Short Films
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1. Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea (2004)
15 min | Short
Two characters discuss business in a restaurant.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Mimi Branescu, Mihai Bratila, Victor Rebengiuc
Votes: 956
2. Megatron (2008)
14 min | Short, Drama
It's Maxim's birthday. He's 8 years old. He lives together only with his mother in a village not so close to the big city. For his birthday, his mother will take him to Bucharest, to McDonald's. There, Maxim hopes to meet his father.
Director: Marian Crisan | Stars: Maxim Adrian Strinu, Gabriela Crisu, Damian Victor Oancea, Damian Victor Oancea
Votes: 291
3. Miss Sueno (2018)
20 min | Short, Drama
Roxana is about to leave Romania and settle down in Madrid, Spain. Helped by charming Dan and his wife, Alina, she will soon find a job there and start a new life. Roxana doesn't know yet, ... See full summary »
Director: Radu Potcoavã | Stars: Bogdan Dumitrache, Marin Grigore, Olimpia Melinte, Aurora Paunescu
Votes: 24
4. The Cement Mixer (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama
For the people living on a street in downtown Bucharest, the torture has started a few days previous, when a construction site was set up on their street.
Director: Liviu Sandulescu | Stars: Mimi Branescu, Iulia Lumânare, Teodor Corban, Adrian Titieni
Votes: 48
5. Superman, Spiderman or Batman (2011)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama
Aron, a 5-year-old boy, together with his worried father, sets out on a journey at the end of which he wishes, like the superheroes in the comic books, to save his mother who is suffering from a heart condition.
Director: Tudor Giurgiu | Stars: Adriana Bailescu, Zsolt Bogdán, Ovidiu Crisan, Elena Ivanca
Votes: 395
6. Oli's Wedding (2009)
22 min | Short, Drama
Alone in his kitchen in Bucharest, Dorel prepares for what seems to be a party. Actually, it's his son's wedding which takes place in the USA. Dorel is going to watch the wedding through a ... See full summary »
Director: Tudor Cristian Jurgiu | Stars: Ioan Cortea, George Albert Costea, Alexandra Fasola, Alexandru Gatstramb
Votes: 52
7. Lampa cu caciula (2006)
25 min | Short, Drama
A boy convinces his father to go into town and fix their TV.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Marian Bratu, Gabriel Spahiu, Natalia Calin, Alexandru Georgescu
Votes: 582
8. Dying from a Wound of Love (2014)
22 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Angela Similea is THE 80s Romanian music diva and 'Dying from a wound of love' is her biggest hit. It's Saturday night in 2014 Bucharest. This is the evening when Andrei and Maria will hear... See full summary »
Director: Iulia Rugina | Stars: Eugen Matei Lumezianu, Paul Radu, Angela Similea, Dragos Sora
Votes: 69
9. It Can Pass Through the Wall (2014)
17 min | Short, Drama
An old man tries to play backgammon with friends while babysitting his granddaughter, who's terrified of the young suicide in their building.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Sofia Nicolaescu, Ion Arcudeanu, Marcel Horobet, Gabriel Spahiu
Votes: 180
10. Tuns ras si frezat (2013)
TV-PG | 12 min | Short, Drama, Family
At the beginning of 1991, after the Romanian Revolution, an old barber meets by chance his former torturer who came in for a shave. Quickly, the parts are inverted though the client refuses... See full summary »
Director: Bogdan Muresanu | Stars: Michel Horatiu Bob, Alexandru Georgescu, Victor Rebengiuc
Votes: 141
11. Pastila fericirii (2012)
12 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Revenge. Feels so good. Are you ready to pay the price for it?
Director: Cecília Felméri | Stars: Virgil Aioanei, Adina Cristescu, Oana Ioachim, Tania Popa
Votes: 59
12. Interior. Scara de bloc (2007)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A story which might take place in anybody's life. The death of a person starts a chain reaction which involves the neighbors. A satire of the world we live in based on a true story.
Director: Ciprian Alexandrescu | Stars: Roxana Ardelean, Luminita Gheorghiu, Simona Ghita, Tudor Istodor
Votes: 70
13. Le tramway d'Andréa (2005)
16 min | Short
Andrea, a young tram driver, has a special relationship with the tram she drives every day. Her boyfriend, Marcel, resents what he perceives as a growing affection between Andrea and a machine.
Director: Alex Iordachescu | Stars: Mihai Calota, Maria Dinulescu, Constantin Draganescu, Bogdan Dumitrache
Votes: 23
14. 2 lei 60 (2017)
Short, Drama
Two prisoners of different ages and social categories are released from prison on the same day. Their fight for reintegration is a fight against their own nature, societal prejudices and the former entourage's temptations of an easy life.
Director: Camelia Popa | Stars: Paul Ipate, Sorin Mihai, Zita Moldovan, Vlad Nicolici
Votes: 62
15. Santul (2012)
18 min | Short, Drama, Family
On a hot summer day, Vasile, a 50-something year old peasant, refuses to accompany his wife Lucretia to a religious ceremony arguing he has to finish the ditch in front of their house to ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Silisteanu | Stars: Adrian Titieni, Gabriela Popescu, Sergiu Costache, Emilian Marnea
Votes: 216
16. Amatorul (2006)
20 min | Short
Director: Marian Crisan | Stars: Erwin Simsensohn, Iulia Marcov, Andreea Gramosteanu
Votes: 89
17. Gone with the Wine (2002)
9 min | Short
A young man's attempt to flee the misery of his alcoholic villagers.
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Irina Chiosa, Pusa Darie, Constantin Dita, Ion Sapdaru
Votes: 80
18. Cind se stinge lumina (2006)
8 min | Short
Director: Igor Cobileanski | Stars: Boris Bechet, Ion Sandu, Lars Bokander, Mihai Ciola
Votes: 213
19. La drumul mare (2008)
20 min | Short, Comedy
A funny tale about a bad woman-driver and a young thief who tries to steal her purse while she's waiting in jammed traffic.
Director: Gabriel Sîrbu | Stars: Mihaela Betiu, Claudia Prec, Dragos Silivestru, Gabriel Spahiu
Votes: 82
20. Chefu' (2012)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Neli (55) goes to Bucharest for a few days, while Dan, her 17 year old son is left home alone. On her return, her neighbor friends rush into welcoming her and delurking into the smallest ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Sitaru | Stars: Elena Ivanca, Emilian Marnea, Natasa Raab, Clara Voda
Votes: 100
21. Cu Lapte, Fara Zahar (2014)
15 min | Short, Drama
In an attempt to come to terms with his life, Anton has one last shot at reconciliation with his thoughts and, therefore, with himself.
Directors: Andrei Florescu, Paul-Razvan Macovei | Stars: Cezar Antal, Razvan Maximov, Victor Rebengiuc, Andi Vasluianu
Votes: 81
22. Morski Briz (2018)
28 min | Short
Director: Cecilia Stefanescu | Stars: Virgil Aioanei, Tourialay Akbari, Ilona Brezoianu, Simona Maicanescu
Votes: 6
23. Derby (2010)
15 min | Short
Mircea has a 15-year-old daughter whose boyfriend is invited to dine with the family. He arrives early and they go to her bedroom. While watching TV, Mircea can hear his daughter moaning ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Negoescu | Stars: Maria Mitu, Nicolas Teodorescu, Bogdan Voda, Clara Voda
Votes: 101
24. Calatorie la oras (2003)
19 min | Short
Constantin Dita's quiet consternation once again inhabits Porumbiou's second short and is once more joined by the more carefree antics of Ion Sapadaru. It is not just old world meeting new ... See full summary »
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Constantin Dita, Ion Sapdaru
Votes: 274
25. Blana (2016)
9 min | Short, Comedy
Soare is a musician with too little inspiration and too many neurons baked from smoking weed. One day, he decides that his life has become too chaotic, so he begins writing a guide for ... See full summary »
Director: Tudor Botezatu | Stars: Daniel Achim, Alexandru Dumitru, Ana Joita, Alexandru Potocean
Votes: 21
26. Stii tu (2008)
9 min | Short
Director: Liviu Mãrghidan | Stars: Constantin Dita, Claudiu Maier, Laura Voicu
Votes: 9
27. Sasa, Grisa si Ion (2006)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Igor Cobileanski | Stars: Valentin Cucu, Igor Mitreanu, Sergiu Voloc
Votes: 120
28. Silent Love (2014)
4 min | Short, Romance
A young man falls in love with a passenger he has to daily travel with on train. To ask her out he starts to draw on a diary.
Director: Giacomo Zanni | Stars: Francesca Germini, Tomas Leardini
Votes: 115
29. Next Floor (2008)
TV-PG | 11 min | Short, Comedy
During an opulent banquet, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events destabilizes the endless symphony of abundance.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Simone Chevalot, Luc-Martial Dagenais, Kenneth Fernandez, Mathieu Handfield
Votes: 6,510
30. Papers, Please: The Short Film (2018)
11 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
An official adaptation of the award winning game "Papers, Please" by Lucas Pope.
Director: Nikita Ordynskiy | Stars: Igor Savochkin, Evgeni Tokarev, Viktoriya Tsygankova, Dmitry Lysenko
Votes: 1,330
31. Kowalski (2014)
18 min | Short, Crime
Three men go into a pub. The first man has too many questions, the second man has the perfect plan, the third man has no chance.
Director: Andrei Cretulescu | Stars: Andi Vasluianu, Dorian Boguta, Serban Pavlu, Rodica Lazar
Votes: 101
32. Bad Penny (2013)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
One night, just before the holidays, in an empty park, two small-time thugs hold up a strange looking man. Where's the Christmas spirit?
Director: Andrei Cretulescu | Stars: Dorian Boguta, Serban Pavlu, Andi Vasluianu
Votes: 86
33. Piano (II) (2014)
20 min | Short, Drama
Two lovers discuss their relationship. They are not alone.
Director: Dorian Boguta | Stars: Elias Ferkin, Serban Pavlu, Adelaida Perjoiu
Votes: 21
34. Irreversible (I) (2015)
11 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
After a car accident, a man is facing his entire existence and finds himself unable to control his own destiny.
Director: Raymond Popa | Stars: Cristian Enea, Laurentiu Valeriu Enea, Raymond Popa
Votes: 39
35. Castello Cavalcanti (2013)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Italy, September 1955. A Formula One driver crashes his car during a race, leaving him stuck in a small village but good surprises will come his way.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Giada Colagrande, Giorgio Zancolla, Paolo Coluccio
Votes: 8,950
36. Le Mans 1955 (2018)
15 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955. 300.000 spectators are watching from the sidelines. It is 6:00 PM when Pierre Levegh's car ploughs into the spectator stands, scattering the crowd with his car engine's hot debris.
Director: Quentin Baillieux | Stars: Nathan Willcocks, Joe Sheridan, Nicholas Mead
Votes: 236
37. Abnegatie (2020)
11 min | Short, Drama
A man receives an unexpected phone call from an ex-lover which opens up old wounds.
Director: Claudiu Oprea | Stars: Dragos Niamtu, Daniela Manea, Mihai Stroe, Clara Ciobanu
Votes: 5
38. Farul (2017)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Radu Iovan and his high moral principles become the target of a ten thousand souls wager between God and Satan.
Director: Ionut Gaga | Stars: Andi Vasluianu, Adrian Titieni, Andrei Crisan
Votes: 54
39. The Tower of Pisa (2019)
20 min | Short, Fantasy
A fantasy and comedy short fiction film about a parking valet suffering from OCD who stumbles upon love.
Director: Bogdan Iliesiu | Stars: Andrei Miercure, Iulia Verdes, Adrian Titieni, Sergiu Costache
Votes: 82
40. Sandals (2019)
18 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An ordinary widowed father uses his extraordinary past to teach his young daughter lessons about life.
Directors: Anton Groves, Damian Groves | Stars: Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez, Marcel Iures, Julia Marcan, Ciobanu Petru
Votes: 105
41. La perdita (2021)
Short, Drama
Director: Alberto Marchiori | Stars: Anna Ciancia, Eleonora Panizzo, Andrea Pergolesi
42. Scleroderma Domesticus (2019)
12 min | Short, Drama
It's a dark night when Mauro wakes up believing that an insect has entered his ear. After doing some research on the internet, the man is convinced of being the victim of the "Scleroderma ... See full summary »
Director: Mattia Lunardi | Stars: Mariasofia Alleva, Daniele Giulietti
43. Crumbs (2020)
Short, Drama
Director: Ettore Mengozzi | Stars: Francesco Meola, Martina Cavazzana, Luca Avallone
44. Complex Subject (2019)
27 min | Short, Drama
A mysterious teacher comes to a provincial town to work in the local school. The teacher doesn't look like a teacher, and his views are too pretentious and innovative. But the city likes him. He has actually no idea how much.
Director: Olesya Yakovleva | Star: Nikolay Khomyagin
Votes: 59
45. November 1st (2019)
25 min | Short, Drama
Traveling to witness the execution of her son's murderer, a mother is torn between retaliation and reconnecting with her estranged daughter.
Director: Charlie Manton | Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Sophia Myles, Clint Dyer, Thom Ashley
Votes: 200
46. He Loves My Eyes (2019)
23 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about love, dance and music, freedom and prison.
Director: Enxhi Rista
Votes: 16
47. Sticker (2019)
TV-14 | 18 min | Short, Comedy
After an unsuccessful attempt to renew his car registration, Dejan falls in a bureaucratic trap that tests his determination to be a responsible father.
Director: Georgi M. Unkovski | Stars: Sasko Kocev, Xhevdet Jashari, Simeon Moni Damevski, Ljupcho Todorovski
Votes: 391
48. Jupiter (I) (2019)
13 min | Short, Drama, Family
Travelling to a remote cabin in the Alps, a shy teenage girl has to decide whether to pursue her own path on Earth, or to follow her parents-members of a cosmic cult, through a fatal procedure into a higher existence on Jupiter.
Director: Benjamin Pfohl | Stars: Greta Bohacek, Cosima Shaw, Kai Ivo Baulitz, Carlo Schmitt
Votes: 46
49. Harbor (2018)
23 min | Short, Drama
A tense night of raised pulses on a ferry to England: Adèle, an English teacher, is hiding a 15 year old migrant among her students on board.
Director: Paul Marques Duarte | Stars: Victor Bonnel, Marie Bunel, Thomas Guy, N'Tarila Kouka
Votes: 178
50. Volja Bozija (2019)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Four nuns and a cat are going into the woods to peek wild berries. They run into a man with a suspicious past. An encounter that would have an major impact on everybody's life.
Director: Tanja Brzakovic | Stars: Ana Bauk, Jelena Bosanac, Jovana Bozovic, Tinja Dosen
51. Servicio de Limpieza (2017)
Short, Comedy, Drama | Completed
Director: Julieta Alcaide | Stars: Anna Gras, Ferran Lahoz, Conchi Almeda, Laura Vázquez
52. Caricaturana (2021)
9 min | Short
Based on an idea by Eisenstein, who dreamt of composing the 101 poses of Robert Macaire - a popular French character epitomizing the unscrupulous swindler - as represented in the 101 ... See full summary »
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Ilinca Manolache, Serban Pavlu
Votes: 44
53. The Same Dream (2021)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Alternating between Afghanistan and Romania, the story of a Romanian soldier intertwines with that of an Afghan child, in a film that transposes the reality of war onto every-day images.
Director: Vlad Petri
Votes: 8
54. Plastic Semiotic (2021)
22 min | Short
Collage of scenes in which the toys help us understand better a possible essence of our life.
Director: Radu Jude
Votes: 122
55. My Uncle Tudor (2021)
20 min | Documentary, Short
In intimate close-ups the camera captures an idyllic scene that seems to belong to a different era.
Director: Olga Lucovnicova | Stars: Olga Lucovnicova, Tudor, Lora, Lida
Votes: 100
56. Course à la saucisse (1907)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy
For any good comedy, you generally need at least two things to set the story in motion. In this case, you have a dog and you have a sausage. The dog wants the sausage. Others want to keep ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 300
57. L'enfant de la barricade (1907)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Drama
A tumultuous time in French history affects the life of one particular man, an innocent bystander swept up in the confusion around him.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 334
58. Madame's Cravings (1907)
4 min | Comedy, Short
A heavily pregnant woman has a series of irrepressible cravings while walking with her family.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 510
59. The Rolling Bed (1907)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy
A poor chap is evicted for late rent, taking with him his only possession: his rolling bed. When he stops for a nap, a crowd gathers, leading police to investigate. It all goes downhill from there.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 162
60. The Consequences of Feminism (1906)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Comedy
In a society in which gender roles are switched, will men tolerate being unequal?
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 974
61. Questions indiscrètes (1906)
2 min | Short, Music
Felix Mayol performs in color.
Director: Alice Guy | Star: Félix Mayol
Votes: 190
62. Chapellerie et charcuterie mécanique (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
Filmmaker Alice Guy creates something of an oddity with this one-minute comedy. An inventor and his assistant create a machine that, true to its title, makes hats and grinds sausages! The ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Guy | Star: Henri Vallouy
Votes: 262
63. Chirurgie fin de siècle (1900)
2 min | Comedy, Short
Surgery is performed at the turn of the century.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 286
64. Chez le photographe (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
A man turns up to have his photograph taken. He and the photographer have different views concerning the composition of the photo.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 251
65. Avenue de l'opéra (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
You aren't imaging things. This short, filmed on the aforementioned Avenue de l'Opera in Paris, is backward as intended. As a bit of excessive cleverness, the music (a recent addition) is ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 282
66. Chez le magnétiseur (1897)
1 min | Comedy, Short
The Magnetizer uses his powers to change the costumes of the three other players.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 341
67. Alice Guy tourne une phonoscène sur la théâtre de pose des Buttes-Chaumont (1907)
2 min | Documentary, Short
A behind the scenes look at Alice Guy Blanche directing one of her films.
Stars: Étienne Arnaud, Alice Guy
Votes: 215
68. The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)
26 min | Short, Drama
An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
Director: Germaine Dulac | Stars: Germaine Dermoz, Madeleine Guitty, Jean d'Yd, Yvette Grisier
Votes: 2,927
69. Le billet de banque (1906)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Two men attempt to mug a couple but a tramp intervenes.
Directors: Louis Feuillade, Alice Guy
Votes: 67
70. Matilda (2021)
9 min | Short
After a young ballet dancer, Ivan, becomes fascinated with his older teacher, Matilda, he begins to fantasize about her.
Director: Ada Gabor | Stars: Cristian Danu, Cristina Mitu, Ruxandra Necula, Vicentiu Popescu
71. Servus Karl (2021)
24 min | Short, Drama | Completed
Karl, a retiree and ex-thug, is on his way through the bars and brothels of Vienna. He and his companions are struggling through the night under the burden of misery well aware that there is no escape.
Director: Thomas Bischof | Stars: Erwin Steinhauer, May Garzon, Isabella Jeschke, Robert Slivovsky
72. The Dreams of Lonely People (2020)
Short, Drama
After twenty years in prison, a man returns to his family home to die alone. A mysterious figure from the magical world of nature begins to appear in his surroundings. Getting to know her ... See full summary »
Director: Marek Leszczewski | Stars: Adam Szyszkowski, Anna Paliga, Piotr Bak
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