Awesome Short Films

This computer animated short by Dan Sumich is a hilarious, action-packed and literal take on the butterfly effect. The pace, graphics and the layout of the city reminds us of Crazy Taxi.

(Gore) What’s worse than having Death literally descend upon your town? When he makes you wait. A gruesome computer animated short by Bo Mathorn, produced at The Animation Workshop.

This is the story of an old man trying to make a helicopter from scrap. And if you’ve ever tried to build something – an object, an idea, a relationship – then this is your story as well.

The latest episode of Made by Hand is about Martinez Cigars, a cigar shop in New York where customers are free to sit and watch employees make cigars, or just chill and talk with patrons.

Two blind people accidentally insult each other and end up in a chaotic fight because they both can’t see that the other person also can’t see. A funny short film by Jon Mackey.

Louis C.K. is famous for saying: “Everything is amazing, and nobody is happy.” This short film rephrases that: “Everything’s amazing and all, but, like, you think I should get side bangs?”

A man is consumed by thoughts of revenge. But the cry for blood is nothing compared to a sinner’s curse. David Victori’s La Culpa won the top prize at the 2012 Your Film Festival.

Andrew Mc Murry plays a man who manages to create a true 3D version of Roller Coaster Tycoon. He does what anyone who’s ever played a tycoon game has done at least once: go on a power trip.

Sometimes life derails us from where we think we’re supposed to go, only to take us somewhere better. This short film by Jacob Wyatt is about a sneaky white fox who steals a girl’s train ticket.

Jeroen Wolf of Imagine Video spent nearly a year in and around Amsterdam to make this short clip, which captures everyday people from ages 0 to 100, each speaking their age in their native tongue.

(NSFW: Language) A group of dogs are caught in the middle of a zombie outbreak. Do they have what it takes to save us? Wrong question. Do they want to save us? That’s more like it. Also, no.

BoredShorts TV’s Kid Snippets are short films based on kids’ impromptu stories. The debut episode is about a salesman and a potential customer. Here’s what the children came up with.

The GrosJean Brothers sit down for a cup of joe and dream about how they’d deal with an armed assailant if one should ever break into their room. We are so going out and buying Swiffers right now.

A short film (or is it a documentary?) by 3rd year Bezalel Academy of Art students Alon Tako, Guy Elnathan, Daniel Lichter and Sivan Kotek, about a mother trying to get her gamer son to play outside.

A solid fan short directed by Bryan Nest that imagines the events that took place between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Featuring Bats’ old enemies Victor, Arnold and Edward.

A sly (and magical) fox outsmarts two would-be hunters in this vibrant and entertaining short animated CGI film by Thomas Bozovic, Alexandre Cazals, Julien Legay, and Chao Ma.

As the company celebrates its 80th birthday, LEGO takes a look back at its story so far with this animated short film. You can skip to about 10:00 in the video for the origin of the iconic bricks.

(NSFW: Language) Mitch Hedberg’s delivery was so natural that some people think that he just made them up as he went along. His wife Lynn Shawcroft shares his writing process in this video.

Delivery guys encounter all sorts of people and situations on the job. But this dude will have one hell of a time explaining to his boss what happened. He should’ve taken the first payment.

Faced with problems both at home and in school, a young boy turns to breakdancing to vent his frustrations and express himself. Written and co-directed by Julien Bam, starring Justen Beer.

(NSFW: Language/Gore) Clinton Jones directed this awesome live-action film, chockful of exciting martial arts sequences and top-notch stuntwork by Robert Dill and EMC Monkeys.

Sick of her rude and obnoxious schoolmate, a young girl hatches a diabolical plan. An animated short film made by Ringling College of Art and Design students Alyse Miller and Phillip Simon.

At what point does technology that’s meant to enhance our lives start worsening it? A short film by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo, Sight is a pessimistic take on our dependence on technology.