Shorts Watched/2023
by Dog-River | created - 04 Jan 2023 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicShort films I've watched in 2023 - First time watches only
Not Listed on IMDb:
- Clouded (dir. Aidan Crosbie, Seneca College)
- Homegrown (dir. Daniela Loeza, Seneca College)
- End of the Line (dir. Marc Salvatore Lajoie, Seneca College)
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1. Samurai Frog Golf (2022)
4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A retired frog samurai wants to spend his remaining years in peace on the golf course. But when he becomes the protector of a baby turtle he must draw his club for one more round. An animated amphibious adventure for golfers of all ages.
Director: Brent Forrest
Votes: 44
2. 120 Seconds to Get Elected (2006)
2 min | Short
A politician has just a couple of minutes to convince people to vote for him, and tries to seduce his audience with promises he thinks they want to hear.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Star: Alexis Martin
Votes: 906
3. Black Slide (2021)
10 min | Animation, Short
A young boy sneaks into the scariest waterslide in the world.
Director: Uri Lotan | Stars: Ivri Shai, Rom Shemesh, Varda Shpin Gross, Dvir Benedek
Votes: 261
4. End-O (2019)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Jaq wants to have sex. But her Endometriosis is out to sabotage her with chronic pain and unpredictable bleeding - at the very worst time.
Director: Alice Seabright | Stars: Adil Akram, Chike Chan, Sophia Di Martino, Bart Edwards
Votes: 97
5. The Goldfish (2021)
Short
Director: Ashley Brim | Stars: Diarra Kilpatrick, Murisa Harba, Cedric Sanders, Dhruv Uday Singh
Votes: 10
6. F is for Friendship (2017)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Emily decides to air the skeletons in her closet and brave the scrutiny of a catty dinner party to win back her name.
Director: Shaya Mulcahy | Stars: Joosje Duk, Erica Duke Forsyth, Kelsey Lea Jones, Makenzi Koyen
Votes: 42
7. It's Your Call (2019)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Modern technology allows us to stay connected, even when the best thing might be to let go.
Director: Jacquie Phillips | Stars: Meryl Hathaway, Tyler Labine
Votes: 26
9. Forward, March! (2013)
4 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Pierrick Barbin, Rimelle Khayat, Loïc Le Goff, Guillaume Lenoel, Garrick Rawlingson
Votes: 15
11. Bat Fight with Will Ferrell (2009 Video)
TV-14 | 4 min | Short, Comedy
It's a game of honor and diplomacy....
Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: Will Ferrell, Craig Robinson
Votes: 114
12. Control Bear: Wonder Garden (2013)
4 min | Animation, Short, Family
A little girl's imagination is arisen in front of a store's window.
Director: Yôjirô Arai
Votes: 89
13. A Kiss in the Tunnel (I) (1899)
1 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A humorous subject intended to be run as a part of a railroad scene during the period in which the train is passing through a tunnel.
Director: George Albert Smith | Stars: Laura Bayley, George Albert Smith
Votes: 1,697
14. After the Ball, the Bath (1897)
1 min | Short
The first film to ever show a nudity scene on screen is a simple presentation of a servant preparing a bath for another woman.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jeanne Brady, Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 1,490
15. Boat Leaving the Port (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Three men in a rowboat are leaving the harbor.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Votes: 1,575
16. The Messers. Lumière at Cards (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Two men play cards, as a third watches and a waiter brings drinks. The third man pours drinks as the waiter laughs.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Antoine Féraud, Antoine Lumière, Félicien Trewey, Alphonse Winckler
Votes: 1,607
17. Flatlife (2004)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The lives and interactions of four neighbours in an apartment building are seen simultaneously in four different rooms.
Director: Jonas Geirnaert
Votes: 741
18. Bataille de neige (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
People start a snowball fight on a street in Lyons, France.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,995
19. Danse des saisons (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
Presumably, this is one in a series of four short dance performances devoted to the seasons. WINTER, SNOW DANCE appears to be the only one of these films to survive (although it isn't clear... See full summary »
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 224
20. Santa Claus (1898)
1 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
Brother and sister are sent to bed on Christmas Eve, and while they are asleep, Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills their waiting stockings with toys.
Director: George Albert Smith | Stars: Laura Bayley, Dorothy Smith, Harold Smith
Votes: 1,067
21. The Kiss in the Tunnel (II) (1899)
1 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Similar to A Kiss in the Tunnel (1899), this remake omits the phantom ride scenes and chooses to portray a significantly steamier, more prolonged, and more explicit passion between a young couple. Surely, this is a kiss to remember.
Director: James Bamforth
Votes: 459
Different than the one above.
22. The Little Match Seller (1902)
3 min | Drama, Short
A poor young girl tries to sell matches in a snowstorm. After being robbed by bullies, she lights matches which illuminate visions of a far happier Christmas than the one she faces.
Director: James Williamson
Votes: 531
23. Swiff (2016)
7 min | Animation, Short
An alien comes to the world to collect a chicken eggs. When alien searches the eggs, it meets with a little boy. The boy helps it to collect eggs.
Directors: Alexis Agliata, Arnaud Bellour, Juliana Berckmans, Théo Bonora, Thibaud Gambier, Romain Lavoine | Stars: José Vicente, Dorothée Pousséo, Juliana Berckmans, Thibaud Gambier
Votes: 18
24. Ormie (2010)
4 min | Animation, Short
Ormie is a Pig, in every sense of the word. Pig see cookie. Pig want cookie. But they are out of reach... or are they? See Ormie's attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession.
Director: Rob Silvestri
Votes: 312
25. The Flying Sailor (2022)
8 min | Animation, Short
A sailor is sent hurtling into the sky by the Halifax Explosion.
Directors: Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Votes: 2,212
26. My Year of Dicks (2022)
16+ | 24 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pam tries very hard to lose her virginity and always searches for "the one." She's not alone; her best friends are with her.
Director: Sara Gunnarsdóttir | Stars: Brie Tilton, Jackson Kelly, Klarissa Hernandez, Chris Elsenbroek
Votes: 2,958
27. Ice Merchants (2022)
14 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
Director: João Gonzalez
Votes: 2,897
28. Hot Flash (2019)
9 min | Animation, Short
A newscaster is due to go live on local television in the middle of a hot flash, in Thea Hollatz's animated comedy about a woman trying to keep her cool when one type of flash leads to another.
Director: Thea Hollatz | Stars: Grace Glowicki, Christine Horne, Tyler Johnston, Tony Nappo
Votes: 33
29. Edmond Was a Donkey (2012)
14 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When his co-workers tease Edmond by crowning him with a pair of donkey ears, he suddenly discovers his true nature. And though he comes to enjoy his new identity, an ever-widening chasm opens up between himself and others.
Director: Franck Dion | Stars: Bérangère Bonvoisin, Benoist Brione, Gaëtan Gallier, Patrick Bouchitey
Votes: 244
30. The Danish Poet (2006)
15 min | Animation, Short, Romance
A woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.
Director: Torill Kove | Star: Liv Ullmann
Votes: 2,558
31. A One/Two/Many/World (1970)
16 min | Short, Animation
A film of mixed cinematic metaphors made with students from Queen's University and local neighborhood children - a portrait of a young boy's journey of self-discovery in a bewildering world... See full summary »
Director: Richard Swinden | Stars: Karl Warwick, Dwaine De Chevotière, Peter Ellies, Steven Elliot
Votes: 7
32. Läck (2019)
12 min | Short, Comedy
A bewildered condo dweller descends into a nervous spiral after buying a coffee table and becoming convinced it's deliberately ruining his life.
Director: Aren Bergstrom | Stars: Jordan Towes, Robyn Harrison, Jeff Homer, Paul Nicholas Mason
33. Strangers (III) (2019)
14 min | Short, Drama
An addled mind or real love?
Director: Jamieson Pearce | Stars: Maggie Dence, Irfan Hussein, Melissa Jaffer, Lucia Mastrantone
Votes: 24
34. The Narrow World (2017)
15 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A giant alien creature comes to Earth. The reasons for its arrival, however, remain unknown as mankind fails to make contact with the visitor.
Director: Brent Bonacorso | Stars: Julia Cavanaugh, Scott Bailey Gagain, Karim Saleh
Votes: 343
35. The Commitment (I) (2019)
3 min | Short, Drama, Sport
A boxer is confronted by his about is fears of being able to fight as well as his fear of commitment.
Director: Andrei Meltser | Stars: Emily Booth, Damien Sato
36. A Social Life (2016)
8 min | Short, Drama
A Social Life is a short film about a career driven woman who's living the life she always dreamed of - online.
Director: Kerith Lemon | Stars: Rosalind Ross, Lani Hall
Votes: 129
37. How Was Your Day? (I) (2015)
14 min | Short, Drama
A woman is excited about the approaching birth of her first child.
Director: Damien O'Donnell | Stars: Eileen Walsh, Aidan McArdle, Beibhinn Jones, Sarah Allen Clarke
Votes: 82
38. Granny Smith (2014)
7 min | Short, Comedy
The Grandmother of all excuses
Director: Julian Lucas | Stars: Jack White, Sam Watkins, Steve Vizard, Don Bridges
Votes: 29
39. Come Along (2021)
2 min | Animation, Short
It is an animated short film about a young girl and the magical world behind her house.
Directors: Nicole Burns, Christina Van Vechten
40. Twisted (III) (2014)
6 min | Short, Comedy
The Good, The Bad and The Inflatable
Director: Stuart Bowen | Stars: Steen Raskopoulos, Andrew Steel, Kathryn Beck
Votes: 39
41. Spooners (2013)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
After convincing his husband to retire their old lumpy futon, Nelson is forced to come out in a spectacular way while shopping for a new bed at Drowzy's Mattress World.
Director: Bryan Horch | Stars: Walter Replogle, Ben Lerman, Richard Ballon, Nathan Tetreault
Votes: 288
42. Picture Wheel (2017)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In an alternate reality where memories are literally worn about one's head, a jilted lover wrestles with the image of his ex.
Director: David O'Donnell | Stars: James Ivor, Elena Satine, David O'Hara, Tru Collins
Votes: 63
43. Fallin' Floyd (2013)
9 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A humoristic turbo drama. Floyd, after being dumped by his girlfriend, suffers from psychological problems manifested as a little demon who disrupts his everyday life. Floyd has to go through great depths before he can continue his life.
Directors: Albert 't Hooft, Paco Vink
Votes: 160
44. Nails (1979)
13 min | Documentary, Short
A film about the manufacturing of nails.
Director: Phillip Borsos
Votes: 107
45. Lifelike (2021)
7 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A reclusive sci-fi enthusiast develops an unexpected friendship with a customer service representative.
Director: Keith Allott | Stars: Kim Allan, Michael Muyunda
Votes: 12
46. Perfectly Natural (2018)
14 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Feel free to connect your baby while you go to work. It's perfectly natural.
Director: Victor Alonso-Berbel | Stars: Marisa Brown, Ryan Sherman, Elena Rosa, Harry Fowler
Votes: 161
47. Bury Me in Armor (2020)
14 min | Short, Thriller
A Journalist decodes the cryptic murmurings left behind from a famed and now deceased Senator through a series of audio cassettes in 1987 Virginia
Director: James P. Rees | Stars: Alice Kremelberg, Edward Asner, Gregg Mozgala
Votes: 6
48. Sorry, Not Sorry (2019)
8 min | Short, Comedy
A couple's oneupmanship reaches unbelievable heights after a man eats his wife's plums.
Director: Monique Sorgen | Stars: Wallace Langham, Jessica Oyelowo, Cori Snelson, M. Emmet Walsh
Votes: 36
49. Clocky (2015)
7 min | Animation, Short
An alarm clock tries to get its lost part.
Directors: Romain Brodelle, Florian Crevel, Adrien Epiney, Tanina Matola, Sébastien Mounier
Votes: 12
50. Photo Booth (I) (2022)
Short, Drama
PHOTO BOOTH is a romantic comedy drama about a mixed immigrant couple in 1970s London and their attempts to navigate both Britain's immigration laws and their relationship with each other.
Director: Roxy Rezvany | Stars: Elham Ehsas, Lorraine Tai, Anton Valensi
Votes: 14
51. Mac 'n' Cheese: Supermarket (2013)
3 min | Animation, Short, Action
Mac n Cheese Supermarket is the sequel to the Vimeo-hit Mac n Cheese. The two heroes have to work at a supermarket in order to go on their well deserved vacation. Their competitiveness gets them in a lot of trouble.
Votes: 36
52. My Hero (2020)
13 min | Short
As last-minute plans for a babysitter fall apart, eight-year-old Brandon is left alone to oversee his younger brother Mason.
Director: Logan Jackson | Stars: Avery Jade, Kash Roberson, K.J. Roberson
Votes: 18
53. A Man Walks Into a Bar (2013)
7 min | Short, Comedy
After an awkward exchange, two strangers realize that hooking up can be a tricky business.
Directors: Sophie Lowe, Rhys Wakefield | Stars: Sophie Lowe, Rhys Wakefield, Jacob Artist, Michael Price
Votes: 159
54. Stuck (II) (2018)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A sex toy mishap leads to a night in the emergency room where a just broken-up couple are forced to confront their issues on love and relationships.
Director: Corey Shurge | Stars: Kristopher Turner, Ruth Goodwin
Votes: 133
55. One Man and His Dog (2010)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A gentle alien visits the troubled planet earth. He is a galactic peace ambassador and mankind's only hope of salvation. After crash landing in a remote field he is discovered by a ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Hopkins | Stars: Emily Bevan, Oliver Englehart, Bruce Mackinnon, Brian Milligan
Votes: 43
56. The Painted Door (1984)
24 min | Short, Drama
A husband leaves his wife in the protection of a good friend after he leaves out into a cold winter's night on the prairie.
Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Linda Goranson, Eric Peterson, August Schellenberg, Daniel Nalbach
Votes: 83
57. All the Years (1984)
24 min | Short
A teen is caught stealing, but his mother's support helps him recall the bond they both share.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Jackie Burroughs, Johnny Cuthbert, Glynis Davies, Bronwen Mantel
58. The Attendant (II) (2012)
12 min | Short, Drama
Short film about a man beating the system.
Director: Ian Beattie | Stars: Adrian Dunbar, Abigail McGibbon, Frankie McCafferty, Stuart Graham
Votes: 75
59. Love at First Sight (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Director: Michael Davies | Stars: John Hurt, Phyllida Law, Barry McCarthy, Tim Wylton
Votes: 322
60. Joey (II) (2020)
14 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A lonely clown working in a forgotten seaside resort falls in love and is forced to confront a terrible secret he's been hiding.
Directors: William Ash, Andrew Knott | Stars: John Simm, Andrea Lowe
Votes: 41
61. The Phone Call (2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Short, Drama
Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call center. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Director: Mat Kirkby | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Edward Hogg, Prunella Scales
Votes: 3,064
62. Roy (III) (2021)
16 min | Short
When a reclusive widower accidentally calls an adult hotline worker, an unlikely friendship is born.
Directors: Tom Berkeley, Ross White | Stars: David Bradley, Rachel Shenton, Madelyn Smedley
Votes: 99
63. Little Bird (I) (2017)
11 min | Short, Drama
A young woman in wartime London seeks to expand her limited horizons.
Director: Georgia Oakley | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Emily Taaffe, Bettrys Jones, Anna Fenwick
Votes: 82
64. A Glimpse (2019)
10 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A blossoming relationship unfolds when two strangers have a chance encounter in a London cafe.
Director: Tom Turner | Stars: Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton
Votes: 119
65. Don vs Lightning (2021)
12 min | Short, Comedy
When Don, an elderly Scottish grump, finds himself the victim of multiple lightning strikes he begins to worry that his quiet, orderly life may never be the same again.
Director: Big Red Button | Stars: Peter Mullan, Joanna Scanlan, Stephen McCole, Amit Shah
Votes: 141
66. Break (II) (2015)
21 min | Short, Drama
A deeply affecting and beautiful drama starring multi award winning, and twice Oscar nominated Sir John Hurt, which deals with difficult and pertinent issues. Not without wry humor, this ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Moss | Stars: John Hurt, Kika Markham, Chris Mason, Katherine Rose Morley
Votes: 86
67. Too Far from Norm (1987)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Brett Morgen | Star: Jack Black
Votes: 11
68. Chlorine (2019)
17 min | Short, Drama
A neglected 11-year-old girl steals from pregnant women at the local swimming pool.
Director: Melissa Anastasi | Stars: Marlo Kelly, Ezekiel Simat, Tasma Walton, Clementine Bell
Votes: 23
69. Merry Xmas (I) (2015)
G | 7 min | Short, Comedy, Family
The story of a mischievous father (Dick Van Dyke) who calls his very busy kids (Matthew Modine and Glenne Headly) to tell them that, after 55 years of marriage, he and their mom (Valerie ... See full summary »
Director: Boman Modine | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Valerie Harper, Glenne Headly, Matthew Modine
Votes: 59
70. Revenge of the Electric Cart (2021)
Short, Drama
A girl whose mother has rheumatoid arthritis uses humor to overcome prejudice at a grocery store.
Director: Rikki Stinnette | Stars: Ashley Galletta, Amanda Shafer, Michael Ellison, Laura Larrimore
Votes: 8
72. Cat's Meow (2009)
2 min | Animation, Short
It's not easy being a pet owner, and it's definitely not easy being a pet! While taking an afternoon cat-nap, little Mewsette is rudely awoken by her owner, Kent, who takes her most ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Garcia
Votes: 41
73. Melted (II) (2020)
2 min | Animation, Short
A macabre girl laments about the inevitability of death after getting a melting cartoon character popsicle.
Director: Nikki Chapman | Star: Shelby Lewis
Votes: 9
74. Nephtali (2015)
4 min | Animation, Short
An animator, Glen Keane, studies the movements of a real-life ballet dancer in order to bring his sketches of a similarly-dancing animation piece to fruition.
Directors: Glen Keane, Benoît Philippon | Stars: Marion Barbeau, Glen Keane
Votes: 28
76. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
PG | 40 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 69,802
77. The Swan (II) (2023)
PG | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A small brilliant boy is tormented by two large idiotic bullies.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, Asa Jennings, Eliel Ford
Votes: 19,316
78. Angela's Christmas (2017)
G | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Set in Ireland in the 1910s, 'Angela's Christmas' is a funny, heart-warming and poignant story about the power of family and the innocent desire of a child to ensure everyone is safe, warm and loved at Christmas time.
Director: Damien O'Connor | Stars: Malachy McCourt, Ruth Negga, Vivian Drew, Anya O'Connor
Votes: 3,493
79. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey, Donald and Goofy run the "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" agency. They receive a call from lonely and bored ghosts to come to their house where they are scared silly by the hilarious haunts and taunts of these spirited pranksters.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash
Votes: 3,373
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