1. An Untitled Film
A BFI production from 1964, directed by David Gladwell, who is best known as an editor of films like Lindsay Anderson's If.... and O Lucky Man! . This short was shot at 200 fps, depicting a series of pastoral scenes from a British farm, edited to produce a suggestion of violence in contrast to its visual beauty.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
2. Friday's Child (Fredagsbarn)
Rune is 14 years old and lives in the suburbs; he is different from the other boys. One day after having a fight with his dad he leaves home to hang out at the docks and be by himself. But he is not the only one there; the slightly older Benjamin is also at the docks painting graffiti on an abandon factory. Intrigued and curious Rune goes over to say hi.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
3. Take Me Please
The movie is a presentation of a breakup, and everything after that: the boy is hesitant, the girl gets bored with it, the boy meets the girl’s new boyfriend, which is a bit more shocking than it was expected, the boy wants to escape, he believes his life is over, then they meet again, and fall in love again, but in the end they have to admit, that it really doesn’t work.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
5. Adjuration
Grace is recovering from her brother's suicide and, while trying to fill up the void, she's haunted with the memories of the one she loved the most.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Last Minute Scenario (Last Minute Scenario)
A screenwriter is asked by her boss to write an idea in just an hour.
7. Checkmate (Xeque-Mate)
When starting a chess game, João does everything he can to try to emerge victorious. During the game, strange things start to happen in your home. To try to understand what is happening, João will need to gather strength to defeat his biggest adversary: himself.
8. Chowboys
Three stupid cowboys are lost in the woods without any food on the coldest night of the year. Will they succumb to the cold, cannibalism or the Christmas Spirit? Canada's infamous Astron-6 return to short form to challenge the very idea of storytelling. Grotesque. Absurd. Buñuel by way of the Zuckers and Abrahams.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
9. TiCK
In a post-pandemic society, a vampire in hiding is forced to make a stand when confronted with the oppressive regime who kidnapped and enslaved her family.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
10. Cycles
The short follows the lives of a family consisting of Bert, Rae, and their daughter Rachel. The viewer serves as an observer of the family's lifecycle before, during, and after living in their home. It is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first short set in virtual reality.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
11. Not Yours (Not Yours)
15 years later, Jad faces a self-confrontation and blames himself for not being able to protect it, from the recurring sexual abuse by a family member.
12. Failed (Failed)
Paniz is threatened to be expelled from her school after an abortion, but manages to convince the school's principal that her dead son is the baby's father. The principal decide to support Paniz, but unfortunately her lie is exposed.
13. Boycott (Boycott)
A little boy wants to bring food for his father in jail. On his way there, something strange happens.
14. No Exit (La mafar)
Like many people of his generation, Ali has decided to run away from the hardships of war. Along his way, he meets a strange person in a bus station: an encounter that will change his perspective.
15. Tone Colour
A Gossy New Wave Production - A lonely high school student discovers his true colour through friendship and music.
16. Avanos (Άβανος)
Tasos, an ex-convict, is feeling responsible for his friend's accident at their workplace, a slaughterhouse. Kiki, a waitress at the local tavern falls once again victim to sexual harassment. When they both find themselves under extreme pressure, the eruption is unavoidable and the consequences are imminent.
17. Hashtag
In a future where social media dominates every moment of our lives, "X" has attained unprecedented celebrity but obscurity is just a click away.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
18. Thermopylae
A distraught man in coat and tie grips the guardrail at a remote cliff overlooking the Pacific. At a boys' high school in toney Rancho Palos Verdes, Mr. Radford teaches classics. His best student is the earnest Andrew. Late one evening, Andrew stops by Mr. Radford's office; Andrew's been the only student to do well on a recent exam. They chat, and something happens that brings a sleepless night to Mr. Radford. The next day, Andrew misses Mr. Radford's class, and after, Mr. Radford is aghast to see Andrew and Andrew's father waiting outside the principal's office. What's the teacher's fear, and what will he do about it?
It has an average vote of 3.7 on TMDB.
19. Aseo General (Aseo General)
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20. Billy Elliot
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
It has an average vote of 7.595 on TMDB.