile on Allan Benton, owner of Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams, famous for its cured meats. A passionate man who loves eating his products as much as he likes making ’em.

The heartwarming and bellyaching story of how Jack Black and Kyle Gass made their new album, Rize of the Fenix. To Be the Best plays at 4:20, but consider that a bonus and watch the whole thing.

A documentary by Doug Nichol about John Benet, an American ad man working in Shanghai, whose empty gaze betrays the price of his lucrative job. A bit like Lost in Translation meets Mad Men.

(NSFW: Language) Writer and director Shawn Wines imagines how a first date would end if both parties were to be totally honest with each other. The result? Sheldon and Amy, but with sex.

If you can refrain from blinking for eight and a half minutes, we highly suggest you do so when you watch RUIN, Wes Ball’s animated short. It’s thin on narrative but heavy on action and eye candy.

Against all odds, Dr. Ed Dobson’s 11 year journey with ALS has been a hopeful one. Get to know him in the first of a video series he made to remind us that life isn’t over when you receive difficult news.

Arachnophobes look away! Cyriak fills our screens (and worst nightmares) with an endless barrage of animated spiders crafted from circuit boards, human heads, and other stuff. Get the Raid!

A clever stop motion short that plays on idioms and homonyms. PES made Fresh Guacamole for Showtime’s Short Stories as a follow up to his award-winning short Western Spaghetti.