My 2020 Short Film List
by drewby118 | created - 12 Jan 2020 | updated - 26 Jan 2022 | PublicList of Short Films I saw for the first time in 2020.
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1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,729
2. Life of an American Fireman (1903)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Action
A fireman rushes into a carriage to rescue a woman from a house fire. He breaks the windowpanes and carries the woman to safety; after dangerous and uncertain moments he also saves the woman's son.
Directors: George S. Fleming, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Edwin S. Porter, Vivian Vaughan, Arthur White, James H. White
Votes: 2,703
3. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
TV-G | 11 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, A.C. Abadie, George Barnes, Justus D. Barnes
Votes: 20,985
4. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
The fiend faces the spectacular mind-bending consequences of his free-wheeling rarebit binge.
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Star: Jack Brawn
Votes: 1,990
5. How a Mosquito Operates (1912)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A hungry mosquito spots and follows a man on his way home. The mosquito slips into the room where the man is sleeping, and gets ready for a meal. His first attempts startle the man and wake him up, but the mosquito is very persistent.
Director: Winsor McCay | Star: Winsor McCay
Votes: 1,341
6. The Lonely Villa (1909)
8 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Marion Leonard, Mary Pickford, Gladys Egan
Votes: 1,089
7. The Starr Sisters (2020)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Beth Einhorn, Bridey Elliott | Stars: Patte Starr, Randa Starr
Votes: 15
8. A Thousand Sails (2020)
15 min | Short, Drama, Family
Solitary old lady REN is asked by a disabled neighbour to send some gifts to his son in the city. She met the son and brought a secret of him back to the island where she could have no one to talk to.
Director: Eric Tsang
9. Dirty (2020)
11 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Marco cuts class to spend the afternoon with his boyfriend, Graham. Things do not go as planned.
Director: Matthew Puccini | Stars: Manny Dunn, Morgan Sullivan, Sean Patrick Higgins, Ethan River Cohen
Votes: 237
10. The Devil's Harmony (2019)
14 min | Short, Horror
Revenge is best served a cappella. A bullied teenage girl leads a glee club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies.
Director: Dylan Holmes Williams | Stars: Patsy Ferran, Leo Suter, Bobby Schofield, Jordan Ajadi
Votes: 367
11. I'll End Up in Jail (2019)
23 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A stay-at-home mom gets into a murderous car crash where nobody wants to take the blame.
Director: Alexandre Dostie | Stars: Joseph Delorey, Martine Francke, Stéphane F. Jacques, Marine Johnson
Votes: 88
12. A Sister (2018)
17 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A night. A car. Alie is in danger. To get by she must make the most important phone call of her life.
Director: Delphine Girard | Stars: Veerle Baetens, Selma Alaoui, Guillaume Duhesme
Votes: 1,633
13. Brotherhood (2018)
25 min | Short, Drama, Family
Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife.
Director: Meryam Joobeur | Stars: Kais Ayari, Mohamed Grayaâ, Mouldi Kriden, Jasmin Lazid
Votes: 1,635
14. Nefta Football Club (2018)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In a Tunisian village, children are playing football on a wasteland. Meanwhile, Abdallah and Mohammed come across a donkey with headphones on his ears and bags full of a white powder on his... See full summary »
Director: Yves Piat | Stars: Eltayef Dhaoui, Mohamed Ali Ayari, Lyès Salem, Hichem Mesbah
Votes: 2,046
15. Saria (2019)
22 min | Short, Drama
SARIA explores the unimaginable hardships faced by young female orphans at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala, leading up to the tragic fire which claimed 41 of their lives in... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Buckley | Stars: Estefanía Tellez, Gabriela Ramírez, Verónica Zúñiga, Leticia Zúñiga
Votes: 1,073
16. The Neighbors' Window (2019)
21 min | Short, Drama
It tells the story of a middle aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.
Director: Marshall Curry | Stars: Maria Dizzia, Greg Keller, Juliana Canfield, Bret Lada
Votes: 5,884
17. Hair Love (2019)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A father tries to do his daughter's hair for the first time.
Directors: Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., Bruce W. Smith | Star: Issa Rae
Votes: 7,065
18. Playdate with Destiny (2020)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Maggie and Marge are having a play-date at Springfield's finest toddler play park when Maggie becomes smitten with a little boy. It's love at first suck and Maggie dreams about seeing him again after a day full of make-believe romance.
Director: David Silverman | Star: Chris Edgerly
Votes: 2,071
19. Three Little Pigs (1933)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Three Little Pigs each build a house of different material. The Big Bad Wolf comes along and blows away the straw and stick homes, but is unable to destroy the house of bricks.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Dorothy Compton, Mary Moder
Votes: 6,709 | Gross: $0.25M
20. San Pietro (1945)
Unrated | 32 min | Documentary, Short, War
Director John Huston documents the Battle of San Pietro Infine in December 1943.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Mark W. Clark, John Huston
Votes: 2,460
21. Smiling Friends (2020– )
TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Follows employees of a small company dedicated to bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world.
Stars: Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel, Marc M., Joshua Tomar
Votes: 13,884
22. Opal (2020)
16+ | 13 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A curious girl investigates the cries she hears coming from a forbidden house across the street.
Director: Jack Stauber | Star: Jack Stauber
Votes: 1,674
23.
SparkShorts (2018–2024)
Episode:
Burrow
(2020)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A rabbit attempts to dig a burrow and learns there's no shame in asking for help.
Director: Madeline Sharafian
Votes: 6,962
24.
SparkShorts (2018–2024)
Episode:
Out
(2020)
PG | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
On an average day, Greg's life is filled with family, love and a rambunctious little dog - but despite all of this, Greg has a secret. Today is different, because he might learn that he has nothing to hide.
Director: Steven Clay Hunter | Stars: Bernadette Sullivan, Kyle McDaniel, Caleb Cabrera, Matthew Martin
Votes: 3,914
25. Lamp Life (2020)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Short that shows what happened to Bo Peep and her sheep between Toy Story 2 and when she reappears in Toy Story 4.
Director: Valerie LaPointe | Stars: Annie Potts, Ally Maki, Jim Hanks, Emily Davis
Votes: 4,185
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