Short Film Watchlist
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1. The Old Lady and the Pigeons (1996)
25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In seductive central Paris, an undernourished gendarme willing to go to great lengths to feed himself hatches a desperate, yet utterly cunning plan.
Director: Sylvain Chomet | Stars: James Pidgeon, Michoue Sylvain, Andrea Usher-Jones
Votes: 2,960
2. Didgori: Land of Sacrificed Knights (2009)
35 min | Short, History
In 1121 AD, 56,000 Georgian warriors, led by King Davit IV, battled 500,000 Seljuks on the Didgori battlefield in the Kingdom of Georgia, whose outcome would determine the fate of Jerusalem and all of Christianity.
Director: Nikoloz Khomasuridze | Stars: Elguja Burduli, Nevin Millan, Mika Sakvarelidze, Wil Wesley
Votes: 83
3. Madagascar, a Journey Diary (2010)
TV-PG | 12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A journey diary that redraws the trip of a European traveler confronted with Famadihana customs.
Director: Bastien Dubois
Votes: 689
4. Ménilmontant (1926)
38 min | Short, Drama
A couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to separate ways.
Director: Dimitri Kirsanoff | Stars: Nadia Sibirskaïa, Yolande Beaulieu, Guy Belmont, Jean Pasquier
Votes: 2,727
5. L'affaire Bronswik (1978)
24 min | Short, Comedy
A recounting of how a special brand of TV spontaneously caused orgies of insanely excessive consumerism.
Directors: Robert Rafik Awad, André Leduc, Tim Reid | Stars: Michel Mongeau, Antoine Aouad, Jamilie Aouad, Marcel Bissonnette
Votes: 121
6. The Cry of the Children (1912)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Drama
An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill.
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Marie Eline, Ethel Wright, James Cruze, Lila Chester
Votes: 328
7. Skyscraper (1959)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary short subject about the construction of a new skyscraper in late 1950s Manhattan, the Tishman building on prestigious Fifth Avenue.
Directors: Shirley Clarke, Wheaton Galentine, Irving Jacoby, D.A. Pennebaker, Willard Van Dyke
Votes: 254
8. La fonte des neiges (2009)
28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Léo is dragged to a nudist camping resort by his mother. Like most boys at the age of 12 or 13, being nude in public holds little appeal for Léo, who protests by wearing extra layers. Until... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Julien Chervier | Stars: Marc Beffa, Géraldine Martineau, Zazon, Laurent Roth
Votes: 1,022
9. Sweet Maddie Stone (2016)
24 min | Short, Drama
Maddie Stone rules her school yard under the protection of her family name. But after discovering her notorious father has been arrested, she has to make his bail money or lose the yard.
Director: Brady Hood | Stars: Jessica Barden, Harriet Cains, Jason Flemyng, Keeley Forsyth
Votes: 74
10. Let the Daylight Into the Swamp (2012)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules reconstructs the story of his grandparents and their rugged frontier life in the logging towns of Northern Ontario. It is a genre twisting reflection on a ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey St. Jules | Stars: Sean McCann, Diana Leblanc, Pierre Simpson, Colombe Demers
Votes: 17
11. One More (II) (2020)
18 min | Short, Drama
Billie and Alex have gotten themselves into a destructive cycle of drinking, drugging and repeating. One evening the arrival of Billie's ex boyfriend back on the scene could be the catalyst to enable the truth to come out.
Director: James Alexandrou | Stars: Celine Arden, Kate Kelly Flood, Bailey Patrick, Antoinette Alexandrou
Votes: 6
12. Nahanni (1962)
18 min | Documentary, Short
The legend of a lost gold mine and a river in the Northwest Territories that lures men to their doom. Albert Faille, an aging prospector, has set out time and again to find hidden gold. His... See full summary »
Director: Donald Wilder | Stars: William Weintraub, Albert Faille
Votes: 22
13. The Big Picture (2000)
13 min | Drama, Short
Consumed by her career, Wendy never imagined going out with Jack. She never imagined spending any time with him at all, but she's about to witness events that will change her mind. She's ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Robyn Moore, Michael Priest
Votes: 175
15. Islands of the West (1972)
27 min | Documentary, Short
A tour of the landscape and wildlife of the Western Isles in Scotland.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Star: Duncan Carse
Votes: 44
16. The Selfish Giant (1971)
26 min | Animation, Short
A giant builds a wall to keep children out of his garden, but then winter sets in permanently.
Director: Peter Sander | Stars: Paul Hecht, Charles Aznavour, The King Sisters, Alyce King
Votes: 368
17. Dyrehaven: Den romantiske skov (1970)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Portraying the four seasons of the nature in the famous Danish garden Dyrehaven.
Directors: Per Kirkeby, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 26
18. The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)
26 min | Short, Drama
An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
Director: Germaine Dulac | Stars: Germaine Dermoz, Madeleine Guitty, Jean d'Yd, Yvette Grisier
Votes: 2,941
19. Livet i Danmark (1972)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Almost 100 Danes - including a cyclist, a minister of finances, a popular actress, and 13 single women from province - try to convey a realistic impression of Denmark, different from the usual view as a little, exotic, and strange country.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Ann Bierlich, Stine Bierlich, Kristen Bjørnkjær, Asger Leth
Votes: 91
20. Bed & Breakfast (2006)
35 min | Short, Drama
Nathan and Laura, a young American couple, are on vacation in France to look for Baptist, an old friend of Nathan's who inherited a castle there. Nathan's motivations for the trip aren't ... See full summary »
Directors: Martin Beilby, Loïc Moreau | Stars: Charlie Blanche, Cédric Burgle, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Jennifer Drujon
Votes: 23
21. Return to Glennascaul (1952)
23 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
Orson Welles, on break from filming Othello, relates a tale he heard one spooky Irish midnight not so long ago when, driving through the countryside, he picked up a man with car trouble who told of a strange encounter with two hitchhikers.
Director: Hilton Edwards | Stars: Michael Laurence, Shelah Richards, Helena Hughes, John Dunne
Votes: 919
22. Prelude: Dog Star Man (1962)
25 min | Short
The prelude to Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Stars: Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening
Votes: 1,478
23. Memorable (2019)
12 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An aging painter and his wife struggle increasingly to cope with his advancing dementia.
Director: Bruno Collet | Stars: Dominique Reymond, André Wilms
Votes: 1,797
24. Dog Star Man: Part I (1962)
30 min | Short
The first part of Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Stars: Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening
Votes: 1,563
25. Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Biography, Comedy
While trying to decide what Gregor Samsa wakes up as, Kafka's constantly being interrupted by knife-selling strangers, party noise, girls, fancy dress costumes, and other strange, dreamlike visions.
Director: Peter Capaldi | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Crispin Letts, Ken Stott, Elaine Collins
Votes: 1,202
26. Dog Star Man: Part II (1963)
7 min | Short, Drama
The second part of Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Star: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 1,192
27. Dog Star Man: Part III (1964)
11 min | Short, Drama
The third part of Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Stars: Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening
Votes: 1,154
28. Dog Star Man: Part IV (1964)
6 min | Drama, Short
The fourth and final part of Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Stars: Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening
Votes: 1,175
29. Little Bird (I) (2017)
11 min | Short, Drama
A young woman in wartime London seeks to expand her limited horizons.
Director: Georgia Oakley | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Emily Taaffe, Bettrys Jones, Anna Fenwick
Votes: 83
30. World of Tomorrow (2015)
G | 17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Julia Pott, Winona Mae, Sara Cushman
Votes: 10,311
31. Night Shoot (2019)
14 min | Short, Comedy
An eccentric one-line actor keen to save his characters from extinction, uses costumes from past roles to tell their stories and inadvertently wins over a world weary wardrobe mistress into his theatrical imagination.
Director: Penny Eizenga | Stars: Jessica Marie Brown, Suzanne Cyr, Penny Eizenga, Kris Hagen
Votes: 8
32. Scraps (2011)
16 min | Short, Drama
Eva is a young, compassionate woman who decides to travel amidst a grim urban jungle. She's accepted by a select few who see her as a shining light in the darkness while shunned by everyone... See full summary »
Director: Danny Safady | Stars: Michelle Page, Lauren Sweetser, Allen Marsh, Jilanne Marie Klaus
Votes: 29
33. Gone Fishing (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Drama
The touching story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught.
Director: Chris Jones | Stars: Bill Paterson, Devon Murray, James Wilson, Lin Blakley
Votes: 243
34. The Farmer's Wife (2012)
18 min | Short, Drama
As her surroundings are invaded by outsiders, THE FARMER'S WIFE stoically carries out her daily tasks in preparation for what will be her final day on her farm, the only land she has known.... See full summary »
Director: Francis Lee | Stars: James Cartwright, Geraldine James, Alex Kelly, Martin Preston
Votes: 20
35. Awaiting Atwood (2013)
43 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Two washed-up, middle-aged adventuresses are under the delusion literary icon Margaret Atwood has invited them to stay with her in downtown Toronto. Having nothing better to do for the ... See full summary »
Director: Beth Mairs | Stars: Margaret Atwood, Beth Mairs, Betty Ann McPherson
Votes: 19
36. Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) (1975)
30 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Godfrey | Stars: Richard Briers, Harry Fowler, Barbara Moore, Angus Lennie
Votes: 361
37. Jesse (I) (2013)
14 min | Short, Drama
After her parents are killed in a car accident, twenty-two year old Kelly Turner finds herself in the overwhelming position of being the sole caregiver for her older brother Jesse who has autism.
Director: Adam Goldhammer | Stars: Jake Epstein, Hannah Emily Anderson, Andrew Bushell, William Ellis
Votes: 13
38. Stucco (2019)
18 min | Short, Horror
In Stucco (U.S.), an agoraphobic woman finds a suspicious hollow wall in her house.
Directors: Janina Gavankar, Russo Schelling | Stars: Janina Gavankar, Michael Ealy, Colton Haynes, Bel Powley
Votes: 520
39. The Silent Child (2017)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.
Director: Chris Overton | Stars: Rachel Fielding, Philip York, Rachel Shenton, Maisie Sly
Votes: 2,894
40. Reve-enka (1962)
15 min | Short, Animation, Family
Based on a Norwegian folk tale, with the addition of a second tale and a scene from a third. - The basic story: Mr. Fox is dead. His widow, Reve-enka (literally "the fox widow"), sits alone... See full summary »
Director: Ivo Caprino | Stars: Harald Heide Steen, Siri Rom, Trine Pedersen
Votes: 940
41. Behind the Screen (1916)
TV-G | 30 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Charlie is an overworked labourer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Albert Austin
Votes: 3,025
42. The Body Beautiful (1991)
23 min | Short
The story of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her relationship with her black daughter who begins a modeling career.
Director: Ngozi Onwurah | Stars: Brian Bovell, Saffron Burrows, Maureen Douglass, Sian Martin
Votes: 219
43. Your Last Day on Earth (2018)
15 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A Fox-dressed man breaks the space time limits with only one goal: to spend some time with his wife. But below this recreational act there's a far more complex and ambitious plan.
Director: Marc Martínez Jordán | Stars: Enric Auquer, Karina Kolokolchykova, Sònia Masuda Mora
Votes: 152
44. Where is Mama? (1960)
15 min | Animation, Short
A group of lost tadpoles search for their mother.
Director: Wei Te
Votes: 462
45. Prekrasnaya Lyukanida (1912)
10 min | Animation, Short
2 bugs fight over a beautiful female bug.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 235
46. À Propos de Nice (1930)
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
Directors: Boris Kaufman, Jean Vigo
Votes: 4,622
47. Cabbages and Kings (1972)
34 min | Short, Drama
A docudrama depicting the lives of Canadian alcoholics who hang out at a park on the river called "The Willows".
Director: Peter Duffy | Stars: Peggy Blondell, Ernie Lawless, Jerry Sheets
48. Breastfriends (2018)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young driven relay runner begins to question her sexuality when a new member joins the team.
Director: Eleanor Rogers | Stars: Ella Cannon, Ali Hardiman, Eleanor O'Brien, Slaney Power
Votes: 16
49. La Soufrière (1977)
31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave. Herzog ... See full summary »
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Edward Lachman
Votes: 2,299
50. Rail (1967)
14 min | Documentary, Short
A collage of trains running on London railway lines set to music.
Director: Geoffrey Jones
Votes: 61
51. My Husband's Jump (2017)
14 min | Short, Drama
"My Husband's Jump" is an adaptation of Newfoundland writer Jessica Grant's stellar, Journey-prize-winning short story. In it, the wife of an Olympic ski jumper (Bonnie Piesse, Star Wars ... See full summary »
Director: Robert W. Gray | Stars: Bonnie Piesse, Alexa Higgins, Ian Ottis Goff, Jack Ball
52. Nelli Kim (1978)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A profile of olympic gymnast Nelli Kim.
Directors: Georges Dufaux, Pierre Bernier | Stars: Nellie Kim, Nadia Comaneci
Votes: 9
53. Bleat (2022)
30 min | Short, Drama
Silent short film, set on the Greek Cycladic island of Tenos. A woman in black is mourning inside a simple house. Reality blends with dreamy imagination, and tradition with insidious desires.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Damien Bonnard, Emma Stone
Votes: 279
54. The Neolith (2020)
29 min | Short, Action, Drama
On the moors of a desolate land where the silence of the wind reigns, a mysterious man challenges four bloodthirsty savages whose thirst for dominance is thriving
Director: Daniel Boocock | Stars: Lasse Voss, Dan Boie Kratfeldt, Jak Corrie, Jacob Skyggebjerg
Votes: 23
55. A Letter from Ulster (1943)
33 min | Documentary, Short
A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow Ulsterman William (Bill) MacQuitty who ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
56. A Dancer's World (1957 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 31 min | Documentary, Music
Dancer, Choreographer, and Teacher Martha Graham offers insight into her theories about dance while the members of her world famous troupe display a number of their dance techniques in performance.
Director: Peter Glushanok | Stars: Lillian Biersteker, Robert Cohan, Miriam Cole, Martha Graham
Votes: 216
57. Illusions (1982)
34 min | Drama, Short
An African American woman rises to prominence in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s by passing as a white woman, affording others some dignity in the business that frequently portrayed movies as an illusion of a purely "white world."
Director: Julie Dash | Stars: Lonette McKee, Rosanne Katon, Ned Bellamy, Jack Rader
Votes: 519
58. Fishing Boats (1958)
11 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary of Sicilian fisherman at work, rest, and seeking refuge from a storm.
Director: Vittorio De Seta
Votes: 266
59. A Day in Barbagia (1958)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary of the women of Barbagia who take care of their homes, fields, and families why their shepherd husbands are away most of the year tending their herds.
Director: Vittorio De Seta
Votes: 291
60. Chalk Lines (2006)
9 min | Short
Coming-of-age short film In an all-boys boarding school in the 1950s, Agosto stands in the field, painfully taking part in a game of lunch-time cricket. He is detached from his surroundings... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Brophy | Star: Callum McBain
61. Loaded for Bear (II)
Short, Comedy, Drama | Post-production
Director: Anderson Cowan | Stars: Keith Coogan, John Kapelos, Matthew Von Der Ahe, Brock Morse
62. Aftercare (2023)
9 min | Short
Kaatali, an Inuk woman seeking to cover up a tattoo that represents a difficult past, is thrown off when her tattoo artist turns out to be the now-grown child she used to babysit.
Director: Anubha Momin | Stars: Sofia Banzhaf, Maika Harper
Votes: 7
63. R-34 (1967)
26 min | Short, Biography
The artist Greg Curnoe creates a collage.
Director: Jack Chambers | Star: Greg Curnoe
Votes: 15
64. 36 Questions (I) (2017)
Short, Romance
Director: Andre Newell | Stars: Heileen Arias, Joanna Saul
65. La cabina (1972 TV Movie)
35 min | Drama, Horror
A man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.
Director: Antonio Mercero | Stars: José Luis López Vázquez, Agustín González, Goyo Lebrero, Tito García
Votes: 4,565
66. Harvest (1967)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short
The American farm and farmer at harvest time, beginning in Texas with the first cutting of winter wheat, and following the season north to the Canadian border.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Star: John Carter
Votes: 46
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