Short Film Online: 2011

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Sign Language - Watch

Ben holds a sign for a living, and loves his job more than almost anything. But today is his last day.
Sign Language by Oscar Sharp. Written by Stephen Fellows, Sign Language won both the reed.co.uk short film competition and the Virgin Media Shorts competition in 2010 and it's easy to see why.

Grand Prize, Virgin Media Shorts
Grand Prix, Reed film contest
Nominee, Best British Short, British Independent Film Awards
Final 15, Short Short, BAFTA
Best Short, Portable Film Festival

Friday, July 1, 2011

Zero - Animation Watch

In a world that judges people by their number, Zero faces constant prejudice and persecution. He walks a lonely path until a chance encounter changes his life forever: he meets a female zero. Together they prove that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.

About the Director: Christopher Kezelos has recently relocated to Los Angeles from Sydney, Australia and is seeking new Directing opportunities and representation.

Discipline of Do Easy - Watch

The Discipline of D.E. - Gus Van Sant short film from 1982.
Director: Gus Van Sant
Adapted from the 'Exterminator!' piece by William S. Burroughs (1973)

Keith Reynolds Can't Make It Tonight

Keith Reynolds Can't Make It Tonight is a sly animation by Felix Massie.

This is Keith Reynolds and today is promotion day. Having worked at the company eight years he is the most senior Junior Business Analyst in the building. He's been waiting for this day for a very long time.

Narrated by Scott Johnson
Written, Directed & Animated by Felix Massie
Soundtrack by Joe Paine

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The Black Hole - Watch

The Black Hole by Olly Williams and Philip Sansom. It won the inaugral Virgin Media Shorts competion in 2008.

A sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole - and then greed gets the better of him...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Post-it Love - Watch

Post-it Love, written and directed by British duo Simon Atkinson & Adam Townley (thus Si & Ad)

Shy girl meets shy boy in the office, and they find a new way of expressing their affection in this endearing film.

Photograph of Jesus - Watch

Photograph of Jesus by Laurie Hill.It is a funny, interesting, stop-motion, animation documentary about some of the weirder and more asinine requests for photographs at Getty Images.
Short and Sweet has teamed up with Getty Images to launch a film challenge with a twist.

The Last Gunfighter - Watch

Directed by Alessandro Dominici and written by Sebastiano Mignone, The Last Gunfighter (L'ultimo Pistolero).
A man roves around a vast, deserted industrial plant, ready to grasp his gun. Hat, boots, belt: the last pistolero is going to face the hardest of challenges.

Ark (Arka) - Watch

Ark (Arka) by Grzegorz Jonkajtys. was nominated for the Palm d'Or in 2007.

An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the only remaining survivors escape to the sea. In great ships, they set off in search of uninhabited land. So begins the exodus, led by one man

Film animowany w reżyserii Grzegorza Jonkajtysa z 2007 roku.
języki: polski
Nieznany wirus dziesiątkuje ludzką populację. Pozostali przy życiu, nieświadomi jego prawdziwej istoty ludzie, w ogromnych tankowcach podążają w poszukiwaniu krainy wolnej od zarazy. Rozpoczyna się exodus, a przewodzi mu jeden człowiek... Film oparty jest na dość złożonej i symbolicznej fabule, obrazującej dramaturgię ludzkiego życia, nieuchronność pewnych życiowych zdarzeń.
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