Awesome Short Films

A wonderful homage to classic science fiction films, C tells the story of a Lieutenant with a mysterious agenda who hijacks a fighter ship and its deadly payload. Shot without CGI, using in-camera effects.

A clever stop-motion short made by animation students from the Communication University of China. It would’ve scored a 10 in our books if not for its stereotypical (and unnecessary) plot.

A fake documentary about the effects of catnip on cats, complete with testimonials from avid users. It even looks like it was filmed and edited by a cat on catnip. Written and directed by Jason Willis.

Take 4:40 out of your day and expand your mind – check out Powwow Trail, part of The Ways, an ongoing series of stories on culture and language from Native communities around the Great Lakes.

(NSFW) If you like RPGs, you’ll love this short. Two strangers embark on an epic adventure in search of… The Reward. An awesome animated short made by students at Denmark’s The Animation Workshop.

(NSFW: Language) A guy is trying to sell his mountain bike to an impressed potential buyer, but he gets upstaged by a legend. There’s not much else to say about the short, so just watch and laugh.

The director’s cut of the Nintendo 3DS commercial that was made to advertise the handheld system as an audio-visual guide to the Musée du Louvre. The song is Með Suð Í Eyrum by Sigur Ros.

A robotics genius struggles on his quest to make the perfect android. Drew Mylrea’s short film asks the age-old question: what makes us human? There’s a twist here begging to be explored.

Casey Neistat found himself with a 10-hour layover while flying from NYC to Capetown, South Africa. He took full advantage of the brief time he had on the ground, then edited the entire clip on flight #2.

Joshua ‘Zeurel‘ Palmer’s short animated film gives us a cat’s-eye glimpse inside the world of internet cat celebrity, as a furry feline stumbles into unexpected fame and fortune.

(NSFW: Language) A hilarious short about a hardware store crew whose love of The Walking Dead, hatred of rude customers along with mind-numbing boredom led him to plan for zombies.

(NSFW) A dead man comes back to life to say goodbye to his wife. A dark animated short written, directed & produced by Jonah D. Ansell, with the voices of Christopher Lloyd and Kathy Bates.

Director Mikey Schaefer captured pure beauty on film, as we see free climber Dean Potter walking a highline tied to Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National Park while the moon rises behind him.

A short documentary about the Dennehy household, home to 12 children. Nine of those children were given the gift of family, including YouTuber George Dennehy. A heartwarming film by I Like Giving.

(NSFW: Language) In 2005, boxer Kevin McBride beat Mike Tyson in the latter’s final match. But he was unable to sustain his success. Get ready to be bummed out by Joshua Weinstein’s sobering short.

A year after the sneak peek first broke, this sweded recreation of Toy Story is complete, painstakingly remaking the entire 80-minute-long Pixar classic using toys and live actors. (Thanks Everyone!)

Geoff Ross gets a phone call from his future self – but instead of providing his past self with tips on when to sell his Apple stock, or who won this year’s Super Bowl – he has a much more critical message.

We could go on and on about the post-apocalyptic setting of NOON, but writer and director Kasra Farahani had us more enamored of the tension and compelling protagonist in his short film.

A sick computer animated sci-fi short about aliens at war with robots. Want to have your mind blown? R’ha was written, directed and animated by just one man: 22-year old Kaleb Lechowski.

Square Enix has released the complete version of the stunning cinematic that heralded the reboot of MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. The new footage starts at 5:30. Apply for the game’s beta here.

A short film that also serves as a benchmarking tool for Windows PCs. Made by Plastic and Platige Image (the folks behind the Witcher 2 intro). Download link and instructions at ALLBenchmark.

A short film by Gioacchino Petronicce for Pix’n Love Editions which harnesses the power of sound to communicate some of life’s little game-enders. Crank up your speakers or headphones for this one.

A 5 Second Film about the PISRQ – Post-Interaction Smile Reduction Quantifier, measuring how much our smile fades as we turn away after meeting someone. Watch closely; this might save your life.