Awesome Short Films

A 360º short film about an alien that crash lands on Earth. It goes on a rampage when a woman picks up the device that came with it. Best watched via YouTube on Android or Google Spotlight on iOS device. Behind-the-scenes here.

An extraterrestrial explorer is marooned by an endless cycle of war and killing on the planet that he visited in the penultimate episode of Zumabakamera’s critically-acclaimed short film series. You can help fund the finale on Kickstarter.

(Flashing images) An incredibly wealthy and prideful man is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He chooses to go out in a grand fashion by commissioning a Euthanasia Coaster, a roller coaster that theoretically induces euphoria before starving the brain of oxygen.

(PG-13: Language) Florence is sick of being holed up in a nursing home. An unlikely opportunity presents itself when the facility accidentally books two Elvis impersonators. Mirrah Foulkes’ short film is as depressing and quirky as it sounds, but it also rings true.

Blizzard’s body of animated work stays afire with another awesome Overwatch short film. The cold-blooded Talon assassin Widowmaker is after a beloved robot diplomat, but Overwatch’s time-traveling ace agent Tracer is on guard.

(PG-13) Tom broke up with Allison more than a year ago, and he’s concerned because he’s still seeing her. In everyone else. Writer and director Oren Brimer’s short film takes a simple and relatable idea and executes it masterfully with the help of great actors.

Ice Music is an annual performance in Luleå, Sweden where the instruments and the concert hall are mainly made of ice. Ice sculptor Tim Linhart started it more than 20 years ago when he realized that the upright bass he carved was actually playable.

A man annoys his way into saving money at a garage sale. David Jude Harris’ short film is an amusing adaptation of Jory John’s eponymous short story, which also appears to be a vividly recalled dream.

(PG-13: Language) An artificial intelligence wakes up and begins learning about the world around it, including its creators. YouTuber exurb1a’s cynical short film doesn’t break new ground, but it is strangely entertaining.

(PG-13) Director Alex Vivian follows up on his amusing dude-on-dude bike riding lesson with something a little bit, er… a whole lot… sexier – something we like to call Two Girls, One Bike. Is it hot in here, or is it just us?

It looks like Blizzard is going to copy Team Fortress 2′s “Meet the…” short films for its own team-based FPS Overwatch. We say keep ’em coming. This first short is about Winston, the fierce gorilla scientist.

An aging Batman infiltrates Skynet’s headquarters to upload a virus that will destroy the evil A.I. once and for all. But Skynet’s not going down without a fight and sends a T-800 after the Dark Knight. A fun stop motion short by Captain McKay Random.

A wonderfully shot short film by Brandon Bloch and Tim Sessler which uses the movements of a group of talented young dancers to reflect the gradual loss of New York City’s local culture and character as the city has gentrified. Read more on the Brooklyn Aerials blog.

Director Taz Goldstein’s short film pokes fun of the trope of the all-knowing, all-seeing evil computers found in sci-fi movies like TRON. While this machine does its best to crush the will of all who encounter it, this particular subject seems impervious to its demands.

Filmmaker Patrick Muhlberger has clearly been inspired by the visual comedy of Edgar Wright, but that takes nothing away from quirky short film about a man hellbent on righting a wrong when a DJ plays the wrong song for his niece at a dance.

(PG-13) Goody two shoes Ed is tired of being pushed around by the office bully, who got the promotion that Ed was more deserving to have. So when our hero sees an opportunity to strike back, he gleefully takes it. A classic loser story directed by Antonio Oreña-Barlin.

An old man takes his time sampling the food at a supermarket, earning the ire of staff and his fellow customers. We’ve met many Dandekars, but they’re not all insidious. Sometimes people are just being people. A wonderfully shot and acted short film by Leena Pendharkar.

(PG-13 Language) Ariel Martin’s short film tells the story of a busy mother who leaves her children under the supervision of a cyborg surrogate. A disturbing vision of our growing reliance on technology, and proof that good science fiction doesn’t need to rely on VFX.

Now we know why Darth Maul is in such a bad mood. He doesn’t have a mouse and a keyboard. Seriously though if you’re into the Star Wars prequels’ flashy blade dancing, you’ll love Shawn Bu’s fan film.

An IT worker ends his answer to a coworker’s innocent question with the popular “I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.” But he’s not joking. He really means it this time. A darkly comic short film by Max Sherman, starring Ben York Jones and Tim Baltz.

Two friends come upon a statue man in the middle of their hike. Curious about the performer’s choice of territory, they indulge him with a donation. Things escalate quickly in Boat Comedy’s allegory of the hellish realm known as the real world.

Before thrilling us with his sci-fi movies Timecrimes and Extraterrestrial, writer and director Nacho Vigalondo showed off his mastery at combining the mundane and the surreal in this short film that elevates what would otherwise be a cheesy rom com scene.

A woman discovers that their new place has an incredibly peculiar closet. Anything she puts in there gets doubled when she re-opens its door. Lotta Losten and her husband David Sandberg made this awesomely minimal and taut short film in their new home.