Shorts Watched/2022
Short films I've watched in 2022 - First time watches only
Goal: 650
Not on IMDb:
Goal: 650
Not on IMDb:
- Stella: No One Should Be Alone at Christmas (dir. Izzy Burton, 2020)
- Believe - A Holiday Short Film (dir. Jeff Pratt, 2020)
- Last Christmas (ISART Digital, 2022)
- The Gift (Disney, 2022)
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- DirectorNate LacroixStarsKristen KellerHayden LaCroixMike MercierNew in town, Ali longs to be the best tour guide in town. Will she find success or will she give up on her dream?
- DirectorYouri DekkerStarsYouri DekkerAllie TurnerBarron StoreyThe story of a young, imaginative man named Charlie, who is searching to find someone like him in a world where he is different in every way.
- DirectorNate LacroixStarsJames DalzellErika LaCroixHayden LaCroix
- DirectorLeszek PlichtaStarsTom ZahnerOnni PohlOnce the Dreammaker used to create the most beautiful dreams for people, but now he lives solitary for only one purpose. The creation of a special dream - his dream.
- DirectorTina KeeperThe process of making the Canadian penny (1 cent coin) is shown.
- DirectorDon WhiteThe process of rope-making is explored in this short with no words spoken.
- DirectorSushant DesaiStarsRose Alexander GeorgeIn a pristine forest she wanders. Along paths that lead nowhere. She's here to lose herself. To get enchanted. Let my soul go free.
- DirectorPESA lens is smashed with a hammer.
- DirectorPESAlright boys and girls, are you ready for the best birthday party ever?
- DirectorJason KatzStarsGael García BernalAnthony GonzalezEvery dog has his day, but poor Dante can't seem to catch a break. Miguel's dog just wants to enjoy a nice bone.
- DirectorDaniel OjariMichael PleaseStarsBronte CarmichaelRichard E. GrantGillian AndersonIn this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorAlex BoyaA pilot crash-lands into his home. His face has been replaced by a turbine and he's fallen in love with a ceiling fan. To save their marriage, his wife must take drastic action.
- DirectorSheldon CohenStarsMarnie McPhailIn this charming animated story, young May wants a dog more than anything else in the world. May thinks about dogs all the time. She talks about them, reads about them and covers the walls of her bedroom with dog pictures. But every time she asks her parents for a puppy, they tell her to wait till she's older. All her clever ploys meet with a resounding "NO." May remembers her father's words when she was little and learning to roller skate: "If at first you don't succeed, try again." So she follows his advice in fact, she comes up with an ingenious idea to persuade Mom and Dad to change their minds. This fun-filled, offbeat story about a girl's hopes and dreams will enchant young viewers and their parents.
- DirectorMatthew OgensStarsAmaree McKenstry-HallFootball player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a close friend.
- DirectorElizabeth MirzaeiGulistan MirzaeiEven as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
- DirectorCarl BessaiStarsEric CharmanA man spends his life hosting parties to raise funds for arts programs in VIctoria, British Columbia.
- DirectorRegina PessoaStarsRegina PessoaAbi FeijóFrom Regina's personal and visual memories, a tribute to her uncle Thomas, a humble man with a simple and anonymous life. This is her acknowledgment how one does not have to be somebody to become exceptional in our life.
- DirectorJoanna QuinnStarsMenna TrusslerBrendan CharlesonJoanna QuinnBeryl's back in "Affairs of the Art", which showcases one family's eccentric yet endearing obsessions with everything from drawing to screw threads and pet taxidermy.
- DirectorJay RosenblattStarsMark AthitakisRuth BrombergWendy NewmanA mind-boggling coincidence leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class and fifth grade teacher to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident 50 years ago.
- DirectorBen ProudfootStarsLarry BirdLusia HarrisOscar RobertsonQueen of Basketball is an electrifying portrait of Lucy Harris, who scored the first basket in women's Olympic history and was the first and only woman officially drafted into the N.B.A. Harris has remained largely unknown - until now.
- DirectorAlberto MielgoStarsEboni AdamsKara Dyan WhitfieldFanny RosenInside a cafe while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man poses an ambitious question: "What is Love?". A collection of vignettes and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion.
- DirectorMartin Strange-HansenStarsRasmus HammerichCamilla BendixOle BoisenHenrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, it has to be now. It's a question of life, death and karaoke.
- DirectorAneil KariaStarsCarl PrekoppBelal SabirLeon UngRiz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.
- DirectorAnton DyakovA massive boxer and a graceful ballerina face moral dilemmas: she spurns her ballet master; he rejects dishonest victory. The romance defies odds, leading to an unpredictable future as they leave their worlds behind.
- DirectorNatalie NourigatIn Far From the Tree, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
- DirectorMarielle WoodsStarsElena HeuzéNia SondayaBethany Michelle CurryIn this short film, teenagers Nikki and Sam are in love and planning their future together- until Nikki's dangerous past returns to threaten everything.
- DirectorK.D. DávilaStarsErick LopezDoreen CalderonDaniel Edward MoraA young man's life is suddenly and inexplicably derailed, as he finds himself at the mercy of automated "justice."
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreAuguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a pick. When the wall hits the ground, a cloud of white dust whirls up. Three workers continue the demolition of the wall with picks.
- DirectorJustin Bruce LeeDetermined to gain favor in his family's eyes and match his sister's status, a boy must prove his worth and show his potential in an upcoming martial arts competition.
- DirectorDon White
- DirectorJed HathawayStarsJason SudeikisHannah WaddinghamJeremy SwiftFollows the ensemble cast of Ted Lasso as they help Ted search for a lost item, but end up understanding the real meaning of the holiday season.
- DirectorJohn Weldon
- DirectorEnnio RuschettiStarsJürg BünzliJürg PlüssUrs-Peter WoltersOnly a formal handshake separates two politicians from a sealed contract. But as both stubbornly try to gain the upper hand within the gesture, their grim intransigence takes on a monstrous life of its own.
- DirectorPete DocterStarsBrooke O'NeillAn old square-headed man tries to watch TV while a little girl makes a playful ruckus outside.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby.
- DirectorShelley LakeA day in the life of a robot.
- Robot figures ride unicycles along the top of an endless maze of walls.
- DirectorMichael SciulliMelissa WhiteA computer-generated adventure.
- DirectorPeter SohnStarsTony FucileLori RichardsonBabies both human and beast are created up in the stratosphere, by the clouds themselves. One cloud specializes in "dangerous" babies, creating a challenge for his loyal stork that has to deliver them.
- DirectorBud LuckeyRoger GouldStarsBud LuckeyA sheep dances proudly in his southwestern landscape, until one day his wool is sheared and he is left naked. He's depressed and shy, until a cheerful jackalope comes along and shows him how to leap proudly and not to be ashamed.
- DirectorPete DocterRoger GouldStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanSteve SusskindMike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car, and he can't wait to show it off to Sulley. Only problem is, Mike hasn't exactly mastered the controls yet, and they're pretty complicated.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA snow globe snowman wants to join the other travel souvenirs in a hot party, but the glass dome that surrounds him gets in his way, despite all his efforts.Original version and 2003 version
- DirectorLuke SnellinStarsBill MilnerCharlotte BeaumontKate MilesBen spends his time listening to his Dad's old 70's vinyl and making mixtapes on an old double deck tape recorder. He makes a tape to try and woo the girl next door, Lily, the girl of his dreams.
- DirectorMilo FergusonOwen has dreamed of being an astronaut his whole life, but living on Jupiter's moon Europa isn't all it's cracked up to be. One day, on a boring satellite maintenance mission, he breaks free from routine with someone who makes outer space feel just a little warmer.
- DirectorZubair PradhanA beautiful story about the journey of two children from remarkably different backgrounds and the exquisite world they build together. They show us how imagination guides youthful exuberance and happiness is just a state of mind.
- DirectorBill KroyerStarsMel BlancAn office clerk, fearing replacement by a robot, fights back.
- DirectorGary TurkStarsGary TurkStuart DarnleyLouise LudlamA lesson taught to us through a love story, in a world where we continue to find ways to make it easier for us to connect with one another, but always results in us spending more time alone.
- DirectorGina HackettStarsAnna CobbLianna MorraSebastian PilleyRitchie begins to worry she shouldn't have left her mother with a handsome drifter after wandering off with his unreliable daughter.
- DirectorBrian RawlinsStarsOlivia Grace ApplegateBenjamin SchraderSharon LawrencePenny may have found her soulmate in Paul in Las Vegas. But on their drive back to her home in Houston, Texas, they begin to realize maybe they don't know as much about each other as they thought.
- DirectorMatt PorterStarsRyan CreamerKate EastmanPatrick NothMitch and Emma are breaking up, having a difficult and emotional conversation about the end of their relationship.
- DirectorMatthew LuhnHjalti HjalmarssonStarsValerie LaPointeGabriel Bisset-SmithNicole DavisWhen a group of rowdy teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.
- DirectorEvelyn Lambart
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreMrs. Auguste LumiereAndrée LumièreAs part of a maiden public film screening at the Salon Indien, on December 28, in Paris, Auguste Lumière pivots the centre of attention around his baby daughter, as he tries to feed her from a spoon.Black/white (original) version and the colourized version
- StarsMckenzie HiltwineKyle OmoriMothboy is an animated short story about an awkward young moth who is going through puberty and must try to control his attraction towards lamps, but finds it difficult when his life turns into a health class PSA. This short was created as a senior thesis project by Lyanne Rodriguez for Ringling College of Art + Design.
- DirectorBobb BaritoStarsHarrison BaconRosie BentonLizzy DeClementA vengeful father hunts down his daughter's boyfriend on the Fourth of July.
- DirectorEvelyn LambartTwo birds and leaves in a tale about vanity.
- DirectorTaz GoldsteinStarsByrne OffuttBob LevitanBrandon EplandIn the year 2084, the fate of mankind will rest in the hands of a total moron.
- DirectorZane RubinStarsLarson RainierAddison RieckeDrew Scheid17 year old Maddie wishes someone would pay attention to her. When J.J. appears, she gets what she thought she wanted.
- DirectorJonathan BrowningStarsAlex CastilloLeslie McManusDaniel Demme KrutchkoffA satirical look at the plight of the day laborer in the United States.
- DirectorBrett CramerStarsTyler BremerMeg CashelLiz is moving out of her ex-boyfriend's apartment, and she's taking the dog with her.
- DirectorBen BrandAnton may be done with life, but life ain't done with Anton. In his convincing decision to change his measly existence he discovers the real greatness of life.
- DirectorFlorian BabikianVincent BayouxVictor CaireIn a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
- DirectorMaïlly BoulinGuillaume EscotsAlicia JournetStarsMarie DesprezPenguins find a box of peppers near a ghost ship.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsYasmin Kaur BarnAdrien BrodyLeo HattonLone passengers are traveling to join their loved ones for the Christmas holiday, but winter weather conspires to way-lay them.
- DirectorAlvy Ray SmithA brainless android wakes up to be taunted by a large bee.
- DirectorAaron Van DomelenStarsKeanu ReevesShort cautionary tale narrated by Keanu Reeves for projectionists, presumably written by A.P. Hollis in 1920. It was made available to film distributors to promote better handling of film and could be found inside film cans for many years.
- DirectorNorman McLarenAn experimental film of dots animated by being drawn directly on filmstock.
- DirectorNorman McLarenAn experimental animated short in which images are drawn directly onto the film using a pen.
- DirectorCharlotte ReganStarsAndrew PaulAlexa MordenLeon CunninghamA comedy about friendship and routines entirely set in a police patrol car. We see the day to day lives of two new partners Gary and Jenny.
- DirectorAllison BrownmooreA young girl is born into the world, and she is dropped into a landscape of charming objects and engaging sensations. She enjoys many of these, but they occasionally overwhelm her.
- DirectorCorey CreaseyIan KibbeyStarsBill Lee BrownCathy ChangMonica HongAn irreverent and comedic alt-history of the Lazy Susan (that spinning thing on the table at Chinese restaurants), and how one lazy lazy woman changed the restaurant industry forever.
- DirectorEunice MacaulayJohn WeldonStarsSandy SandersonJean MarchandA hapless husband neglects to clear the icy walk, which leads to the mailman slipping and breaking his neck. A comedy of errors results from his attempts to hide the body.
- DirectorRonnie Del CarmenStarsBob PetersonDelroy LindoJerome RanftAlpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. However, their instructions for his "very special mission" keep backfiring on them.
- DirectorMike InelStarsKat LangomezVenbrightMike InelA boy meets with his best friend to celebrate Halloween, making trick-or-treat.
- DirectorNicolas ChiarotAmandine ComesEva FeketeStarsGabriel Bismuth-BienaiméDamien BoisseauTwo coral harvester brothers are about to finish their working day, when the elder one discovers a mysterious underwater cave.
- DirectorCharles WahlStarsSara CampbellFrancine DeschepperSam HaynesKim travels from New York City to a small town in Canada to attend the funeral of one of her best friends, who she had only ever spoken to online.
- DirectorSamantha JayneArturo Perez Jr.StarsSamantha JayneJustine HerronA girl's preparation for a first date gets a bit... weird.
- DirectorKevin HudsonA film about empathy, and the struggle and distance someone may have to travel--against all odds--to find a better life.
- DirectorJamie DonahueStarsD.C. DouglasRobert GantCady HuffmanIn her first non-acting effort, writer/director Jamie Donahue parodies the 1950s high school educational film.
- DirectorSeth MohanStarsAmrit KaurSeth MohanA young couple is stuck at home due to COVID for weeks, and to make things worse they lose their AC during an intense heatwave. This stretches their thinning patience even further, and forces them to find a creative solution to their problem.
- DirectorFinn WolfhardStarsBilly BrykArtoun NazarethMalcolm Sparrow-CrawfordTwo old friends reconnect in an unexpected encounter.
- DirectorJon KovelStarsCraig CooperAndy GatesWilliam GuirolaThere is no love (and blood lust) greater in the world than a mother's.
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsAmy LockwoodDaniel CristoforiRyan ParsonsA comedic adventure about a bank.
- DirectorKyungmin WooIn the year 2150, Johnny, a lazy Space Delivery Man, must deliver a package on a planet he does not fully understand.
- DirectorDaniel 'Cloud' CamposStarsKendra AndrewsDaniel 'Cloud' CamposTroy ChristianStanding up against the inner voice that spreads doubt into what we believe in most - our dreams.
- DirectorDixon WongStarsAmy KuoNora Ng-QuinnGina SuLet's Eat follows the story of an immigrant mother and her daughter as they navigate through the beauty and challenges of life. Despite the difficulties they face, the warmth and love of family provides comfort and closeness, and cooking becomes a symbol of their unconditional love for one another.
- DirectorGeorgi Banks-DaviesStarsMatthew TrevannionMandeep DhillonKrishna wakes up in a strange place, with a strange guy. As she pieces together how she got there, she realises that the reasons may be bigger than just the night before.
- DirectorSimone GiampaoloYifan HuHenrik LinnesGraduation film created at the National Centre for Computer Animation in Bournemouth (UK) by Simone Giampaolo, Yifan Hu and Henrik Linnes. ESPERO? (HOPE?) is a humorous, entertaining but also educational animated comedy which sarcastically shows how Gaia, our planet Earth, met humankind years and years ago, and all the problems which followed. A criticism of our modern society and of the way we've been 'evolving' over the centuries. Apart from having a quite original visual style, ESPERO? (HOPE?) is also the very first 3D animated film fully dubbed in Esperanto, a beautiful universal language created over a hundred years ago to foster peace and international understanding between people.
- DirectorTom TennantStarsSharon YoungJames AndersonPía Laborde-NoguezNow that the kids are older, Mike wants to sack Sofía, the au pair. His wife Olivia does not agree.
- DirectorClaire BlanchetSam VipondSound rings out in a silent world.
- DirectorPESCandies, coins, and an array of other objects form beautiful fireworks.
- DirectorCo HoedemanAn animated film that uses the Arctic landscape and the traditional Inuit characters of the Bear, the Seal and the Owl to raise young people's awareness about the harmful effects that substance abuse represents.
- DirectorBastiaan SchravendeelA young boy moves to a new neighborhood and falls in love, for the first time, with the much older girl next door.
- DirectorGeoff HechtStarsGeoff HechtToday is an important day for Zak, but everything is going horribly wrong. (When his car won't start), he has no choice but to use public transportation. During his 8-minute bus ride, Zak goes through a deeply personal metamorphosis and comes to realize the true value of human interaction. Metro6 takes place in a world in which all necessities can be delivered without any human interaction. Digital convenience has eroded the need for day-to-day human connections-even ride share drivers are being replaced by autonomous driving solutions. Below the comedic surface of public transportation lies a warning for all of us living in the convenience-uber-alles 21st century to not lose the importance of human connections. As Zak becomes more socially aware and appreciative of his diverse community, so do we.
- DirectorSidney GoldsmithStarsGeorge FinstadAn astronomy lesson from the viewpoint of future astronaut missions conquering all the Solar System.
- DirectorTomasz BaginskiStarsTim EverettMelanie O'ConnellMaxim BaldryA 19th-century inventor is close to perfecting motion pictures but doesn't want to reveal his invention to the public until he can show films with sound and color.
- DirectorAdam Lebowitz LockardStarsAdam Lebowitz LockardSalome MergiaGoran IvanovskiA man tries to cook one of his mom's old recipes for a pandemic Passover Seder. It goes poorly.