In the 1980s, New Zealand skateboarder Lee Ralph had the world at his feet. But right when he seemed poised to join the sport’s elite, he was kicked out of the USA and the limelight for good.
Like short films? Have access to a Netflix account? Here are the 10 films worth your time [Updated March. 2025]
Sam is about to meet his celebrity idol... the only problem is, Sam works in a morgue... and his idol is dead.
A cherished tradition, every year Sundance releases a selection of short films from their competition lineup onto the internet for the duration of the fest. It is an excellent way for fans at home to connect with the goings on, and for short film fans in particular, a great way to spy some of the year's top shorts early in their festival run.
Mohammed Alsaleh is a young Syrian refugee granted asylum in Canada after fleeing torture and imprisonment by the Assad regime. While rebuilding his life in Vancouver, he assists newly-arrived Syrian refugee families to resettle, finding new homes and new beginnings.
Kickstarter is launching a new initiative to highlight short film projects for the entire month of March. We chat with the company's Director of Documentary, Liz Cook Mowe to learn more.
From Film Riot’s Ryan Connolly, a man wakes up to find himself prisoner to a proximity triggered bomb attached to his ankle.
A young boys visits his grandfather and begins to understand a little about mortality.
An Oscar-nominated film about a copy shop clerk who accidentally duplicates himself and sets off a chain reaction of unintended consequences—filmed from 18,000 photocopied frames.
A visual poem combining music, spoken word, dance, and archival footage, "Gold Token" explores Black ancestry and ultimately how society uses the Black experience as a piece of aesthetic consumption.
