Best American short movies

The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.

In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students. By no accident, the themes targeted are the usual scapegoats of the American Right—LGBTQ+ issues, Black History, and women’s empowerment—impeding the power of future generations to develop their own thoughts and opinions on critical social issues. By weaving together a lyrical montage of young readers and authors, THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING reveals the voices of the impacted parties, and inspires hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.

After the controversial disappearance of their Chief Medical Officer, a shadowy bio genetics company is under siege by the FBI for secretly cloning humans. Amidst the chaos, Molgen’s head mercenary Holt is sneaking out the last living clone, a young woman named Lily to a mysterious buyer. Holt has hired The Driver, accompanied by a heavily armed squadron of fellow Molgen mercenaries, to evade the authorities and deliver Lily and himself to the buyer. The journey takes an unexpected turn and Holt is forced to take matters into his own hands, as the driver once again demonstrates his mettle and extraordinary driving skills.

A brief feature that showcases various cast members discussing the film.

A man is alone in his apartment as an ominous hourglass runs out, and strange things start to happen.

An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.

An angsty, introspective short with unorthodox visual style, Predestination takes us on a journey of self-awareness as a disillusioned philanderer deconstructs his life. Haunting and cerebral, Predestination will leave you wondering if we as human beings are really as free as we think.

This is a conversation starter first, a video second.

Fourth short film in Stefan Nadelman's look at the time his father spent at The Terminal Bar in NYC. This time Nadelman shows the pictures he took of the garbage can directly outside which serves as yet another portal into the streets at that time.

This animated twist on Halloween memories involves the traumatic theft of a candy bag on Halloween night.

As part of an ongoing, unaired, TV Series (By Modern Measure), an amateur French sociologist presents his observations on a day in the life to two young Americans who meet by chance outside a Taco Bell on October 08, 2006

The perfect 'formula' film. Catchy title, hot chick, fast car, huge dilemma, with a 'twist' at the end. The perfect example of how to 'get the butts in the seats." And what else really matters anyway?

As the final hours of the annual Purge play out, a group of misfits circle around their white collar target. Unexpectedly, he puts up a fight.

A young boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. Max's bedroom undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle environment, and he winds up sailing to an island inhabited by malicious beasts known as the "Wild Things." After successfully intimidating the creatures, Max is hailed as the king of the Wild Things and enjoys a playful romp with his subjects. However, he starts to feel lonely and decides to return home, to the Wild Things' dismay. Upon returning to his bedroom, Max discovers a hot supper waiting for him.

It's been one year since Xander was dealt a sudden and tragic loss - the loss of his friend Tobin. Now, he must confront the people from his life he has since pushed away.

They thought it was their dream home, but when the unseen residents showed up, those dreams went up in flames.

A 1950s Southern teen questions her faith and sexuality on the eve of her baptism when urged to repent her feelings for her best friend.

Girl A sneaks out of her repressive town and meets Girl B, who opens her eyes to the world around her. After that magical night Girl A decides to leave the town she’s always know to be with someone she truly loves.

In 2030, three friends go on a road trip to escape an oppressive heatwave, when their car breaks down and they must fight for survival.

Greetings from Unicornia details Rainbow Dash's experiences during her stay in Unicornia.

What happens when a serial killer who kills hitchhikers picks up a serial killer who kills the people who pick her up?

A juggalo gets ready to go to a party

Amulet of Love is the story of Alexis Hamilton, a beloved, international singer and actress, and Miguel Goodman, a prominent but modest businessman, who appear to live glamorous dream lives until a magical chance encounter sets them on a new adventure.

Gymkhana FIVE: the pinnacle of hooning through city streets. San Fransisco might as well be a tarmac rally stage, between all of its jumps, elevation changes, switchback streets, and naturally occurring obstacles.

Elias and Susan in New York, between love, exile, and the Arabic revolution.

A short film made of cel drawings, showing us how various mammals, plants and objects all share similar skeletal structures. Produced for Sesame Street.

Flipbook-style animated short film of the history of time - from the big bang to the big end - on lined. yellow paper.

In comedian Johnny Ray Gill's parody of the Universal horror flick, actor Daniel Rubiano has to face the music when he reports to work the next morning.

A mother and son attend a funeral for someone they really don't know, and intend to leave right after, but end up leading the procession to the burial.

Georgia and Olivia are in love. When it's time to meet Olivia's religious family, Georgia discovers that Olivia's world is filled with silent rules that threaten to pull them apart.

Ethan is in love with the weird girl in school. The one with the twitchy eyes and spiders in her hair. The one who can't sit still for even a minute and speaks in an odd squeaky voice. The one they call Spiderweb.

This story is too complex and intricate to describe in a few lines of text. Watch this video and see for yourself! Show it to your kids. Show it to friends at church! Make sure your kids watch it! Talk to your partner about "Snake" by Drop The Root Beer and Run. Your kids may be lying about already having watched this video!

Days before deployment to Afghanistan, Joey returns to rural Pennsylvania for Christmas with big dreams of running away to Canada with her beautiful lover. But Joey learns that things don’t always end up as planned. This short film was expanded into a feature film of the same title, it premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and it was released in 2017.

Lyle, sick of his girlfriend's annoying laugh, wants to end their relationship. Too scared to do it honestly, he enacts a scheme to convince her that they must break up because he is at the center of an epic battle between man, beast and fowl. Unfortunately, it all goes according to plan in this epic comedy filled to the brim with twists and turns.

The Mourningside team deliver a macabre family tale. Ellie (Lakis) must struggle to come to grips with reality. All the time being stalked by someone, or something. Will her brother Anthony (Baker) be able to save her from certain peril? Or will she fall into the arms of death?

At age 93, there's no stopping the legendary artist Betye Saar.

Stunning macro 3D filmmaking takes viewers on an unforgettable journey from lake bottom battles for territory to lovelorn toads searching for a mate to lizards prowling the forest for a meal. We humans are but lumbering, clumsy giants striding through these miniature ecosystems that thrive without us... even in spite of us.

From the 120 page comics collection “Your Black Friend and Other Strangers” debuting in March 2018 from Silver Sprocket.

Victoria explains how to become an animator.

Ex-fighter Raymundo forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife and their child.

A woman finds herself being coerced into a robotic-related scientific breakthrough. She struggles to take control, but at what cost? Inspired by the Portal video games, and written by a teenager for the Pens to Lens film festival.

Tara was built by John Bergeron back in 2003 and 2004. John was trying to bootstrap the android industry just as I have been trying to do. She is a bit primitive but that is to be expected given the tiny budget available to John. In 2004 John made a music video of Tara singing. Some folks think its creepy, but I think its just a little spooky.

Eye candy as a special treat. Let Your Light Shine is the ultimate Spectrum Short film, a photokinetic stroboscopic spectacle for spectacles. A work in the tradition of the absolute animation film of the 1930s, which requires prismatic glasses to achieve the maximum result.

27. 12. 32. 9. 66. 4. These are numbers. These are names. Six students prepare for graduation from a new kind of training facility. All that remains is one final lesson.

Sparky likes to gaze out of the window, to see every possible or impossible thing.

A short featurette available on the DVD for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), released in January 2004.

Forsaking everything she has ever known, a young girl braves punishment and death to join her condemned husband in exile. Reunited and finally free of their blood-stained past, the two lovers set out to build a new life together. But as days and then weeks pass in the endless, hostile desert, they realize how little they truly know about each other, and the banishment that was to be their new beginning tears their world apart.

When a tailor closes up shop for the night, he quickly discovers that he is not alone.

An argument between two families in a thrift store erupts into a full-scale brawl.

A highly unusual interstellar battle erupts as Jack Cucchiaio finds the one weapon that may finally end his nightmare!

GIRL and BOY meet little strangers

While cleaning inside the cave, Ice Bear accidentally vacuums Grizz's fur. He and Pand try to patch it up before Grizz notices.

A solitary dish washing robot living out his life in the back room of a restaurant is enlightened to the world that exists beyond his four walls, with the help of a small friend he breaks free of confinement to pursue his dream of exploration.

A pre-show opening to T2 3-D.

The life and times of a neglected stoplight.

Several pieces of Frank Zappa's music are set against clay animation by Bruce Bickford.

Based on the video game Deus Ex Human Revolution, the film dives into the world of Adam Jensen, a serif industries' security consultant that gets augmented after an incident that almost took his life away. Although the film doesn't follow the narrative of the game exactly, it remains true to the theme while focusing on the relationship between Adam Jensen, and his ex girlfriend Megan Reed, a scientist hand picked by Serif Industries to head Cybernetic Augmentations. Megan is taken by the Illuminati and is asked to assist them in turning on a mysterious device but she refuses to cooperate. Jensen has been looking for Megan since she was kidnapped and has finally pinpointed her location. Adam faces a complication that he did not account for; Yelena Federova, an Augmented assassin is at the facility where Megan is being held. The film also taps, even if briefly, into Adam's mind and the struggle he must face on daily basis.

Hand-drawn animation with ink, gouache, white-out and coffee.

After years of playing second fiddle to a rival performer, a woman confronts her rival. Hoping to reason with her enemy, things grow heated and someone commits an act that may cost them their future. That is until there is a knock at the front door.

A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.

A tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation, the length of his power cable.

A young woman, stressed by her busy and continually crowded New York City existence spontaneously retreats to a solitary lake deep in the Adirondacks.

A stop motion film about a crotch biting sloup.

Reverse Cowgirl. Rusty Trombone. The Wheelbarrow. Go inside the government office responsible for creating sexual positions as one woman pitches the position she hopes will take the world by storm.

Sippy takes Leander on a hike over the woods to a big tree to show Dre that she's responsible.

According to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 99.9 percent of hitchhikers are murderers. According to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 99.9 percent of people who pick up hitchhikers are ALSO murderers.