1. The Sands Between
A woman has a phone conversation with her significant other which slowly deteriorates as she comes to realize that the world around her might not be real.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
2. Doghead Tea (Hundekopftee)
Eva has a persistent stutter. One day, she witnesses how Suzy gets killed in a car accident. Unguardedly, she puts Suzy's abandoned mobile phone in her pocket. That innocent move will lead to the most bizarre and unexpected consequences.
3. I See You (I gseh di)
Christina is in her mid-twenties and in a sensual and playful relationship with her boyfriend Joel. Though it irritates her when Joel takes erotic photos of her during sex, she gladly submits to it, for him. After all, they’re not teenagers anymore. Christina eventually starts to question her trust in Joel when she sees him tipsily showing a photo on his phone to their mutual friend Tanner. Christina’s doubts alone suffice to put the couple’s relationship to the test.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
4. Rain
The day-to-day life of a young man struggling from depression, haunted by the unending rainstorm pounding against his house.
5. We Are Bleach
A multi-awarded 23 minute short film about pansexual punk rockers in a toxic relationship in London’s underground music scene
6. El cielo y la tierra son tan viejos como yo y las 10 mil cosas son una (El cielo y la tierra son tan viejos como yo y las 10 mil cosas son una)
Two young men travel the city of Santiago during a working day in order to carry out a bureaucratic process. In their journey, they run into different urban characters as they talk about time and other "important" issues.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
7. Hysterical Sisters
"Hysterical Sisters" is an artistic and abstract poem about the chronic menstrual illnesses Adenomyosis and Endometriosis, that visualises the daily struggles of affected people. Adenomyosis is often described as the "evil sister" of Endometriosis - and vice versa. Two personified illnesses, that cause immense suffering and debilitating pain. Since loneliness, shame and a lack of understanding shape the lives of many affected people, the short film aims to raise awareness, break taboos and ultimately show sufferers they're not alone.
8. Triptych (Triptyk)
A three-part short film of women's roles, power, frustration and desires. Three small movies that form a unit together. The first film treats the anxiety of being subordinate, the second film treats the frustration of being near somebody who wants to kill and the third film is about wanting someone.
9. Milk
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
It has an average vote of 7.244 on TMDB.
10. The Shower (La Ducha)
Elisa has lived with Manuela for five years but they have to separate. This is the last morning they spend together where they will try in vain to say goodbye. Naked, among the steam, they will go through the domestic fights, the affection, the anger, the guilt, the jokes and the sorrows; they will look at each other in detail, trying to capture the last fragments of a relationship that melts away, that goes with the water.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
11. In This Life
In five acts, this film explores the language of loss through dance, narrative scenes, and performance art, conveying the complexity of grief in the, often wordless way it impacts all our lives.
12. Liar (Menteur)
Due to drug abuse, a 13-year-old boy is placed into a detention center for young offenders. After a week, the judge will decide if he must stay there or go back home. Confronted with the adults, the judge, the psychologist and the social workers, the boy uses his most effective power to rebel against them all: lying.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
13. Visas and Virtue
Europe, 1940. For thousands of Jews, a Japanese diplomat and his wife defy Tokyo and the Nazis, and offer visas, for life.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. The Postcard (La carte postale)
La Carte Postale is a 1998 short film directed by Vivian Goffette. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
15. Theis and Nico (Bror, min bror)
The two brothers Teis and Nico find a poster from "Gone with the Wind" and they start talking about why people kiss and the techniques behind it. Later they meet Giinjha and she invites them to her birthday-party. While they are preparing to go to the party they rehearse how to kiss in the way the poster suggested because Teis has announced that he is in love with Giinjha and will kiss her even though he is not comfortable about it.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
16. (A)Torsion ((A)Torzija)
Torsion is a 2002 Bosnian short film directed by Stefan Arsenijevic. A singing group, trying to escape war-torn Sarajevo, has to wait for a tunnel to clear. While they wait, a cow has difficulty giving birth because of the "torsion" affecting its calf . Fortunately, one of the choir members has some veterinary training, and with help from the chorus to drown out the sounds of war, the cow gives birth. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
17. If We Keep Talking in Summer Days (If We Keep Talking in Summer Days)
In a small city in the north, the time of midsummer is very short. Two boys get to know each other by chance and agree to meet by a lake. But one of them doesn’t keep the agreement, and it begins to rain heavily.
18. Futile Devices For Futile Souls
An experimental short film set to Sufjan Stevens' 'Futile Devices'. What meaning there is comes from what one sees in the images for themselves.
19. Shackled
Held captive by a circus, Malu is frantically rescued from her shackles by her husband. As she waits anxiously in the darkness for her chance to escape, a disturbing truth she's hidden away seeps back in.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
20. Womack
A vicious crime leaves a Brooklyn man wrestling with his conscience in this short film.
