Best of the Month
Best of the Month: August 2024
Big Cats, the housing crisis and queer line dancing all feature in our Best of the Month picks for August 2024.
Experimental
Marcus Armitage
My Dad
Marcus Armitage's BAFTA-nominated short animation shows the destructive influence a Father's judgemental character can have on a young boy's life
News
The Oscar Winning Short Films of 2020
The Winners of the Short Subject Categories at the 92nd Academy Awards
Comedy
Eros V
Double Tap
A screen-obsessed teen ignores an Instagram chainmail and unleashes a Dickless Troll. Big mistake. Part of our SXSW Shorts Week coverage. #SXSWshorts
Satire
Steve Cutts
Happiness
Dripping with the acidic commentary that is his trademark, Steve Cutts releases his latest animation, sure to go viral. The story of a rodent's quest for happiness and fulfilment.
Horror
Lars Klevberg
Polaroid
From the director of the upcoming "Child's Play" reboot, we showcase his short film breakthrough. Two girls are moving out after Sarah's mother has passed away. In the clearing they exploit an old camera possessed by a dark past.
Documentary
Kelsie Moore
The Gray Area
A trailer in the desert—with its dust and strange beauty—became the home for a family of three. They live in a financial state that is becoming increasingly common throughout the US, a level of poverty they call “The Gray Area.”
Thriller
Martijn Winkler
#eyewitness
Shot in a series of continuous takes, Karim captures an accident with his phone camera and then starts to suspect there was foul play involved.
Something About Silence
An experimental sojourn into self-help culture and unprofessional hypnosis tutorials. A self proclaimed model attempts to share self help techniques on how not to be boring. Over time he drifts off in thoughts about pigeons, film making and his wife.
Sci‑Fi
Dennis Liu
Plurality
In the near future, instant DNA identification has created an information grid that makes crime extremely difficult, and anonymity impossible. But, suddenly, the same ID's start to appear in different locations. A pro-level and intelligent Sci- Fi piece about the genesis of a Big Brother State.
