1. Your Black Friend
From the 120 page comics collection “Your Black Friend and Other Strangers” debuting in March 2018 from Silver Sprocket.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
2. The Tree (The Tree)
In a world of drought, an old man spends his days collecting drops of water to quench the thirst of a dead tree.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
3. 5,80 mètres (5,80 mètres)
5 Meters 80 really is an absurd movie. Yet, no matter how ridiculous, Nicolas Deveaux managed to make it look so realistic that it’s as if giraffes jumping off the high dive are the most natural thing in the world. And that’s what makes it amazing.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
4. A Joy Story: Joy and Heron
A great animated short story about opportunity and helping each other.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
5. Small things of unquantifiable value (Piccole cose di valore non quantificabile)
A police officer records an unusual deposition from a young woman: all her dreams have been stolen.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
6. Dear Basketball
An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.
It has an average vote of 7.298 on TMDB.
7. DeKalb Elementary
Inspired by an actual 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.
It has an average vote of 7.032 on TMDB.
8. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
9. Lost & Found
A bumbling knitted dinosaur must completely unravel itself to save the love of its life.
It has an average vote of 7.895 on TMDB.
10. Garden Party (Garden Party)
In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
It has an average vote of 7.222 on TMDB.
11. Icarus
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.
It has an average vote of 7.654 on TMDB.
12. The Hunter's Prayer
An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
13. Lou
A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
14. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Two drag queens and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, whilst widening comfort zones and finding new horizons.
It has an average vote of 7.263 on TMDB.
15. Girl (Girl)
A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.
It has an average vote of 7.161 on TMDB.
16. One Cut of the Dead (カメラを止めるな!)
Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.
It has an average vote of 7.623 on TMDB.
17. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
It has an average vote of 7.945 on TMDB.
18. The Square (The Square)
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
It has an average vote of 6.767 on TMDB.
19. My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de courgette)
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
It has an average vote of 7.806 on TMDB.
20. Frances Ha
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
It has an average vote of 7.399 on TMDB.