1. Little Accidents
In a small American coal town living in the shadow of a recent mining accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws three people together—a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy—in a web of secrets.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
2. Laggies
Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind - while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week - hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika and Annika's world-weary single dad Craig.
It has an average vote of 6.117 on TMDB.
3. Studies on Hysteria (Studies on Hysteria)
Short film about a young man discovering pants in a nudist world. A parable of the societal intolerance to anything different.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
4. Insects in the Backyard (แมลงรักในสวนหลังบ้าน)
In the absence of their parents, Johnny and Jennifer are being brought up by their sister Tanya, an overdressed transvestite. Both kids mess up their pursuit of romance, and both look for ways to break away from the family home and become independent.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
5. A Jury of Her Peers
A Jury of Her Peers is a 1980 short film directed by Sally Heckel, adapted from the story by Susan Glaspell. A farm woman is accused of murdering her husband in early 1900's Midwest America. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
6. Couples and Robbers
Couples and Robbers is a 1981 English language comedy/crime film written and directed by Clare Peploe, starring Frances Low, Rik Mayall and Peter Eyre. Two couples -- one with all the riches that dreams are made of, the other with only dreams and schemes -- are brought together by the plotting of the poorer couple. A pair of newlyweds wander through the city streets, bickering about their poverty, until they are distracted by the opulent home of a lawyer. Impulsively, the couple makes off with the lawyer's vehicle for one night of extravagant indulgence. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
7. Sopa de pescado (Sopa de pescado)
(Sopa de pescado)
8. El caracol (El caracol)
(El caracol)
9. El día menos pensado (El día menos pensado)
What would happen if the world's largest city ran out of clean water? The situation is portrayed through the eyes of a mature couple who are reluctant to leave their home and who defend their last drops of water at gunpoint.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Monangambeee (Monangambeee)
Filmmaker-griot coming from the theater, it was with a camera, while the war in Vietnam occupied everyone's minds, that Sarah Maldoror gave visibility to the African wars of decolonization: Angola, Guinea Bissau, French Guinea, Cape Verde... His short film Monangambée addresses the torture by the Portuguese army of a sympathizer of the Angolan resistance. At the end of editing, Sarah Maldoror approached the members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago during a Parisian concert and offered to add sound to her film. The next day they watched the film, were convinced and, in the process, recorded their first soundtrack. Free. As evidence of African-American solidarity. Shot in Algiers, Monangambée is a film about torture and, more broadly, about the incomprehension between the colonized and the colonizers. It is based on a novel by the Angolan writer Luandino Vieira, then imprisoned by the Portuguese colonial power.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
11. Chamber Music (Musique de Chambre)
Rose 12 years, spends his holidays in musical colony. By day she plays the flute in an orchestra. At night she shares a room with two clarinetists of 16. By proxy, Rose tries to get out childhood.
12. Wyspa R.O. (Wyspa R.O.)
"Wyspa R.O" is a highly personal story about freedom, fate and love as well as Lenica's personal creative testament. The allegorical story, full of symbols and the author's quotes, tells of a secret corner of the world which was once inhabited by convicts, where only one lonely guard remains. Lenica was one of the most important creators of Polish poster art and his films have been honored at many international festivals.
13. Surgeons (Хирурзи)
This is a film about moral dilemmas which surgeons face. Dr Panov, the head doctor of a provincial hospital, has a keen sense of responsibility and he takes risks in the name of life a lot more often than his colleagues.
14. OVERRATED
Benin has left Adelaide for a new life in Sydney, but he will soon realize that there is only so much charm to a fresh start. The struggles of adulthood seem to escalate around him - a recent breakup, followed by a series of other failures, has cornered him into a dark state of mind. With some help from his friends, he'll have to strive for the obvious personal development needed in order to keep moving forward.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
15. Presentation
Holly, an anxiety-ridden high school sophomore, is faced with the challenge of giving a class presentation.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
16. Boys (Jongens)
Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
17. Alex
It is New Zealand 1959. Teen swimmer Alex Archer has to battle set backs, intense rivalry and personal tragedy in her bid to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. Domino
A woman director is making a film about Billie Holiday. She wants to learn from her how to "feel" again, how to love again.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
19. The Oval Portrait
An artist is so consumed with painting a portrait of the women he loves that he doesn't notice she is dying until it's too late. Shot as a silent film.
20. Graduation
Two friends, Will and Gambino, navigate their transition to adulthood in a heartfelt short drama.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.