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The Ten Best Short Films on Netflix
Like short films? Have access to a Netflix account? Here are the 10 films worth your time [Updated March. 2025]
Experimental
Frederic Siegel
Sit Down, Don't Touch Anything
A face is born out of chaos. It struggles to exist. It struggles to find its purpose. It struggles to sit on a chair. In fact, it struggles with a lot of things. But thank god, it’s trying. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Comedy
Bianca Poletti
Radical Honesty
At the tail end of a great date, Jack and Rachel bond over a shared interest in deconstructing traditional relationship structures, but when Jack reveals the reality of his "radical" open relationship, things take a turn for the absurd.
News
SXSW Filmmakers Q&A
As the SXSW Film Festival gears up this weekend, regular SOTW contributor, Jason B Kohl, sat down with two filmmakers from UCLA's MFA Directing Program en route to Austin. Their shorts couldn't be more different from each other in every aspect from production through post, but the two had many common insights to share.
Article
15 Things Wrong With Your Short Film
Here are the most common mistakes filmmakers make with their short films that stick out like a sore thumb to programmers and curators. Find out how to avoid them.
Drama
Andree Ljutica
How to Say I Love You at Night
When Paul refuses to leave, Benny's easy night of sex and drugs takes a strange turn in this 16-min. single take film exploring notions of male-on-male intimacy, sexuality and violence.
Documentary
Jay Bedwani
Stretch
Sebastién lives for the thrill of the circus. Now the oldest acrobat in the troupe, he knows this trip could be his last.
Sh_t Happens
In an apartment building, an exhausted caretaker, his sexually frustrated wife and their neighbour - a widowed deer - all try to cope with their problems, but just end up making things worse. Well, sh*t happens all the time.
Fan Film
Interview with Joe Sill (Kara)
Director Joe Sill joins us to discuss his latest short film 'Kara' - a Star Wars fan-film featuring some impressive VFX work.
