We Will Live Again

The unusual and extraordinary operations of the Cryonics Institute, a facility that stores human beings at below-freezing temperatures in cryopreservation.

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Horror Jess O'Kane 8 minutes

Girl at Party

A mysterious and otherworldly teenage girl confronts the limits of her power when she meets a boy at a house party.

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Horror Kane Parsons 9 minutes

The Backrooms

Inspired by a creepy photo posted on 4chan, journey into a nightmarish world of never-ending rooms in this tension-filled Horror short

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Documentary Jonathan David Kane 11 minutes

Papa Machete

An aging master keeps alive the art of "Tire Machèt", a style of machete fencing that overthrew the Napoleonic forces in the famous Haitian slave rebellions.

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Drama Law Chen 12 minutes

I Don't Make the Rules

An ex-pro football player works various blue collar odd jobs in order to make ends meet in NYC and will do whatever it takes to get an entry level office job at a law firm.

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Drama David Lowery 16 minutes

Pioneer

A father tells his little boy the most epic bedtime story ever.

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News January 25th, 2012

Oscar Nominees 2012: Short Films

The nominations are in! There are many great films in the lineup this year but there are also a few noticeable absences. Who do you think deserves the little golden man? Click the images to view the trailers then vote below.

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Horror Theo Rhys 19 minutes

Stuffed

A musical film about a taxidermist who dreams of stuffing a human and a man she meets online so afraid of ageing he volunteers to be her specimen. An unexpected romantic spark between them complicates their plans.