#  @shortoftheweek Short of the Week Short of the Week posts on YouTube about short film, movies, animation, sxsw the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCyp-EzJrdTOd9uNPvmdst-w/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +18% - [--] Month [----------] -16% - [--] Months [----------] +30% - [--] Year [-----------] +83% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCyp-EzJrdTOd9uNPvmdst-w/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +105% - [--] Month [--] +55% - [--] Months [---] +11% - [--] Year [---] +163% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCyp-EzJrdTOd9uNPvmdst-w/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] +0.47% - [--] Month [---------] +1.40% - [--] Months [---------] +11% - [--] Year [---------] +30% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCyp-EzJrdTOd9uNPvmdst-w/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 6.09% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 6.09% [events](/list/events) #29 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 4.78% [finance](/list/finance) 3.04% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 2.17% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) 0.43% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) 0.43% [stocks](/list/stocks) 0.43% [formula 1](/list/formula-1) 0.43% **Social topic influence** [short film](/topic/short-film) #55, [movies](/topic/movies) #343, [animation](/topic/animation) #5537, [sxsw](/topic/sxsw) #2, [night](/topic/night) 5.22%, [watch](/topic/watch) 3.91%, [youtube](/topic/youtube) 3.91%, [for the](/topic/for-the) 3.48%, [lgbtq](/topic/lgbtq) #42, [channel](/topic/channel) 3.04% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@pikturaschool](/creator/undefined) [@jeregardenet](/creator/undefined) [@massimechelli](/creator/undefined) [@nicopalerm](/creator/undefined) [@martindirector](/creator/undefined) [@jeanbaptistegarnero](/creator/undefined) [@juliannedonelle](/creator/undefined) [@bistromstitel](/creator/undefined) [@lukerihl](/creator/undefined) [@coloristroy](/creator/undefined) [@wdsmcguigan](/creator/undefined) [@kesha](/creator/undefined) [@orvillepeck](/creator/undefined) [@taylaparx](/creator/undefined) [@hudmo](/creator/undefined) [@emilyroseandtherounders](/creator/undefined) [@bettercalltheo](/creator/undefined) [@kerncountry](/creator/undefined) [@ghostcowfilms](/creator/undefined) [@trafik](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "A Grieving Widow Uses a Dream Machine to Heal SXSW Short Film The Dream Machine follows Marianne a grieving young widow who uses a new invention to recreate dreams in an effort to cope with her loss but her escape soon tears at the edges of reality and the universe. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _The Dream Machine_ Dir. Jimmy Marble https://www.jimmymarble.com/ *CREDITS* written and directed by Jimmy Marble animation by Frances Haszard and Louis Olsen produced by Ways & Means in association with Oh Baby Inc. produced by Lana Kim Jett Steiger and Thomas Grabinski starring" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-WxKYHDF_Mg) 2025-11-23T21:10Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Still Here () Award-Winning Sundance Documentary Short Film In Kaohsiung Taiwan a few residents refuse to leave their now-abandoned village. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/04/30/still-here/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Still Here Directed by Sean Wang" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFwHL6W9xDE) 2021-03-08T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 102.6K engagements "Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Live-Action Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Live-Action Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: A Friend of Dorothy by Lee Knight Butchers Stain by Meyer Levinson-Blount Jane Austens Period Drama by Steve Pinder & Julia Aks The Singers by Sam Davis Two People Exchanging" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GKrx9XHmbkY) 2026-01-22T20:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "A Lonely Janitors World Unravels in this Thriller Short Film Open House 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Fearing the loss of his authority and job a lonely emasculated high school custodian targets the school's new part-time employee: a poor refugee student. _Open House_ Dir. Philip Aceto https://www.philipaceto.com/ In the microcosm of a Catholic High Schools administration Open House cleverly dramatizes the deep-held beliefs that many within the United States share towards what they believe are outsiders whom are stealing their jobs and even their countrys identity. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LOkCJEBrzq8) 2025-09-29T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Au 8me Jour Award-Winning @PIKTURA_SCHOOL Student Animation It took [--] days to create the world it only took one to disrupt its balance. The latest from @PIKTURA_SCHOOL this award-winning 3D animation mimics hand-crafted stop-motion to tell an environmentalist parable about the interconnectedness of all life. What elevates it is the remarkable polish of its execution the genuine emotion it stirs and an apocalyptic sense of scale and foreboding that feels attuned to the current moment. _Au 8me Jour (On the 8th Day)_ Directors: Agathe Snchal Alicia Massez Elise Debruyne Flavie Carin Tho" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKkNjoDtPOk) 2025-11-13T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Salmon Short Film A Budding Chef is Pushed to his Limits at a Michelin-starred Restaurant August a budding chef secures a life-changing opportunity at a prestigious Nordic Michelin-starred restaurant. Under the stern mentorship of culinary virtuoso Andr he faces relentless challenges pushing his limits and battling a fear of failure. As he hides missteps catastrophe looms in this tale of culinary excellence and competition. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WNnKGUQZi84) 2023-11-27T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 912.8K engagements "COMING SOON: A Love Triangle between a Cowboy a Rancher's Daughter and a Horse 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. _Melody of Love_ Dir. Guy Kozak 🗓 Watch the Full Film on Monday February 9th 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Western Guy Kozak John Reynolds Jane Levy Love Horse Short Film Short of the Week movies film" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dHYgNnAT_pA) 2026-02-08T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Terrifying Home Invasion Caught on Camera Intrusion Short Film A young man records a home intrusion. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Intrusion_ Dir. Jack Michel https://www.jackcmichel.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jack.c.michel Starring: Jack Michel Daniel Frawley Charlotte Connor & Amy Ralston (Swan). The most interesting and perhaps the most frightening aspect of this film has to do with perspective. Intrusion takes great care in considering the cultural dynamics of fear. On the one hand we are often afraid of the unknown. Sometimes what we really fear has to do with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=di25Ist5lqY) 2025-09-25T09:18Z 2.1M followers, 29.4K engagements "Melody of Love Western Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. _Melody of Love_ Dir. Guy Kozak "The topic at the films heart is at least as old as the Western itself: a man torn between the woman he loves (or could love) and his passion or purpose in life. In Melody of Love this dilemma concerns the cowboys fascination with his horse but the conflict itself is universal. It reflects the tension experienced by anyone pulled between career and love the person willing to give up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gQrp5U_Dx7E) 2026-02-09T11:04Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Unholy A Sundance / SXSW Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Unholy follows Noa a young adult with a complex gastrointestinal disorder as she attends her family's Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube. There she is confronted by pushy family members malfunctioning medical devices and a room full of food she cannot eat. _Unholy_ Dir. Daisy Friedman https://www.daisyfriedman.com/ https://www.sernocturna.com/projects/unholy *CREDITS* Writer/Director: Daisy Friedman Producers: Arielle Friedman Isaak Popkin Camila Grimaldi DP: Kevin Yu First" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hku0c7WswrI) 2026-01-23T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 11.1K engagements "Telos or Bust The Town That Believes in the Inner-Earth Ascended masters new religions inner earth cities crystals and lost continents. Immerse yourself in the confluence of strange myths and beliefs of the citizens of Mount Shasta California. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Telos or Bust_ Dir. Brad Abrahams https://bradabrahams.net/folklore-1 A wonderfully in-depth omniscient perspective of believers and skeptics Telos or Bust is a charming exploration of the myths beliefs and spiritual tourism surrounding this sacred" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tTC2RxrMbeY) 2024-08-12T14:23Z 2.1M followers, 22.6K engagements "Last-Minute Portrait Gig Leads to an Emotional Encounter Blue Hour Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. _Blue Hour_ Dir. J.D Shields "While the story of Blue Hour is undoubtedly heavy it is told in such a moving and thoughtful way that it rightfully lingers in the mind in all the best ways" - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=24IKgy2KYkA) 2026-02-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "A Family Takes a Nostalgic Trip After an Alzheimers Diagnosis Last Resort 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Last Resort_ Dir. Bren Cukier Families of those living with Alzheimers disease often describe the experience as a long goodbye as they witness their loved one slowly fade under the weight of this devastating illness something that Cukier appears to be preparing for in her touching short. Juxtaposing home-video footage recorded twenty-five years apart the filmmaker adopts a formally and thematically fitting approach for a narrative focused on a condition notorious for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7SzdaTRzBM4) 2026-02-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 13K engagements "After Self-Harm Ava Finds Healing by Sewing a Dress Stitches Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit While recovering from an episode of self-harm Ava decides to sew a dress from scratch. Her sister Gillian wishes she would concentrate on getting better. But could it be that putting stitches into something other than her own skin is exactly the kind of healing Ava needs _Stitches_ Dir. Victoria Frings https://www.victoriafrings.com/ https://www.instagram.com/victoria.frings/ "While Stitches does not attempt to provide a definitive answer it instead encourages reflection" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AiUiUhHoNmo) 2026-01-19T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.4K engagements "COMING SOON: An Emotive Tale of a Bereavement Photography Shoot "The idea that would eventually become Blue Hour was born through a chance meeting with with a volunteer bereavement photographer at a birthday party . . . I was fascinated and deeply moved by all that Id heard and I knew there was a story there." Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. Blue Hour Writer/Director: J.D Shields COMING TO YOUTUBE FEB 5th [----] 🔗" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B7sOmArFzGU) 2026-02-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Time Crisis: The Story of Arcade Legend Eddie Esguerra Documentary Short film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A devoted regular at Los Angeles arcade bars turns a solitary obsession with a 90s video game into a lifeline for connection. _Time Crisis: The Story of Arcade Legend Eddie Esguerra_ Dir. Brooke Palmieri & Zac Weathers The gameplay sequences are staged with pumping music and quick edits as if Eddie was the hero of an action film an experience that may well reflect how it feels in his own mind only for a cut to the external perspective to reveal how it actually" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FbI0f9KUPTE) 2025-12-22T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Crust Student Academy Award Winner About a Young Boy Getting His First Scar 12-year-old Fabi has to finally prove himself as part of the family - by getting his first scar. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Crust_ Dir. Jens Kevin Georg https://www.instagram.com/kruste_film/ With Crust writer/director Jens Kevin Georg creates an incredibly creative and effective metaphor for the very universal feeling of being torn between the desire to belong and the need to be true to ourselves. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GrJfyxlUzhI) 2024-12-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 57.2K engagements "Filipino Family goes to Extremes to Hide Fathers Death Awit Natin (Our Song) 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization a Filipino family goes to extreme and absurd lengths to hide the truth. _Awit Natin (Our Song)_ https://www.instagram.com/awitnatinfilm Dir. Pacqui Pascual https://pacqui.online/work https://www.instagram.com/pacquip Laughter can be a welcome balm for grief and Pacqui Pascuals deeply personal film Awit Natin (Our Song) is a wonderful example of how to channel complex feelings into craft. Full of heart and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HZcPW6rzONA) 2026-01-15T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Animated Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: Papillon (Butterfly) by Florence Miailhe Forevergreen by Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles (The Girl Who Cried Pearls) by Chris Lavis & Maciek" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MiIwsSvkXC0) 2026-01-22T14:34Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "COMING SOON: Broken Hearted and Spending Friday Night with Dad A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. _Baba I'm Fine_ Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ Coming to YouTube on February 12th [----] 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Karina Dandashi Romance Valentine's Day Comedy Heartbreak Break-Up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OGb3GYzZfCM) 2026-02-11T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "The Unlikely Hero Who Lived on a Roof for Years Rick on the Roof 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When Rick Canty was evicted from his home in Barry Wales he got up on the roof and stayed there for years in protest turning him into an unlikely hero his town's never forgotten. _Rick on the Roof_ Dir. Isaac Atkin-Mayne https://isaacatkinmayne.com/rick-on-the-roof https://www.instagram.com/isaacatkinmayne/ "The film has an inviting quality transporting viewers to Barry and immersing us in its community. Atkin-Maynes approach mixing archival footage another filmmakers work and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wz86XFn-Xxs) 2026-01-08T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "She Hurts Herself To See An ER Nurse Take Care Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse. But when she's discharged from the hospital earlier than expected she needs to find a new way to extend her stay. _Take Care_ Dir. Brittany Ashley https://www.instagram.com/takecare_thefilm/ "How far would you go to get some TLC Thats the question posed when Leah meets an unusually attentive nurse in the ER - one who takes very good care of her. Mixing dark humor with genre elements in her" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x17FZelWors) 2026-01-29T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 10.6K engagements "Election Decorations Gone Wild My Neighbor's Yard 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Neighbors from Pennsylvanias divided capital region use signs flags and halloween skeletons to turn their yards into opposing campaign endorsements leading up to the presidential election. _My Neighbor's Yard_ Dir. Kara Grace Miller What interest me now are the potential reactions to the film or this review. It will be interesting if commenters will try to be as objective as possible in the spirit of My Neighbors Yards approach - the reaction to the film may well become its own commentary on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5IgSIV3IU6w) 2025-11-06T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Psychedelic in the Sky Animated Documentary about Alien Encounters 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A filmmaker explores the nature of belief and his childhood fascinations in the context of a man's personal UFO experience. _Psychedelic in the Sky_ Dir. Matthew Salton https://www.matthewsalton.com/ https://www.instagram.com/matthewrsalton/ As belief in extraterrestrial life grows around the world the notion of alien existence is shifting from fringe conspiracy to mainstream curiosity. This change in attitude has opened up the conversation with more people now feel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5vDTtv7dKcM) 2025-10-16T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "COMING SOON: The Story of a Man who Refused to Leave His Roof for Years When Rick Canty was evicted from his home in Barry Wales he got up on the roof and stayed there for years in protest turning him into an unlikely hero his town's never forgotten. _Rick on the Roof_ Dir. Isaac Atkin-Mayne https://isaacatkinmayne.com/rick-on-the-roof https://www.instagram.com/isaacatkinmayne/ Watch on the Short of the Week YouTube channel from 10am (EST) Thursday January 8th 2026: https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=93yZov7aHTI) 2026-01-08T13:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Inside The Valley Sings Award-Winning Documentary Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Trapped in the never-ending horror of solitary confinement three prisoners in the United States seek comfort and escape in the boundless landscapes of their own imaginations. _Inside The Valley Sings_ Dir. Nathan Fagan https://www.insidethevalleysings.com/ Fagans intention is clear and measured: to give voice to a population rarely heard and to reveal solitary confinement for what it is - a form of torture plain and simple. The film does not make this argument loudly because it" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DPWqkyaBEcM) 2026-01-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "COMING SOON: A Ski-Lift becomes a Xenophobic Battle Ground 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. /HAAW/ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch on the Short of the Week YouTube - from 10am (EST) Mon Jan 12th: https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H-Xltfkc1cA) 2026-01-10T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "The Life of an Undocumented Worker with Seizures Alo Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Alo an undocumented overseas Filipino worker lives in an overcrowded house-share in London. He is struck by a latent bout of seizures which disrupts his living situation. The other residents are posed an ultimatum; should they risk Alos health or call an ambulance potentially resulting in his deportation _Alo_ Dir. Xenia Glen https://www.instagram.com/xeniaglen/ https://www.sleepwalkerstudios.co.uk/alo While this is an important subject engaging audiences with a theme that has" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TvZggqx7Aa0) 2025-10-20T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Craig's Pathetic Freakout A Comedy Short Film After smoking some weed with a friend Craig starts to worry that he might be trapped in a movie. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/07/03/craigs-pathetic-freakout/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Craig's Pathetic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZNT5WM9H_M8) 2020-09-22T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 115.2K engagements "Mauled by a Dog BAFTA CYMRU Award-Winning Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Across one long night after a young woman has her face ripped off in an alleyway her emasculated call centre worker boyfriend goes on a surreal journey through the underbelly of a South Wales Valleys town to take revenge on her attacker a dog. _Mauled by a Dog_ Dir. Sion Thomas https://www.sionthomas.com/ https://www.instagram.com/scymru/ Though shot on what Thomas describes as a shoestring budget the film feels anything but limited. Visually striking and relentlessly paced it plunges the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZR20weqhXNs) 2025-10-13T13:09Z 2.1M followers, 10.2K engagements "Brit Milah goes Wrong The Mohel - a SXSW Short Film Few rights in Judaism are as important as the Brit Milah the circumcision. James and his wife Lola a recent convert live in a community without any Mohel's and after celebrating the birth of their first son have to fly one in to perform the ceremony. Family expectations and financial strain force James to confront the transactional nature of religion and the realities of maintaining old traditions in a modern world. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _The Mohel_ Dir. Charles Wahl https://www.charleswahl.com/ While the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZpVt0h2BpHM) 2025-11-02T21:18Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "COMING SOON: A Coming-of-Age Story about Consent Puberty and Sexual Desire. School leaver Hannah must navigate a hyper - sexualised beauty salon and a controlling boss in order to turn her life around. _Groom_ by Leyla Josephine Coll-O'Reilly 🗓 Coming to our YouTube channel on Monday January 5th [----] Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Groom Leyla Josephine Coll-O'Reilly Puberty Coming-of-Age Sexual Desire Sexual Awakening Consent BFI London Film Festival" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hegYQg5WN14) 2026-01-04T12:01Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Feminist Comedian Faces the Ultimate Choice: Money or Morals Lean In Short Film Broke dejected feminist comedian Rach is taken out for corporate drinks with her brother Benny. Will the enticement of money and a job see Rach flip on her morals and "Lean In" 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Lean In_ Dir. Lucy Coleman Teetering on the edge of cringe comedy Coleman keeps the camera trained on Rach (Maynard) as she transforms into a merciless alternate version of herself pandering to her male audience. Deconstructing power dynamics where feminine sympathy is dismissed as" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oHXGi9QkRH4) 2025-10-06T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "INCEL Drama Short Film by John Merizalde Short of the Week Sam is a reclusive young man who finds solace with those who share the same self-described title as him: Incel. When his countless real-life efforts at love fail Sam turns to this anonymous community of the involuntarily celibate for help but instead finds himself increasingly pushed towards extremism. Review on Short of the Week: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/11/01/incel/ ".apart from being a brilliant conversation starter Incel showcases some clever filmmaking which can easily be overshadowed by the controversial subject" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0NJois4JMGU) 2018-11-01T13:49Z 2.1M followers, 396.1K engagements "The Short Award Nominees: The Best Online Short Films of [----] 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit We take our curation seriouslybecause filmmakers trust us and audiences hold us to it. Looking at the paths taken by many filmmakers weve featured over the years were proud (and reassured) that were doing something right. That spirit comes together in our annual celebration of the best short films of the past year: The Short Awards 🎬 🔗 https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/the-short-awards-2026-the-nominees/ A snapshot of the ambition craft and range shaping short filmmaking" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=19oN_2M6bkM) 2026-02-13T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Curve Horror Short Film SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://www.shortverse.com/submit Clinging to a curved surface high above a sentient abyss a girl has to cover the few feet back to safety before she loses grip. _CURVE_ Written and Directed by Tim Egan https://www.youtube.com/watchv=NZKBlmLqkZE Short Films Explained: _Curve_ - Director Tim Egan answers some of the internet's most popular questions about his short film _Curve_ "Winner of Best Short awards at both Fantastic Fest and Sitges in [----] Tim Egans 10-min Horror Curve is a dark minimalist and truly unsettling film. Simple in premise but" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2dD3Fawk4y0) 2021-06-10T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.7M engagements "First Time in the Mens Room for a Transgender Student Wrong Bathroom Short Film A transgender student enters the men's restroom for the first time and is pressured by his male classmates to fit in. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Wrong Bathroom Dir. Ragini Bhasin https://www.raginibhasin.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bhasinragini/ This is confident immersive filmmaking. Bhasin shoots the film largely from the protagonists perspective often obscuring other characters in the frame to mirror his disorientation and isolation. The editing is equally thoughtful allowing the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2p2Qg01MB88) 2025-05-22T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 135.6K engagements "Award-Winning Stop-Motion Animated Short Film Tokri (The Basket) Submit your Short Film: https://www.shortverse.com/submit A clumsy accident leads a young girl to the streets of Mumbai in the hope of making things right from Indian animators Studio Eeksaurus. _TOKRI_ Directed by Suresh Eriyat While a relatively simple story grounded in the lived experience of India's destitute Tokri overflows with detail. The scale of the production is truly remarkablewe adore stop-motion with over [---] films in our collection but despite the overwhelming diversity of subjects and styles you'll encounter while" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5qKYrajRNwo) 2020-07-08T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 9.4M engagements "The Best Short Films of [----] (Our Teams Favorite Picks) Whether its an unexpected take on relationship drama a bold dive into mental health or literally a singing butt with legs these films represent the truly wonderful people that make S/W tick. And if nothing else theyll remind you why short films are small in size but huge in imagination. - The S/W Team selects their Favorite Short Films of [----] 🔗 - https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/best-short-films-2025/ Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Best of the Year Best Short" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6VsNxt_oojk) 2025-12-30T18:05Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "If the Light Goes Out They Die Sci-Fi Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit On the hard journey to the illuminated city a group of migrants make their way in their light suits. On their journey they will have to face the dangers that lurk in the dark and what's worse: themselves. _Night Breakers_ Dir. Gabriel Campoy & Guillem Lafoz "_Night Breakers_ is a near-perfect horror proof-of-concept short. After watching it for the first time at SXSW [----] I told the S/W team that it was the best pure example of its type in agessuspenseful and thrilling of course" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=78LKNhGkRlw) 2025-10-29T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 957.4K engagements "Let SXSW Short Film starring Sonoya Mizuno 🎬 Submit a film ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Mia is compulsively drawn to BDSM when confident Josie catches her eye and both women find themselves swept into new territory. _Let_ Dir. Alyssa Loh https://www.alyssaloh.com/let-film With Let writer/director Alyssa Loh explores vulnerability and human connection with real tenderness crafting a narrative that depicts non-normative desires with empathy and nuance S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/01/08/let/ *CREDITS* CAST "Mia" - Sonoya Mizuno "Josie" - An-Li" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8useBYZRNDc) 2025-01-30T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 23.4M engagements "Heaven is Nobody's A Dystopian Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit In this contemporary dark fable a boy journeys through a nightmarish city to find a cure for his mom as a dancing curse descends on him and his home. _Heaven is Nobody's_ Dir. Hector Prats The world of Heaven is Nobodys is not immediately alien and it is precisely this proximity to the recognisable that renders the film so unsettling; the most disturbing dystopias after all are those that feel only a step removed from our own reality. Here the black-and-white cinematography often employed as a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9CSGINof0TY) 2025-12-18T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "A Summer Confrontation over Gender and Religion Summer Shade Short Film A young Israeli girl and four Hasidic teenagers confront over the only water source around. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com JOIN SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/02/10/summer-shade/ This Month watch award-winning shots from the famous Locarno Film Festival https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uEH5uI1dTSs Summer Shade Writer & Director Shira Haimovici https://www.shirahaimovici.com/summer-shade "A deeply" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BwZDibyV410) 2022-02-10T14:30Z 2.1M followers, 5.4M engagements "Fauve An Innocent Game Goes Wrong Oscar-Nominated Short Film Two boys in a surface mine sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/10/03/fauve/ Fauve Written & Directed by Jeremy Comte Distribution and international sales: H264 Distribution http://jeremycomte.com/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CnxYtSKgbgs) 2020-04-27T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 1.3M engagements "One Man's Quest to Catch a Legendary Beast Il Giorno Dopo (The Day After) _🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A son spends his entire existence chasing his fathers obsession: the rivers creature. _Il Giorno Dopo (The Day After)_ Dir. Enea Colombi https://www.instagram.com/enea.colombi/ "Sometimes all a child wants is a parents love and theyll go to extreme lengths to get it. In Enea Colombis mysterious short Il Giorno Dopo (The Day After) a son dedicates his entire life to searching for an elusive river creature that slipped through his fathers grasp when he was young." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cxjr2AeiihY) 2025-12-29T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 11K engagements "Dirty Machines: The End of History Sci-Fi Short About Time Travel A time traveler takes a tour of "The Birth of Time Travel". A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/03/04/dirty-machines-end-history/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheW. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Dirty Machines: The End of History" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DG4W1oWieoM) 2020-03-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 655.6K engagements "Quilt Fever A [----] SXSW Documentary Short Welcome to The Academy Awards of quilting a weeklong spectacle in which quilters from all over the world gather in Paducah Kentucky every year for its huge quilt competition. Part of our #SXSWshorts coverage of films affected by the cancellation of SXSW [----] (a new film every day from 3/15 to 3/21) Quilt Fever from Olivia Loomis Merrion is a documentary short film about quilting and the stories of the individuals who participate. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DZDyONVAgV0) 2020-03-21T14:30Z 2.1M followers, 157.2K engagements "Diagonale A Tense Short Film About the Boundaries of Consent SUBMIT A FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A young couple is in the heat of the action. She asks for a condom but he doesn't have one. _DIAGONALE_ Dir. Anne Thorens One could argue that this premise has already been depicted many times but writer/director Thorens infuses her film with so much authenticity exposing the depth of the situation with great sensitivity and subtlety that it might feel uncomfortably real for some - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/01/07/diagonale-diagonal/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ev2g6U30XU0) 2021-01-07T16:25Z 2.1M followers, 248M engagements "No Man Lives Past [--] in This Village Virago Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit In the village of Virago where no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday Tnu is about to turn forty. _Virago_ Dir. Kerli Kirch Schneider Described by its creator as an elegy for the men who died too young Kerli Kirch Schneiders enigmatic film Virago transports audiences to a European village where men dont survive beyond the age of forty. Offering a poetic examination of gender roles the short film blends mythology with social commentary to construct a darkly humorous" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GCEGCQYP5P4) 2025-12-26T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Dig Your Own Grave Dark Comedy Short Film Reggie brings Dan to the desert to have him dig his own grave. It's harder than it sounds. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/01/06/dig-your-own-grave/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek 'I've often heard movies described as" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GEKCY8VZSb0) 2020-10-01T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 122.3K engagements "Childhood Bed-Wetting Memories Spark a Tense Showdown Pillow Fortress Short Film When Lana brings her new boyfriend Bart on a visit to Tommys house it doesnt take long for the two men to realize that they knew each other as young children. Soon though they disagree about their memories of a specific trivial event. And as the disagreement lingers some of Barts other resentments surface. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Pillow Fortress_ Dir. Zander Cot Much like a memory we cant quite piece together Pillow Fortress shifts and transforms as it unfolds. What begins as a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H_iKpmIVKIk) 2025-10-09T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 20.2K engagements "Samurai SWAT team on a rescue mission Kodama Arthur a member of an elite SWAT Samurai team embarks on a rescue mission into the spirit world in order to recover his father from vengeful Japanese Yokai Spirits. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 👹 _Kodama_ Dir. Brian M Tang Watch our interview with director Brian Tang as he discusses making _Kodama_ and what the future holds for his narrative: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=-k_EXqrW974&t=158s With an awesomely cool premise strong visual execution terrific action-directing and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jvqvo5OwCH0) 2025-01-27T16:01Z 2.1M followers, 1.4M engagements "Negative Space Oscar Nominated Stop-Motion Animation Short Film Submit your Short film: https://www.shortverse.com/submit What it means to lose a loved one told through the art of a well-packed suitcase. _Negative Space_ A Film by Tiny Inventions (Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter) http://www.tinyinventions.com Negative Space is practically perfect. Like so many shorts I admire the film incorporates multitudes of seemingly contradictory qualities: at a mere [--] minutes there is really no wasted space and yet it is exceedingly spare. Based off a celebrated Ron Koertge poem that clocks in at only 150" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KI2lsdXJQ40) 2019-07-16T18:04Z 2.1M followers, 7M engagements "The Music Producer Who Left Everything to Live in a Cave Short Film In pursuit of enlightenment a platinum selling record producer left his hedonistic life behind to live in a cave. Nine years later he continues to grapple with the question what does it mean to be free 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _The Last Free Man On Earth_ Dir. Kyan https://www.asabistudio.com/the-last-free-man-on-earth "Armed with a Blackmagic 6k he won in a contest Kyan discovered Alex on a walk and cultivated a relationship returning several times as a one-man production crew to record. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LKEq379-DNc) 2025-11-17T15:28Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Short Films Explained: Curve - An Interview with Director Tim Egan When programming films for our YouTube channel there are shorts that we instantly know will be hits. Tim Egans tense horror short _Curve_ is a prime example. Curve Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=2dD3Fawk4y0 With the film continuing to prove a hot topic among our viewers we thought it was about time to invite _Curve_ creator Egan on to our channel to discuss some of your burning questions. *Questions* 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - What's the Origin of the Story 02:02 - Is _Curve_ a Metaphor 03:06 - How did She End Up in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NZKBlmLqkZE) 2024-09-19T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 76.8K engagements "The Interview A Psychological Thriller Short Film by Barnaby Roper From legendary fashion-filmmaker Barnaby Roper (Kanye David Bowie Chanel) a taut psychological thriller short film. When a candidate interviews for a new job at an "unorthodox" firm the process quickly turns into a boundary-breaking process of social control. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/01/31/the-interview/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oc-lKTEkihc) 2020-01-31T16:38Z 2.1M followers, 201.6K engagements "The Disappearance of Willie Bingham Horror Short Film Willie Bingham is the first man to undergo a radical new justice program. The government has introduced Progressive Amputation as a controversial punishment for capital crime the real life version of an eye for an eye. The procedures performed live in front of victims families stop only at relatives request. Interview with director Matthew Richards: https://youtu.be/jx0KbotByVo Short of the Week https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/10/12/disappearance-willie-bingham/ Follow the Film on Facebook" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RZJcik1ONqc) 2017-10-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 648.7K engagements "A Husband's Lie Awakens a Centuries-Old Spell The Bride's Curse 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit On their first night of marriage a wife tells her husband about an ancient curse on the women in her family that threatens a very specific calamity should their husbands lie. Skeptical the husband decides to test the truth of the story. _The Bride's Curse_ Dir. Alex Kavutskiy Jerzy Rose "The combination of the performances and the sharpness of Kavutskiy and Roses script makes The Brides Curse a deeply entertaining watch that feels both classical and very contemporary (Im not" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SGZfDk6-97w) 2025-12-01T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 37.8K engagements "Other Side of the Box Award-Winning Horror Short Film SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend. _Other Side of the Box_ Dir. Caleb J. Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watchv=J7rArm6vPEs&t=2s Short Films Explained: _Other Side of the Box_ - Director Caleb J. Phillips answers some of the internet's most pressing question about his short film _Other Side of the Box_ Endings (especially in shorts) are hard. This one is a bit tough to decipher but structurally it feels like the film builds to a place of satisfying" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TGZg1YqXv9o) 2020-05-06T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 7M engagements "Kasbi Middle-Aged Woman Hires Young Sex Worker for a Night of Companionship Away from the responsibilities of familial life Maryam hires 20-year-old sex worker Aisha to keep her company for the night. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Kasbi_ Dir. Farah Jabir https://kasbifilm.com/ There is one universal question at the center of this film: Is it ever too late to be the person that you want to be. While midlife crises are often portrayed through the eyes of white male protagonist on-screen we rarely see a layered and nuanced" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Th14i76iZh8) 2024-12-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 915.5K engagements "Teen Party has a Wild Surprise Hot Seat Sundance Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Teenager Andrea uses a male stripper to gain the respect of cool girl Daphne. Based on a true story. _Hot Seat_ Dir. Anna Kerrigan http://www.annakerrigan.com/bio One of the highlights of Sundance [----] Hot Seat is a terrific coming-of-age story that blends diverse genres in a unusually thoughtful way. Set at a birthday party populated by teens from an all-female school the film plays with "Mean Girls" social hierarchies and elements of raunch comedy but opts against the broad" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WC9uSdkJS6U) 2023-03-20T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 49.9M engagements "Couples Fantasy Spirals Completely Out of Control Role Play Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A couples attempt to reignite their relationship through awkward role-playing spirals into chaos when a mysterious man arrives leading to dark confrontations and blurred lines between fantasy and reality. _Role Play_ Dir. Kyle Jon Shephard https://sheps.tv/ https://www.instagram.com/kylejonshephard "Fantasies have a habit of wriggling out of their safe containers. They misbehave. They escalate. Kyle Jon Shepherd's playful short film Role Play takes that idea to its" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YJcnE1Ynw6E) 2026-01-26T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 1.4M engagements "The Night Boots Oscar Shortlisted Pinscreen Animation Told through expressive monochrome animation on a pinscreen The Night Boots is a tale about childhood centered on the friendship between a young boy and a strange creature. 💬 SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN PORTUGUESE & SPANISH 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Les Bottes de la nuit (The Night Boots)_ Dir. Pierre-Luc Granjon https://www.instagram.com/pierrelucgranjon "Granjon has produced a delightfully open-hearted fairytale of a boy and a monster that in the best of fairytale ways skirts darkness and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_hyOfZfwpwQ) 2026-01-03T17:58Z 2.1M followers, 20.8K engagements "Short of the Week TV - 24/7 Short Films Watch award-winning short films from indie filmmakers #shortfilm #animation #documentary #horror #scifi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aQuhmdeisik) 2025-11-18T11:06Z 2.1M followers, 484.1K engagements "A Midwifes Most Challenging Night DELIVERY - BIFA-Nominated Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Midwife Mary experiences the most physically and psychologically challenging night shift of her career as she oversees life-and-death pregnancy cases on a critically under-resourced NHS maternity ward. _DELIVERY_ Dir. Ben Lankester https://www.kingdomborn.co.uk/delivery https://www.instagram.com/ben.lankester/ Review the film at https://letterboxd.com/film/delivery-2024-4/ "Child birth can be one of lifes most joyous moments - but for some it can also be an experience" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b5_Tx4JJ44E) 2025-12-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 179.7K engagements "Baba I'm Fine Short Film about Heartbreak 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. _Baba I'm Fine_ Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ *CREDITS* Starring: Hibah Abdellatif and Aladeen Tawfeek Writer/Director: Karina Dandashi Producers: Stephen Turselli Dan Duthie Director of Photography: Tehillah De Castro Production Designer: Teresa Martuccio 1st AD: Turner Andritz Editor: Taylor Gianotas Sound Design: Jason Jouver Casting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c5oy1wA4Q58) 2026-02-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Shimmer Oscar-Qualified Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Cast away on a desolate beach Ricardo toils tirelessly on a massive lighthouse that he believes holds the key to his rescue neglecting his daughter whose own plans might derail her fathers dreams. _Shimmer_ Dir. Andrs Palma https://www.shimmershort.com/ https://andrespalma.com/ "How heavy is a dream - and what price do we pay for grasping it too firmly Fulgores (Shimmer) distills this question through a stark image: a father Ricardo; his children Luca and Matas; and the towering lighthouse standing between" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dcrfQ1g431o) 2025-12-08T13:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Just A Drill A Suspenseful Drama Short by Julianne Donelle Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/03/02/just-a-drill/ Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=der7Gxyyuqo) 2020-03-02T16:40Z 2.1M followers, 896.8K engagements "Sex Toy Disaster Ends in ER Trip Stuck Short Film SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://www.shortverse.com/submit A sex toy mishap leads to a night in the emergency room where a couple must confront their issues. _STUCK_ Dir. Corey Shurge A funny and emotionally honest short film "Stuck" takes a raunchy potentially gimmicky premise and expands the joke into something deeperbuilding to a place that is surprisingly earnest and heartfelt - S/W Curator Ivan Kander FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/08/16/stuck/ *CREDITS* Written & Directed by Corey Shurge Starring Kristopher Turner Ruth" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hnKrUB5HAiM) 2019-08-16T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 86.1M engagements "Oscar Winner Animated Short Film [----] The Windshield Wiper A collection of vignettes surrounding the question "What is Love" WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com THE WINDSHIELD WIPER A Film by Alberto Mielgo http://www.albertomielgo.com https://www.instagram.com/albertomielgo FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/01/19/the-windshield-wiper/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek REVIEW: "In "The Windshield Wiper" the highly anticipated short animation from animation star Alberto Mielgo a middle-aged man in a caf serves as the framing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i8MQl7vCkMQ) 2022-01-19T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 948.1K engagements "A Sourdough Starter with a Taste for Blood 🍞💀 Creepy Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit An obsessive baker moves in with her boyfriend just as her sourdough starter develops a sinister craving. _Breadwinner_ Dir. Camila Grimaldi https://www.instagram.com/breadwinnerthefilm https://www.sernocturna.com/projects/breadwinner Obsessiveness is a common trait in horror characters and here Grimaldi and her team use it to explore a complex female protagonist capable of cruelty selfishness and ruthless ambition. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jo9tFmZZq2Q) 2025-10-27T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.8K engagements "Short Films Explained: The Disappearance of Willie Bingham 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit In Matthew Richards unsettling short film _The Disappearance of Willie Bingham_ a man becomes the first subject of a shocking new justice system Progressive Amputation. This powerful story examines what happens when the idea of an eye for an eye is taken to its darkest extreme. Watch it now through the link below. Watch _The Disappearance of Willie Bingham_ : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=RZJcik1ONqc&t=8s The film has been sparking debate ever since we uploaded it in [----] so" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jx0KbotByVo) 2025-10-23T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Groom A Short Film about Consent Puberty and Sexual Desire. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit School leaver Hannah must navigate a hyper sexualised beauty salon and a controlling boss in order to turn her life around. _Groom_ Dir. Leyla Josephine Coll-O'Reilly https://www.leylajosephine.co.uk/ Drawing inspiration from the #MeToo movement Coll-OReilly set out to translate a personal story to the screen - one that she felt remained largely absent from the public discourse surrounding power gender and accountability. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mJ21QjDzIeI) 2026-01-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 157.3K engagements "No Vacancy Oscar-Qualified 3D Animation Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A man drifts in search of release from a past that lingers in every room. _No Vacancy_ Dir. Miguel Rodrick https://miguelrodrick.com/ https://www.instagram.com/miguelrodrick "Ive always lived a little sideways in my own mind constantly meandering and drifting carried from one thought to the next by the smallest spark. I never really stopped to think how everyone elses mind worked. But Miguel Rodrick did. And in No Vacancy he created a short that captures that state with startling honesty. A" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pgCysEKt7Pc) 2025-12-11T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Xenophobe Meets the Wrong Family on a Ski Lift Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. _/HAAW/_ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch the Making of _/HAAW/_ : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9NkQuv6b7lA&t=154s The depth of the narrative is not conveyed in a very obvious manner; it sneaks up on us as we begin to grasp what is actually at play in that tiny space. This is where the screenplay reveals how clever it is and where Scoma demonstrates his ability to create a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r8fJHplMV84) 2026-01-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 29.4K engagements "The Kite Family-Friendly Stop-Motion Award-Winning Short Film about Loss A short animated film for children about the loss of a loved one. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/01/23/the-kite/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek 🪁 The Kite dir. Martin Smatana "A" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rDIhk-uEImg) 2023-01-23T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 652.4K engagements "Love Makes a Nun Question Everything Nun's Beach Short Film When introduced to her fellow nuns family Sister Flora questions her relationship with Sister Muriel and with God. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Nun's Beach_ Dir. Kate diRienzi https://www.katedirienzi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kate_dirienzi How can a film so calm feel so loud Perhaps because its silence refuses to hide. There is no plea for understanding here. Nuns Beach offers homage instead - to love as inheritance to the parts of ourselves too entwined to unmake. Sometimes the most radical act is not" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sQVnQSwZ_VU) 2025-11-10T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 30.3K engagements "Migrants Award-Winning CG Animated Short Film about Climate change Two polar bears are driven into exile from climate change. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com JOIN SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/11/19/migrants/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Migrants Directed by Hugo Caby Antoine Dupriez Aubin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ugPJi8kMK8Q) 2021-11-19T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 2.2M engagements "Dark Mommy is Back Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A lone [---] operator working the night shift has his reality shattered when children call for help after someone named Dark Mommy arrives to collect the adults in their tiny town. _Dark Mommy_ Dir. Courtney Eck https://pleaseleaveproductions.com/dark-mommy What do you really want from a horror film For many of us its the monster the chilling creature at the heart of the story and the mythology that gives it power. In _Dark Mommy_ filmmaker Courtney Eck delivers exactly that: a haunting unforgettable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vB7u225c9ts) 2025-10-31T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 19.5K engagements "Meat Puppet SXSW Award Winner about a Man-Child Trapped in a Puppet On the day he promised his girlfriend hed grow up a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet. 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Meat Puppet_ Dir. Eros V https://erosv.xyz/meat-puppet What our interview with director Eros V as we discuss _Meat Puppet_ and what the future holds for his story of a possessed puppet: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=cmAw0WXriYU&t=1s With the director crediting old larger-than-life morality tale movies such as _Liar Liar_ _Big_ and _Bruce Almighty_ as inspiration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y3oLGASdXYE) 2025-01-02T15:01Z 2.1M followers, 316.9K engagements "Girl gets an Insecurity Check for her Emotional Baggage Stop-Motion Short Film Three girlfriends check in their baggage at the airport but one is carrying a little more than the others. As they travel along the conveyor belt to security can she hide whats inside 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Baggage_ Director: Lucy Davidson Producers: Vanessa Batten & Amy Upchurch https://baggagefilm.com.au/ Funny sharply observed and crafted with real attention to detail every scene of the five-minute short feels considered from the expressive puppets to the cleverly imagined world" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HQqxIf9xUhg) 2025-07-03T14:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "JIM Comedy Short Film by Chris Black A Black Student Deals with Implicit Racism A thought-provoking satire Chris Black's debut short gleefully dives into a series of hot-button American cultural issues in a potent comedy of racial cringe. Charles a young African-American student participates in a classroom reading of one of the enduring literary emblems of America's racist legacy "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Whenever a sentence has the N-word in it the teacher quickly swoops in to ask Charles to read that section. **A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hzkd8uTx5w4) 2021-07-12T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 63K engagements "Oscars Short Films 2025: The Nominees The Oscar short film nominees are here Best Animated Short Film Best Documentary Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film. Submit your film https://shortverse.com/submit _Featuring:_ *Best Animated Short Film:* 0:00 Beautiful Men by Nicolas Keppens 0:43 In the Shadow of the Cypress by Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani 01:36 Magic Candies by Daisuke Nishio 02:38 Wander to Wonder by Nina Gantz 03:16 Yuck by Loc Espuche *Best Live-Action Short film* 04:04 Anuja by Adam J. Graves 05:02 Im Not a Robot by Victoria Warmerdam 06:03 The Last Ranger by Cindy Lee" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IKxc_iPgaDo) 2025-01-26T22:13Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "Red Wine A Plot to Poison a Former Colleague goes Terribly Wrong A vengeful man intends to poison his former colleague's glass of wine at a fundraising event but his plot is compromised when he realizes there has been a mix-up. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🍷 _Red Wine_ Dir. Santiago Menghini https://santiagomenghini.com/ "Today's featured short _Red Wine_ is in the style of a Hitchcockian thriller with an exquisite tension flowing as freely as the wine. An alcohol-fueled evening of scintillating conversation between" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IdFvfcrQXxI) 2024-08-29T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 12.8K engagements "Other Side of the Box Short Film Explained: An Interview with Director Caleb Phillips With millions of views on YouTube and an unforgettable premise _Other Side of the Box_ is one of the creepiest short films online. _Other Side of the Box_ Short Film: https://youtu.be/TGZg1YqXv9o Its one of the shorts that people just love to talk about but what does it mean Why is there creepy head in a box and what can be done to destroy it We spoke to director Caleb Philips to find out. *Topics* 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Story Origins 01:58 - Building Tension 02:44 - The Ending 04:10 - Practical FX v VFX" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=J7rArm6vPEs) 2024-12-19T15:00Z 1.9M followers, 124.2K engagements "Measure A Young Mother Confronts Her Teenage Past The horror of Jen's teenage past catches up with her when she takes her autistic son to a birthday party in her hometown. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Measure Written & Directed by Helen Simmons & Julia Cranney Produced by Cat White & Savannah Power Cinematography by Arushi Chugh An immersive piece eager to let you see things through the eyes of its central character Measure encourages its audience consider how they perceive the world and those around them. - S/W Curator" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JosnZr6KZeM) 2024-09-09T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 12.9K engagements "Badaren (Swimmer) A Surreal Police Standoff in a Swimming Pool A car belonging to a suspected hit-and-run driver has been spotted outside a swimming pool complex and the police are there to arrest the fugitive but he refuses. What to do Swimmer is a humorous short film about a dramatic arrest on the brink of absurdity. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Badaren (Swimmer) Dir. Jonatan Etzler https://www.instagram.com/jonatanetzler "Its quite absurd to see such an unsuccessful arrest as a half-naked Ola simply manages to evade capture by just staying in the pool. However as we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KszPILMM2A8) 2025-09-04T14:00Z 2M followers, 11.2K engagements "He contacts his dead mother in the back of a truck The Crossing Over Express A man is forever changed when a mysterious truck appears with a traveling 'doctor' who claims to raise the dead. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _The Crossing Over Express_ Written & Directed by Luke Barnett + Tanner Thomason Produced by Courtney Petrakis Natalie Masciale With grief being such a frequent theme in filmmaking it takes creative directors to explore fresh ways of addressing it. For co-directors Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MVgnL_ylM3o) 2024-09-16T14:11Z 1.4M followers, 21.5K engagements "Lazy Susan A Short Film Comedy on the Untold History of a Famous Inventor Short of the Week An 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. Susan's family restaurant is in trouble: a competing restaurant Soup Station moves in next door and powered by its ingenious innovation (self-serve soup) business is slow. How can their traditional Chinese restaurant compete From this humble beginning the legend of Susan is born. A selection of Short of the Week the web's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MzdmDdXBEVw) 2019-08-20T14:59Z 1.8M followers, 257.7K engagements "Two Best Friends Test the Boundaries of their Relationship Short Film Two best friends decide to test the boundaries of their relationship and explore the true depths of intimacy. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _My Best Friend_ Dir. Elina Street https://www.elinastreet.com/mybestfriend-shortfilm As soon as Clara and La reunite the camera is cleverly positioned to place us inside their friendship and their intimacy is immediately potent. We instantly feel the depth and strength of their relationship and their closeness not just in the way they talk and catch up but also in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nj7XLp2U6IA) 2025-06-30T16:46Z 1.9M followers, 45.4K engagements "Border Hopper US Immigration is a Video Game Laura discovers a supernatural way to navigate the US immigration system like a video-game to get the travel permit she desperately needs. The magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Border Hopper_ Dir. Nico Casavecchia https://www.nicocasavecchia.com/borderhopper With Border Hopper director Nico Casavecchia creatively explores the immigration system through a fantastical lens creating a situation that any immigrant can relate to. -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NnF6c0aOpr4) 2025-01-16T15:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "I Could Just Die and That Would Be All Right Horror Short Film A suicidal woman offers herself to a monster in the woods but her plan backfires when she awakes as the immortal undead. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _I Could Just Die and That Would Be All Right_ Dir. A.K. Espada https://akespada.com/ While genre films often carry psychological undertones for those willing to read between the lines this film boldly places them front and center creating a fresh and exhilarating dynamic to the horror short. - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P8ryhjZQld8) 2025-07-17T19:23Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "A Babysitter Must Follow the Rules. or Face the Consequences 🎃🔪 Pumpkin Guts Horror Film It happens to someone every Halloween. Just follow the rules. Don't get pinched. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 🎃 _Pumpkin Guts_ Dir. Bryan M. Ferguson www.bryanmferguson.co.uk Ferguson has thrown the whole bag into the blender in a fun go-for-broke way. Elements include the popular 80s revival that Stranger Things is at the head of the creepy Halloween-style synths of the score and a peculiar mashup of sub-genres: creature-feature magical lore-based horror and even torture porn. -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RG_RBDOTKBY) 2025-03-13T17:46Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements "A Grandmother Falls for an Online Scammer hello beautiful please follow back short film Her grandmother's relationship with an online romance scammer leads to a filmmaker's exploration into the ways in which we strive to connect through the internet. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _hello beautiful please follow back_ Dir. Amandine Thomas https://thumperfilms.com/hello-beautiful-please-follow-back The film delves into dark and existential subject matter but the seriousness of the situation itself is brightened up by the films retro desktop aesthetic and sound design sure" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RGdV_D333lc) 2025-05-01T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "The Porcelain Child Born With a Frown Potlems 3D Animation Short Film In a town of ever-smiling porcelain children Ginger is created with a fatal flaw: a frown is accidentally painted on his face. Upon realizing his creator stops his song in horror: Ginger needs to be corrected. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Potlems_ Dir. Alberto Allegri Rodrguez Theres tension baked into every frame like a smile held too long. Were meant to be charmed but never comfortable. - S/W Curator Mariana Rekka FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/06/05/potlems/ *CREDITS* Alberto" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=S7_-tE8ope0) 2025-06-05T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Jupiter When Your Parents Join a Cult.and Youre the Only One Who Doubts 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. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Jupiter_ Dir. Benjamin Pfohl https://www.dreifilm.de/portfolio/jupiter "It is common in shorts to imagine a formative moment in a young persons life an experience that represents a rupture or realization where the innocence of childhood is supplanted with wisdomor at least the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SSNXBj9zUs4) 2025-08-31T19:03Z 2M followers, 31.9K engagements "Vendredi soir (Friday Night) A Dark Comedy Short Film During a family Shabbat meal an argument erupts as Nico and his sister Rachel clash over their father's Sephardic heritage. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Vendredi soir (Friday Night)_ Dir. Nicolas Krief https://www.instagram.com/nkrief With Vendredi soir (Friday Night) writer/director Nicolas Krief pens a very personal film about identity and cultural heritage mixing comedy and genre but with a compelling authenticity that grounds the film emotionally. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SgV2rNvo8ho) 2025-08-07T14:16Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Fear Of Flying Stop Motion Animated Short Film A bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter. This short film served as the basis for the hit Nickelodeon show "Becca's Bunch" - https://www.cartoonbrew.com/making-of/how-beccas-bunch-achieved-its-unique-blend-of-puppetry-and-animation-176988.html A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/07/15/fear-of-flying/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T1fWZocaqJE) 2021-04-08T14:00Z 1.7M followers, 84.2K engagements "Decommissioned Sci-Fi Horror Short Film Created With the Unreal Engine An astronaut encounters a terrifying anomaly approaching the International Space Station. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/01/19/decommissioned/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek "A classic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TNtpdvfbTjA) 2021-01-30T15:00Z 1.7M followers, 205.2K engagements "Other Other Online Dating in the Multiverse starring Sosie Bacon & Scoot McNairy Myka and Spyro have been dating online for a year when they decide to meet in person for the first time and discover that they live in alternate worlds preventing them from being together. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Other Other Dir. Mohamad El Masri Beyond its metaphorical take on online dating Other Other can also be seen as an exploration of the changing nature of any relationship. It raises questions about how to handle the reality" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TWB5WWDzSBk) 2024-09-02T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 18.4K engagements "La Noria Award Winning CG Animation Horror Short Film From seasoned animator Carlos Baena (ILM Pixar) and a crowd-sourced community of over [---] people "La Noria" tells the tale of a grieving young boy who one day encounters dark creatures that turn his life upside down. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. JOIN SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/0. Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TktL3QR8Yg8) 2023-09-15T12:44Z 939K followers, 6.3M engagements "A Neurotic Teen Violinist Will Do Anything to Get Into Harvard One Note () Short Film A dark comedy about a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist on a mission to get admitted to Harvard at any cost. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _One Note ()_ Dir. Jamie Ting https://jamieting.com With _One Note ()_ writer/director Jamie Ting delivers a darkly comedic look at stress of college applications and the pressure placed on high school seniors especially in immigrant families. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U2lZduBj1BE) 2025-04-21T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "You Know You Wanna Stay Short Film Starring Elsie Fisher A freshman girl hides in her crush's bathroom and comes out permanently changed. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _You Know You Wanna Stay_ Dir. Alex Heller https://www.ripalexheller.com/ Subtle yet poignant the film cleverly captures a complex event that triggers an unshakeable discomfort and rightfully so. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/07/08/you-know-you-wanna-stay/ *CREDITS Starring: Elsie Fisher Russell Kahn Writer/Director: Alex Heller Producers: Russell Kahn Lio" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U7ctfmDUusk) 2025-08-11T14:02Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Oscars Short Films 2025: The Nominees -The [--] shortlisted films have now been narrowed down to just 15five in each of the three categories: Best Animated Short Film Best Documentary Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film. While well have to wait until the awards ceremony on Sun 2nd March to discover the winners here are the trailers for this year's nominees. _Featuring:_ *Best Animated Short Film* -Beautiful Men by Nicolas Keppens -In the Shadow of the Cypress by Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani -Magic Candies by Daisuke Nishio -Wander to Wonder by Nina Gantz -Yuck by Loc Espuche *Best" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UFSzWlyzPY8) 2025-01-25T22:47Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "She Found Tiny Mushrooms Growing on Her Skin A Rotten Woman When Alice discovers tiny mushrooms growing on her skin life becomes a waking nightmare for the neurotic kindergarten teacher. Unable to get the support she needs from her doctor she begins to take matters into her own hands. Can she learn to embrace her new form 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Die Verdorbene (A Rotten Woman)_ Dir. Niamh Sauter-Cooke https://www.sautercooke.com/ In _Die Verdorbene (A Rotten Woman)_ writer/director Niamh Sauter-Cooke crafts an effective and nuanced metaphor about womens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UKEzZLRCXE0) 2025-04-18T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 13.7K engagements "The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger Sci-fi Short Film Tommy and Stacey live for the adventures fighting dinosaurs flying through outer space and diving to the depths of the ocean but can they do this forever A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/10/22/the-life-and-death-of-tommy-chaos-and-stacey-danger/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ULFnbGfTT9A) 2023-03-13T15:31Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements "This Livestream Didnt End Well Tragedy Babes Short Film A young womans obsession with social media live-streaming spirals out of control during a night out-on-the-town. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Tragedy Babes_ Dir. Christa Haley https://www.christahaley.net/ Tragedy Babes establishes a chilling truth of modern life - nothing is too small too private or too urgent to be turned into a spectacle. - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/04/24/tragedy-babes/ *CREDITS* Olivia Kelly Dpeault McKenna - Thea Sofie Loch Naess Bartender" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uhz6R3IH_Ls) 2025-04-24T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 12.7K engagements "Scooter A Woman Discovers a Shocking Secret in a Van in this Horror Short Film Abandoned by her boyfriend in the middle of the night a woman is faced with an unthinkable choice when she discovers a woman trapped in the back of a van. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Scooter_ Dir. Chelsea Lupkin https://www.chelsealupkin.com/scooter While horror films are best known for their ability to strike fear in their audience the genre often excels when addressing contemporary societal issues. From Ridley Scotts confrontation of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UpsDyKBrAhk) 2025-01-09T15:00Z 1.6M followers, 19.8K engagements "A90 Short Film Romantic Drama set in a Roadside Cafe A woman working in a road-side cafe becomes transfixed by as stranger. They are inevitably drawn into a deeply intense romantic attraction they are fated never to fully realise. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek INSERT CREATOR + LINK TO WEBSITE "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW CAST NETTY: MARLI SIU MO: SINEAD MACINNES CAMERON: JAMIE ROBSON ELMA: TRISH MULLIN CREW Written & Directed by: OLIVIA J. MIDDLETON Produced by: CARYS" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VTG3yUJ2M-I) 2024-03-25T15:01Z 1.6M followers, 164.7K engagements "💪🏽 Blue Boy An Insecure NJ Bodybuilder Turns to Steroids to Go Pro Insecure New Jersey bodybuilder Joey Rossi aka Joey Muscles starts doing steroids in a last ditch effort to go pro. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 💪🏽 _Blue Boy_ Dir. Tyler Riggs https://www.instagram.com/blueboythemovie "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW *CREDITS* Joey Rossi - Matthew Leone Teresa - Marie Leone Guy - Guy Del Corso Victor Martinez as himself Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Tyler Riggs Producer: Rob Cristiano Executive Producers:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W2A5CHma0Jk) 2025-02-10T15:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "IRREGULARS - A refugee story with mannequins. Award winning short documentary Against a tellingly hypnotic factory backdrop a refugee encapsulates the global immigration crisis in his own wrenching words. IRREGULARS By Fabio Palmieri 2015NotWorkingFilms Support the Creator Follow NotWorkingFilms on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NotWorkingFilmsPage/ This is a Featured Review From Short of the Week https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/12/12/irregulars/ A film by FABIO PALMIERI The story of CYRILLE KABORE Produced by P.P.P. NOTWORKINGFILMS DP/Editing/Mixing FABIO PALMIERI Soundtrack" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WG-JtF8JeXg) 2017-12-12T19:02Z 1.5M followers, 21.9K engagements "Did That Sex Dream Really Happen Ladies Short Film On an idyllic girls trip Ruby has what seems like a sex dream about her best friend and can't tell if it actually happened or not. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Ladies_ Dir. Allison Bunce https://allisonbunce.com/-ladies Their relationship feels like a volume dial - starting at a comfortable setting before gradually turning up to reach maximum output. - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/03/10/ladies/ *CREDITS* Writer/Director: Allison Bunce Producer: Sarah Winshall DP: Ryan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WbwxMWAziX4) 2025-03-10T14:04Z 1.7M followers, 69K engagements "Red April A Bulgarian Revolutionary Faces Off Against Suspicious Ottoman Soldiers In [----] Bulgaria a desperate revolutionary must convince a room of suspecting Ottoman soldiers that he is innocent. Based on the history of the April Uprising -- a struggle for independence between Bulgaria and the immense Ottoman Empire. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Red April_ Dir. Boris Vesselinov https://www.borisvfilms.com/ The passion and authenticity that Vesselinov and his team employ in crafting the first-ever American film of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WhcFqSxQWDA) 2025-01-20T15:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "Catching Spirits Dance meets Horror in this Haunting Short Film Since childhood Destiny's been told she has seizures when she dances. What she doesnt know is that she has an ancient ability - a birthright of the Haitian women in her lineage. Tormented by voices in her head calling her to test the waters she's challenged to face her fear and dance making a decision that could reveal a secret. Will dancing kill her or unlock something magical A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XbgPbI1PJyU) 2023-10-26T14:05Z 940K followers, [----] engagements "Eating in The Dark Trippy Experimental Animation Through snakey dildos setting boundaries and a journey through a mind bending forest we follow Siro's quest for self discovery. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/03/21/eating-in-the-dark/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XzDDO3L0p9Q) 2022-03-21T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 17.9K engagements "Les Btes Award-Winning Stop-Motion Short Film A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Les Btes Dir. Michael Granberry https://mgranberry.com/ The animation is proudly old-school practical effects visible textures minimal compositing. In some shots you can even see the rigs. But rather than feeling like a flaw its a joy. Granberry doesnt chase the polish of CGI;" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y-YbmndXLh4) 2025-07-24T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.4K engagements "The Influencer A Social Media Influencer Harvests Eyes & Likes in this Horror Short A social media influencer describes her perfect day harvesting the eyes and minds of her followers to achieve immortality. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek The Influencer Dir. Lael Rogers "Yet Rogers has more than a social critique on her mind and the theme of worship is taken to an incredible extreme as Rogers explores the true meaning of a cult following. The Influencer spins horror from our obsessive online personas and desires for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YEc_oePi3kI) 2024-07-29T14:07Z 1.5M followers, 48.2K engagements "The Heist Hilarious Short Film Parody by Luke Harris From acclaimed dir. Luke Harris and the writer of the viral smash "The Gunfighter" comes a slick and hilarious look at the diverse crew it takes for a perfect heist. "Two handsome master criminals are trying to pull off a big heist so they're putting together the most incredible heist team that has ever heist teamed before." Short of the Week Presents: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/08/22/the-heist/ Director: Luke Harris Writers: Kevin Tenglin & Dafna Garber Producers: Mallory Gordon & Chelsea Larner Producer / 1st AD: Chris Abernathy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YlsV2ZdqTis) 2017-08-22T15:32Z 1.7M followers, 97.8K engagements "DIVE Award Winning Short Film about Finding Yourself George has hit rock bottom. Hes fallen so low that even his refection has turned its back on him. When it disappears altogether George sets off on a quest through the looking glass to haul himself back from the abyss and face his grief. Feat. on Short of the Week https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/10/26/dive/ Follow the Film on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shortfilmdive/ Written & Directed by Matthew J. Saville Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJFUrRMGIZ0) 2017-10-26T14:01Z 1.7M followers, 198.7K engagements "Her Best Friend Vanished now She has to Solve the Mystery Video Barn SXSW Horror Short Film Two outcasts who work at a small town's video store must solve the mysteries of the town's dark past when one of them goes missing. Will Hannah find her way to Julie or will she too become just another flickering image on the screen 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 📼 _Video Barn_ Dir. Bianca Poletti With its charming nostalgic aesthetic and carefully created atmosphere _Video Barn_ is both captivating and quietly chilling - a must-watch especially for fans of genre storytelling. -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zs04hyfz594) 2025-06-19T14:30Z 2M followers, 23.7K engagements "Curiosa An Inquisitive Girlfriend Climbs into her Boyfriend's Head The overly curious Mary visits her boyfriend's flat for the first time only to discover its been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied explanation she climbs into his head. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Curiosa_ Dir. Tessa Moult-Milewska A poignant reminder that sometimes our curiosity can lead us astray. - S/W Curator Mariana Rekka FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/11/11/curiosa/ *CREDITS* Actors & Voices: Mary" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_0fdK9_ySjQ) 2024-11-11T15:51Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements "Squirrel Dark Comedy Short Film A meager apology tests a woman's fortitude to forgive. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/07/24/squirrel/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Squirrel Directed by Alex Kavutskiy https://www.alexkavutskiy.com/ "Theres nothing funny about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_TC-ZcxtaCk) 2022-06-02T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 68K engagements "Thirstygirl A Sex Addict Struggles to Hide Her Secret on a Road Trip On a road trip with her younger sister Charlie struggles to hide a secret sex addiction. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Thirstygirl_ Dir. Alexandra Qin https://thirstygirl.film With Thirstygirl first time filmmaker Alexandra Qin delivers a very sensitive slice-of-life narrative. As writer director and producer Qin crafts a story that not only depicts the bond between sisters but also highlights the effects of such an addiction choosing authenticity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aFAA0kQGK6A) 2024-11-18T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 22.2K engagements "A Bizarre Quest for a Missing Sock SXSW Midnight Short Film The Bleacher A SXSW Midnight Short Film about a mysterious woman and her quest to discover a missing sock. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit The Bleacher Dir: Adam Wilder & Nicole Daddona https://www.magicsocietypictures.com/film/the-bleacher https://www.instagram.com/magicsocietypictures Featured in the Midnight Short Programme at SXSW [----] _The Bleacher_ by Adam Wilder and Nicole Daddona is easily one of the most bizarre films well showcase on S/W this year. This strange eight-minute animation follows a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aNYknXqTzTs) 2025-05-26T14:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Stud Country A Documentary About the History of Queer Line Dancing Stud Country the largest queer country western line dancing event in America was created to preserve Los Angeles' little known 50+ year queer line dancing tradition. Despite its success and fiercely committed community the event is set to lose its venue due to gentrification. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Stud Country Dir. Alexandra Kern + Lina Abascal When the film begins it feels as if the directors have brought us directly to Club Bahia. Through Kenny" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bTPb__AaPKY) 2024-08-01T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 29.7K engagements "A Mysterious Dominatrix Disrupts the Routine of a Queer Couple Romance Package For Two The monotonous life of Cleo and Judy a queer couple who run a kitschy love motel is thrown into disarray when Cleo falls for a visiting dominatrix. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Romance Package For Two_ Dir. Carlen May-Mann https://www.carlenmaymann.com/ Created as a cathartic experience for director Carlen May-Mann Romance Package for Two is a captivating short that delves into the complex lives of a queer couple. Set in the love motel they run together the 14-minute film explores" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=burtCgYiumM) 2025-03-24T14:08Z 1.7M followers, 13.2K engagements "BIG DATA "L1ZY" A Family is Terrorized by a New A.I. Product. A typical family is terrorized in a series of commercials for a revolutionary new A.I. product. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _BIG DATA "L1ZY"_ Dir. GHOST + COW @ghostcowfilms https://www.bigdata.fm/ Formatted as a mini web series the darkly satirical parody of Echo Dot commercials takes its inspiration from Black Mirror and turns our paranoid fears of a global A.I. domination into reality. Rarely have depression bullying and child murder been wrapped in such a hilarious package of dystopian fun. - S/W Curator" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c9VY3kSKAKo) 2025-09-17T21:44Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Terrifying Short Film about a Mysterious Hole in the Wall Stucco A woman knocks a hole in her wall and wonders what waits on the other side. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com Part of our #SXSWshorts coverage of films affected by the cancellation of SXSW [----] (a new film every day from 3/15 to 3/20) Stucco from Janina Gavankar and Russo Schelling is a twisted psychological horror short film. While you wont be able to see it in Austin we recommend you gather your friends for a watch party because the reactions will be worth it A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cExhFUuRUNE) 2020-03-20T14:18Z 1.7M followers, 2.8M engagements "Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) stars in Award-Winning Rally Short Film Group B Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) stars as a rally racer making a comeback after a long and troubled absence. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/09/25/group-b/ GROUP B Directed by Nick Rowland A National Film and Television School Production "Having debuted his BAFTA-nominated short SLAP on S/W back in [----] NFTS graduate Nick Rowland returns to the site with "Group B" a tense and gripping 25-minute film" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c_S9UUHJNaw) 2020-09-25T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "Meat Puppet Short Film Explained: An Interview with Director Eros V When it comes to selecting the films we want to feature in this series so far weve largely looked at those with those most views. With _Meat Puppet_ its only been on our channel since the start of [----] so hasnt quite had the opportunity to build-up the audience it deserves - although its getting there - but it continues to be popular pick in terms of engagement. Watch _Meat Puppet_: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=y3oLGASdXYE As the comments continue to keep rolling in we thought it would be the perfect time to invite Eros on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cmAw0WXriYU) 2025-03-01T12:00Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements "Peeps The Secret Lives of Teenage Girls Explored in Coming-of-Age Comedy Short Five teenage girls wander around a shopping centre after school as from the rafters above several species of birds bear witness to their drama. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/11/21/peeps/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ctz9D1O_MwA) 2022-11-21T15:00Z 1.7M followers, 19.4K engagements "Man Takes Large Dose of Psychedelics and Embarks on a Mystical Journey Heroic Dose Short Film A genre bending comedic retelling of one mans psychedelic induced mystical journey exploring the ego mind reality and the cosmic joke of the human experience 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Heroic Dose_ Dir. Dugan Gundelfinger "While Gundelfingers journey may not entirely shift your worldview it just might inspire you to seek your own moment of clarity - and wade into your own golden river of truth.- S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dXIZLBUby7c) 2025-05-08T14:08Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "A Love Story BAFTA-winning Short Animation Film by Anushka Naanayakkara Two characters cocooned in their love who go on a heartbreaking journey of self-discovery in this experimental BAFTA-winning short film animated via yarn puppets. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/12/26/a-love-story/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheW. Facebook:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=db0zlcHqstQ) 2023-09-15T12:44Z 939K followers, 218.3K engagements "He Checked into Rehab and Discovered a Cult ELEUSIS - a Horror Short Film A Musician in the deep state of a creative crisis is signed to a rehab program at the highly protected isolated sanatorium that promises a lifetime warranty for endless inspiration. A bourgeois setting with welcoming stuff slowly creeps into a violent cult that tortures artists in the name of inspiration. The musicians greatest hit becomes his darkest nightmare. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _ELEUSIS_ Dir. Andzej Gavriss https://www.andzejgavriss.com https://www.instagram.com/andzejgavriss/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eDFsRDcqrRM) 2025-06-16T14:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Open ONE PISTACHIO NUT Left and This Guy LOSES IT A man becomes fixated on trying to open one particular pistachio nut. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🥜 _Open_ Dir. Richard Paris Wilson https://www.richardpariswilson.com/ "A man receives numerous texts and calls from his sister but is too busy obsessing over opening a pistachio to answer. From such a simple premise writer/director Richard Paris Wilson crafts a surprisingly potent story in _Open_ as the talented storyteller stretches the absurdity of this mundane fixation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fVjEwG6OHho) 2024-11-25T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 17.8K engagements "Koreatown Ghost Story An Acupuncture Session gets Extreme in this Horror Short A woman entertains a macabre marriage offer that would let her pursue her dreams for better or for much much worse. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _Koreatown Ghost Story_ Dir. Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum If you have a fear of marriage Koreatown Ghost Story by Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum may just unlock a whole new level of nightmare fuel. This haunting tale dives deep into the supernatural exploring the generational intersectionality of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gE9rOXhVLlw) 2024-10-28T15:00Z 2M followers, 24.7K engagements "Grieving Father turns to Extreme Activism at his Oil Rig Job Paul an experienced deep sea 'saturation' diver returns to the rigs following a personal tragedy. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Dive_ Dir. Will Peppercorn https://www.willpeppercorn.com https://www.instagram.com/willpeppercorn With Dive writer/director Will Peppercorn crafts an exceptional environmental thriller creating a gripping narrative driven by a steadily mounting tension that plunges us into the protagonists inner emotional pressure cooker. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hIxvFoy7Fcg) 2025-09-22T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "IVRY Documentary Short Film Boxing documentary profiles are a dime a dozen but Jake Oleson's gritty profile breaks through the noise via beautiful style and kinetic action. A young boxer guides his protg through his past growing up in the South Side of Chicago. Oleson leans into the underdog and inspirational tropes of the genre but emerges on the other side with something genuinely heartfelt and inspiring. A featured short film on Short of the Week: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/04/25/ivry/ "When dealing with familiar material like this its so easy to overdo it to lean on the crutch of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=honwAeGz1Eo) 2019-04-25T14:07Z 1.9M followers, 21.1K engagements "RAT A Queer Thriller Short Film When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting the singers devoted fans seek retribution. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _RAT_ Dir. Neal Suresh Mulani A genre-bending tale that keeps viewers on edge constantly questioning how far things will go and how blurred the lines between online obsession and real-world consequences have become. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/07/14/rat/ *CREDITS* CAST: Neal Suresh Mulani Tyler Joseph Ellis Jacob Berger Caitlin Reilly Charles" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ie5r6GCuEr0) 2025-07-14T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Rachels Don't Run Award-Winning Sci-Fi Short Film While monitoring late-night calls at an AI companionship service lonely customer support agent Leah impersonates an artificial dream girl to chat with the regular caller for whom she's developed feelings. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Rachels Don't Run_ Dir. Joanny Causse https://jocausse.com/Rachels-don-t-run "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW *CREDITS* Cast Leah - Sera Barbieri Isaac - Anthony Shipway Rachel - Nora Tjossem Crew Director/Producer - Joanny Causse Writers -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=imhW175_rss) 2025-08-04T14:02Z 1.9M followers, 11.8K engagements "She Lures a Mysterious Entity from a Hole Pentatarmex Rabitular A woman mourning her grandmother takes a job luring an entity from a hole. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 🕳 _Pentatarmex Rabitular_ Dir. Casey Friedman https://www.caseyfriedman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/caseyfriedman/ If a film about a woman who spends her days in a garden by a hole doesnt sound cryptic enough buckle up for writer/director Casey Friedmans _Pentatarmex Rabitular_. With its eerie and mysterious premise the film actually builds an emotionally poignant narrative that allows each viewer to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jA0sFDHWiEw) 2025-03-17T14:51Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements "🪰 Tiny Thing A Fly Ruins a Couple's Romantic Getaway by Going Where It Shouldn't A couples romantic getaway is derailed by a declaration of love and a tiny fly. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🪰 _Tiny Thing_ Dir. Joshua Giuliano Deftly blending comedy and horror the film pushes its simple premise to the extreme to explore the fear of intimacy. - S/W Curator Irina Wirjan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/02/06/tiny-thing/ *CREDITS* Brian: Jacob DeMonte-Finn Lacy: Britt Harris Writer/Director: Joshua" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jJlQHlI9RGw) 2025-02-06T15:01Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "The Breakthrough Greta Lee & Ben Sinclair star in this Dark Comedy about Couples Therapy Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce. But when their marital problems come to a sticking point they have an unexpected breakthrough. ✨ WATCH SHORT FILMS: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🛋 The Breakthrough Dir. Daniel Sinclair Starring: Greta Lee Ben Sinclair Kristin Slaysman Hana Marie Kim With the editing providing the film with a good rhythm and allowing it to find its perfect comedic tone Sinclair and his editor Josh Crockett (co-director" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j_N7XuL2PkA) 2024-02-22T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 24.8K engagements "In Harmony Bizarre Creatures Explore Music & Love 3D Animation Short Film In a world where the only form of communication is with music its difficult to make connections. A small man attempts to play his rhythmic tunes in order to create a loving bond with someone special. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🎺 *_In Harmony_* Dir. Markus Ovre https://www.instagram.com/greaseframes/ "Brimming with imaginative design and paired with a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMPGfHR8HEc) 2023-10-05T14:04Z 940K followers, [----] engagements "Dryer Short Film about Initiation Rituals A summer afternoon: kids run wild & unsupervised bullying seven-year old Shiloh into a dangerous initiation ritual that will teach them all the fragility of life. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Dryer Dir. Connor Hurley Serving up an authentic and unsettling slice of reality with Dryer a 14-minute short examining how the innocence of children can lead to cruel and dangerous situations Hurley presents us with a brand new story but presents it in his usual intense contemplative manner. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kQWjupJtTfE) 2025-07-31T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Flutz Two Figure Skaters Battle for Top Spot in Surreal Animated Short A rivalry between two figure skaters. And a witch. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. 🤩 MORE ANIMATED SHORTS: https://www.shortverse.com/explorete. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ ⛸ Flutz Dir. Ryan McCown https://www.ryanmccown.com/ "Federer v Nadal Johnson v Bird Ali v Frazier sport has seen some epic rivalries over the years and cinema/television has often capitalised on the captivating nature" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kbmeOXdq1l8) 2023-09-11T14:47Z 940K followers, [----] engagements "Cycles Donating Her Eggs For the Last Time Award-Winning Short Documentary A single mom from rural Kentucky travels to San Diego to sell her eggs in order to support her two kids but must grapple with the effect the process has on her body and mind. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Cycles_ Dir. Pisie Hochheim Tony Oswald www.samepersonfilms.com "Having kids is universaleveryone is either a parent or a child to one. That universality breeds diversity and the journey to parenthood onscreen has never conformed to a simple template. That said while some films have captured" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kt0X0bxHbk0) 2025-08-18T15:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Pink Eye A Gross Eye Infection Derails a Control Freak's Day An alpha female spirals when trying to navigate her challenging calendar while infected by a disgusting case of Pink Eye. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Pink Eye Dir. Jacob Motz Everyone appreciates having a degree of control over their lives but some crave that sense of authority more than others. The issue with insisting on such dominance over your daily activities is that it only takes one minor disruption to throw everything off balance. This is precisely" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lLPHoqoFpW8) 2024-08-05T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements "Les Battues (The Fading) Grieving Mother Offered Revenge in the Woods In the heart of a foggy and rural Quebec winter Luce a grieving mother faced with the disappearance of her son is taken aback when three local hunters track down the alleged killer a seemingly harmless young man. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Les battues (The Fading) Dir. Rafal Beauchamp https://www.instagram.com/rafabeauchamp/ https://www.h264distribution.com/films/distribution/les-battues/ "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW *CREDITS* ACTORS : Lily" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lyPKB5jkWQ4) 2025-02-03T15:11Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "One Man's Head-Turning Stunt Leaves His Colleagues Stunned The Owl Short Film The mood in a teachers lounge changes when the reason behind one teachers nickname is brought to light. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 🦉 _The Owl_ Dir. Simon Pontn + Joakim Behrman _The Owl_ uses a bizarre and twisted (literally) incident to tackle how quickly individuals can bond together over a shared hatred or disgust of something. Described by its co-creators as a slow cataclysmic journey into the dark core of humans trying to have a good time together this eight-minute short highlights how" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mkhX9mtRwJA) 2025-03-31T14:00Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements "WILD Disturbing Dutch Horror Short Film An idyllic family holiday quickly descends into a Hellish nightmare in Jan Verdijk's Sitges award-winning horror short film Wild. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/04/12/wild/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek WILD Written &" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nmmfi9rIIK4) 2021-04-12T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 336.9K engagements "Emergency Action Plan Satirical Short Film about Active Shooter Preparedness Instructional videos on how to survive an active shooter attack send a paranoid man into a self-fulfilling spiral in this meta examination of radicalization from filmmaker Dylan Redford. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/11/16/emergency-action-plan/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oPyi_6R4UE0) 2020-11-16T16:56Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements "Dancer by Day Sugar Baby by Night Side Hustle Short Film Interweaving fiction with documentary testimony of sugar babies and sex workers _Side Hustle_ follows a young dancer making rent with the financial support of her sugar daddy. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Side Hustle_ Dir. Abby Harri https://www.abbyharri.com/ "Male attention feels like the most abundant resource in the world" confides one of the interviewees in Abby Harris compelling short film _Side Hustle_ . Set within the world of sugar babies Harri crafts a layered portrait of a young dancer who turns to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oR_jPEDFfkk) 2025-07-07T14:01Z 1.9M followers, 167.2K engagements "Pay Pig Dark Comedy Short Film about a Dominatrix and Sub Blane a small town bodybuilder and personal trainer engages in a modern online fetish with his dominatrix Lexi known as "financial domination." This fetish consists of men-often referred to as "Pay Pigs"- who simply send money and fancy gifts to their dom online. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/02/08/pay-pig/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p9hdXUxxuCk) 2021-04-05T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 151.5K engagements "Boy with Super-Nose Goes to Disturbing Lengths to Smell Life Award-Winning Animated Short As a boy with an exceptionally long nose accidentally falls into a cake his life changes in unforeseen ways. Equipped with a Super-Nose he begins to re-explore life. But everything comes at a price. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/06/19/nosis/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pE6ymR923R8) 2020-06-19T14:00Z 2M followers, 28.1K engagements "The Importance of Production Design Short of the Week Show PBS Digital Stop shooting in front of boring white walls In today's episode we examine the importance of production design in the creation of your short film. Learn how props costumes and locations can really give your movie projects that "filmic" look. Subscribe for more custom short film talk and selections: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c. Direct links to films: The Saddest Boy in the World http://www.youtube.com/watchv=KthMcd5jHfM First Mate (vimeo link) https://vimeo.com/36353725 Fran's Daughter https://vimeo.com/67804508" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pS47EXccx3I) 2013-09-18T09:54Z 1.7M followers, 83K engagements "Holy Cowboys Indian Short Film about Sacred Cows Teenagers set off to become saviors of a holy cow only to find themselves under the grips of Hindu nationalist extremism. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ Holy Cowboys Dir. Varun Chopra https://thecornershop.tv/us/collaborators/varun-chopra/ In a monumental work of short filmmaking returning artist Varun Chopra (Lyrically Bleating Horns) has found the fulcrum upon which his countrys future rests and determines that it is based on a potent irony. A story of politics at the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qLRBBSNOBmI) 2024-01-25T15:00Z 1.9M followers, 18.6K engagements "We Used to Own Houses An Australian Short Film about Greed & Revenge A landlord is confronted by one of the many tenants he has evicted. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🏠 We Used to Own Houses Dir. David Robinson-Smith https://www.davidrobinsonsmith.com/ As rising housing costs economic inequality and other factors lead people worldwide to question whether theyll ever own their own homes governments are scrambling for solutions to the housing crisis. As the problem deepens public frustration turns into anger an emotional" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qMeHR2Dc4mQ) 2024-08-08T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 17.4K engagements "QUOTA A CO Tracker Takes Bloody Revenge Against Humanity When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked it makes little impactthat is until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated QUOTA. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _QUOTA_ Dir. Studio Job Joris & Marieke https://www.instagram.com/jobjorisenmarieke/ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=njCUsPooKEU With a number of outspoken political leaders questioning the urgency of climate action its easy to feel disheartened about our chances of restoring the environment for future" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qvoPYIEWz6s) 2025-09-11T14:00Z 2M followers, [----] engagements "Breathless An Underwater Short Film about Love Jealousy & Synchronized Swimming A committed synchronized swimmer tries to win the championship and the heart of the coach. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🏊 Breathless Dir. Oleksii Sobolev We talk a lot about the idea of short films being a sandbox for innovation in visual storytelling. With our curation we endeavor to highlight new types of storiesfresh approaches that you dont get" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rJBes3Ddigc) 2023-09-14T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.3K engagements "Me Time A Comedy Short Film about Self Care and Masturbation After a stressful workday Deborah settles in for some intimate me time" until someone threatens to derail her plan. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/02/13/me-time/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek ME TIME Written/Directed by Iyabo Boyd" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rKmlbFgpnho) 2021-02-13T16:01Z 1.9M followers, 621.7K engagements "True Crime: Queer Couple Stalked on Hiking Trail In the Hollow Short Film In [----] girlfriends Claudia Brenner and Rebecca Wight were attacked by a "mountain man" on the Appalachian Trail. This hybrid documentary blends past and present following the sole survivor's return to the trail for the first time and the path of her survival. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _In the Hollow_ Dir. Austin Bunn https://www.instagram.com/austinleebunn It sounds like a set-up for some clich horror movie: two young lovers stalked by some hillbilly while hiking in the woods. But director" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rQI8cEGXcBg) 2025-06-23T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Mother & Daughter Pool Party Takes a Dark Turn Tangles and Knots A unique intimate bond between mother and daughter becomes threatened when the mother helps her teenage daughter throw a party to impress new more popular friends. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Tangles and Knots_ Dir. Rene Marie Petropoulos https://www.instagram.com/renee_marie_petropoulos Petropoulos intimate portrait of a blurry mother/daughter dynamic explores how the good-time vibe of their household quickly becomes hard to navigate once the outside world enters its ecosystem. - S/W Curator Cline" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ro6EwdhmvKg) 2025-03-20T14:37Z 1.7M followers, 25.3K engagements "A Wife Plots Revenge on her Cheating Husband Comedy Short Film Two friends brainstorm the worst possible sentence to tweet from one of their famous husband's accounts as revenge for cheating. It's an assassination attempt done with words rather than bullets. But things dont quite go as expected. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Good Luck F*ck Face_ Dir. Oli Beale "I have a soft spot for a well-executed vengeance fantasy whether it lives in my head or plays out on screen. Todays film delivers one of my all-time favourite kinds. Its not soaked in blood but its no less savage" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rpR4V3TxRxU) 2025-06-26T14:51Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Yeah The Boys Australian Masculinity & Drinking Cultures Explored to Music by The Avalanches Six young Aussie men drink beers from the afternoon well into the night. Using only movement in the way of back slaps crowd surfs and chokeholds they manage to say everything without uttering a single word. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🍺 Yeah The Boys Dir. Stefan Hunt If I were to describe Stefan Hunts short film Yeah The Boys as a depiction of masculinity and Australias drinking culture it would be accurate but might conjure" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rrROH5lj2E0) 2024-11-21T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 17.7K engagements "Unjustified Iranian Short Film To help his pregnant classmate a student falsely claims to be her husband. When her real husband meets the professor a misunderstanding unfoldscausing harm to the woman caught in the middle. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Unjustified_ Dir. Mohammad R. Khavari If modern Iranian cinema is renowned for its social commentary realism and restrained aesthetic then _Unjustified_ by Mohammad R. Khavari stands as a powerful embodiment of that tradition. Centred on a young pregnant student caught in a mounting crisis the film offers a deeply grounded" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sOIPWIze4XQ) 2025-07-28T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Song Sparrow Puppet Short Film on Refugees' Fight for Survival A group of refugees try to reach a safe country in a refrigerated truck in search of a better life. However the freezing conditions turn their journey into a desperate fight for survival. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Song Sparrow Dir. Farzaneh Omidvarnia https://omidvarnia.com/ Centred around a group of refugees fleeing their perilous situation in the back of a meat truck Omidvarnia describes the very real situation that inspired her short rather unsettlingly as where flesh and bone of human and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tUXjKCxrNLE) 2025-01-13T15:01Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "The Big Wait SXSW Doc about an Emergency Airport in Remote Australia In a remote desert town in Australia population two a couple manages an emergency airport and keeps vacant cottages in pristine condition waiting for visitors who never seem to arrive. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek _The Big Wait_ Director: Yannick Jamey Producer: Lucy Pijnenburg Yannick Jamey Production Assistant: Eliza Scott Music by: Ernst Reijseger In the middle of nowhere - Australias Nullarbor Plain - a couple Kate and Greg live with their dog" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tZJGuOlM3jA) 2024-11-04T15:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements "Four Nights and a Fire A Young Ojibwe Photographers Journey to Keep a Sacred Fire Burning A young Ojibwe photographer stubbornly takes on the responsibility of keeping a sacred fire alive for four consecutive days and nights in mourning of his father. His fathers spirit tries to reach him from the other side. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🔥 _Four Nights and a Fire_ Dir. Alex Nystrom https://www.instagram.com/fournightsandafire/ Grief comes in many forms and with _Four Nights and a Fire_ writer/director Alex Nystrom" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u3czyVPqR2Y) 2025-01-06T15:01Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "Crack Shot A Junior Champion Faces his Demons on the Squash Court Justin Huang an elite junior squash player who helps train children becomes entangled in a game of blood sweat and spit when a wealthy father approaches him with a deal to help his son. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🌑 Crack Shot Dir. Alex Cohen https://www.alexrcohen.org/ Alex Cohens gripping short Crack Shot is the tale of a troubled young squash player Justin who" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u5lhJHUwvOs) 2023-11-06T15:49Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements "all the words but the one Nava Mau Stars & Directs LGBTQ Short Film A dinner with her partners new boss becomes precarious when a trans woman realizes shes also dining with someone from her past. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit all the words but the one Dir. Nava Mau TransLatin@ Coalition; Comfrey Films; Yarner Studios; Level Ground; WeThem.Us https://www.allthewordsfilm.com/ "Having your partners boss over for dinner when a promotion is at stake is already stressful enough. When Maya realizes that the boss husband is her ex with whom she had a tumultuous parting the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u_JdTDwpZlI) 2025-05-29T14:01Z 1.8M followers, 74.6K engagements "Girls & the party Mercedes Falls for Her Friend Queer Short Film A group of girlfriends prepare for the anticipated summer party in a cramped bathroom. Between boy talk and makeup Mercedes navigates her blossoming attraction for her friend Julia. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Girls & the party Dir. Paloma Lpez https://paloma-lopez.com/ https://www.instagram.com/zepolamolap In _Girls & The Party_ writer/director Paloma Lpez sensitively depicts a blossoming attraction through a slice-of-life narrative that surprises with its authenticity and palpable chemistry leaving you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v0UZ_fHBz9g) 2025-03-03T15:01Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements "Horacio Murderer Shows No Remorse in Annecy Short Film Screaming too loud is what got Horacio killed with his murderer Guillaume now released from prison what will he do next A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ Horacio. Dir. Caroline Cherrier https://www.instagram.com/caroline.cherrier/hl=en The violence of the narrative juxtaposed with the nonchalance of the narration is simultaneously striking compelling and fascinating. Even though we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vlX3PtYPi30) 2023-07-17T14:00Z 1.6M followers, 1M engagements "The Prisoner's Song Ex-Convict Struggles to Live Within Two Worlds A traumatized prisoner lives through two interwoven days of his life between his time incarcerated and his time as a free man. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/06/17/the-prisoners-song/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek The Prisoner's Song Directed by Bilal S. Haider https://www.facebook.com/DustyMesaProductions/ "The film" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vo9lRIu_WAM) 2020-06-17T14:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements "Nursery Rhymes Award-Winning Single-Take Short Film Short of the Week Why is a Metalhead singing Old MacDonald on the side of a rural highway A surreal scene turns into an engaging mystery in this celebrated single-take short. From celebrated Australian commercial director Tom Noakes in partnership with Will Goodfellow and Lucy Gaffy of Studio Goono comes this AACTA-nominated short that challenges audiences initial perceptions and prejudices through a succession of carefully orchestrated twists and reveals. Achieved in a single take (out of 4) amid challenging conditions this brief 5min" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wLS_JmpL_70) 2019-09-09T14:36Z 1.5M followers, 232.8K engagements "A Dance Performance Turns Into a Life-Threatening Spectacle SYNCOPE Short Film Whim passes the unconventional audition for the dance piece _SYNCOPE_ that turns out to be a life-threatening spectacle. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _SYNCOPE_ Dir. Linus von Stumberg Blood sweat and tears are all felt through the contagious rhythm of the film with the tense narrative holding your breath hostage as the stakes go from life-changing to life-threatening. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/05/12/syncope/ *CREDITS* Cast: Lea Korner Linus" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wz3Ck7R0EQ0) 2025-05-12T14:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "original skin Sci-Fi Short where People Body Swap through Sex In an alternate world where having sex means swapping bodies with the other person a young woman struggles to be herself defying her small conservative community where swapping is taboo. A deeply intimate portrait of identity in transition. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek original skin Dir. Mdhamiri Nkemi https://www.mdhamiri.com/ Despite the fantastical body-swapping element in its narrative original skin resonates with audiences through the universal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xHYznKka8f8) 2024-08-26T14:01Z 1.5M followers, 58.2K engagements "Jealousy Reaches New Heights in this Cringe Comedy Belay On Short Film An insecure couple navigates feelings of jealousy at the expense of those around them. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Belay On Dir. Johnny Frohman https://www.johnnyfrohman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/johnnyfrohman/ Its sharp its exaggerated and it holds up a mirror to the kind of self-involvement thats more common than most of us would like to admit. That success if partly down to Frohmans razor-sharp script but can also be attributed to the perfect performances of Al Warren and Molly Wurwand" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xOPo2G60RgU) 2025-05-15T14:03Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Paper Three Interwoven Stories of Debt Desperation and Survival _Paper_ follows three interweaving stories about the vicious cycle of debt and desperation. A recent widow who has fallen behind on lifes necessary expenses a professional debt collector with his own expensive habits and a loansharks enforcer trapped within his own wheel of obligations. 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com _Paper_ Writer/Director: Charles Wahl https://www.charleswahl.com/ Starring: Shaun Majumder Kaelen Ohm Hugh Thompson Shelley Thompson Nathan D" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xpVmHEngK_c) 2024-11-14T15:01Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements "Myrna the Monster Lonely Alien Seeks Companionship in Puppetry Short Film A heartbroken alien dreamer from the moon transitions into young adult life in Los Angeles like any other 20-something. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🌙 Myrna the Monster dir. Ian Samuels http://www.nonethelessproductions.com/myrna "Being human can be hard especially if youre an alien.Myrna the Monster is a universal story about feeling like an outsider maybe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yPpBH9KhbR4) 2023-07-21T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "💔 Spending Valentine's Day Alone How about a Film about Heartbreak No Valentines card in the mailbox 💌 No dinner date on the calendar 🍷 Who cares Celebrate Valentines Day the right way ❤🔥 - with a playlist of short films about heartbreak 💔 Love Will Tear Us Apart: Short Films about Heartbreak 🔗 https://www.shortverse.com/collections/short-films-about-heartbreak Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Heartbreak Romance Valentine's Day Short Film Short of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PqcXKWe1i4w) 2026-02-14T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "The Short Award Nominees: The Best Online Short Films of [----] 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit We take our curation seriouslybecause filmmakers trust us and audiences hold us to it. Looking at the paths taken by many filmmakers weve featured over the years were proud (and reassured) that were doing something right. That spirit comes together in our annual celebration of the best short films of the past year: The Short Awards 🎬 🔗 https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/the-short-awards-2026-the-nominees/ A snapshot of the ambition craft and range shaping short filmmaking" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=19oN_2M6bkM) 2026-02-13T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Baba I'm Fine Short Film about Heartbreak 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. _Baba I'm Fine_ Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ *CREDITS* Starring: Hibah Abdellatif and Aladeen Tawfeek Writer/Director: Karina Dandashi Producers: Stephen Turselli Dan Duthie Director of Photography: Tehillah De Castro Production Designer: Teresa Martuccio 1st AD: Turner Andritz Editor: Taylor Gianotas Sound Design: Jason Jouver Casting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c5oy1wA4Q58) 2026-02-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "COMING SOON: Broken Hearted and Spending Friday Night with Dad A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. _Baba I'm Fine_ Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ Coming to YouTube on February 12th [----] 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Karina Dandashi Romance Valentine's Day Comedy Heartbreak Break-Up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OGb3GYzZfCM) 2026-02-11T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Melody of Love Western Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. _Melody of Love_ Dir. Guy Kozak "The topic at the films heart is at least as old as the Western itself: a man torn between the woman he loves (or could love) and his passion or purpose in life. In Melody of Love this dilemma concerns the cowboys fascination with his horse but the conflict itself is universal. It reflects the tension experienced by anyone pulled between career and love the person willing to give up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gQrp5U_Dx7E) 2026-02-09T11:04Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "COMING SOON: A Love Triangle between a Cowboy a Rancher's Daughter and a Horse 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. _Melody of Love_ Dir. Guy Kozak 🗓 Watch the Full Film on Monday February 9th 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Western Guy Kozak John Reynolds Jane Levy Love Horse Short Film Short of the Week movies film" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dHYgNnAT_pA) 2026-02-08T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Last-Minute Portrait Gig Leads to an Emotional Encounter Blue Hour Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. _Blue Hour_ Dir. J.D Shields "While the story of Blue Hour is undoubtedly heavy it is told in such a moving and thoughtful way that it rightfully lingers in the mind in all the best ways" - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=24IKgy2KYkA) 2026-02-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "COMING SOON: An Emotive Tale of a Bereavement Photography Shoot "The idea that would eventually become Blue Hour was born through a chance meeting with with a volunteer bereavement photographer at a birthday party . . . I was fascinated and deeply moved by all that Id heard and I knew there was a story there." Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. Blue Hour Writer/Director: J.D Shields COMING TO YOUTUBE FEB 5th [----] 🔗" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B7sOmArFzGU) 2026-02-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "A Family Takes a Nostalgic Trip After an Alzheimers Diagnosis Last Resort 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit _Last Resort_ Dir. Bren Cukier Families of those living with Alzheimers disease often describe the experience as a long goodbye as they witness their loved one slowly fade under the weight of this devastating illness something that Cukier appears to be preparing for in her touching short. Juxtaposing home-video footage recorded twenty-five years apart the filmmaker adopts a formally and thematically fitting approach for a narrative focused on a condition notorious for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7SzdaTRzBM4) 2026-02-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 13K engagements "She Hurts Herself To See An ER Nurse Take Care Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse. But when she's discharged from the hospital earlier than expected she needs to find a new way to extend her stay. _Take Care_ Dir. Brittany Ashley https://www.instagram.com/takecare_thefilm/ "How far would you go to get some TLC Thats the question posed when Leah meets an unusually attentive nurse in the ER - one who takes very good care of her. Mixing dark humor with genre elements in her" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x17FZelWors) 2026-01-29T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 10.6K engagements "Couples Fantasy Spirals Completely Out of Control Role Play Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A couples attempt to reignite their relationship through awkward role-playing spirals into chaos when a mysterious man arrives leading to dark confrontations and blurred lines between fantasy and reality. _Role Play_ Dir. Kyle Jon Shephard https://sheps.tv/ https://www.instagram.com/kylejonshephard "Fantasies have a habit of wriggling out of their safe containers. They misbehave. They escalate. Kyle Jon Shepherd's playful short film Role Play takes that idea to its" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YJcnE1Ynw6E) 2026-01-26T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 1.4M engagements "Unholy A Sundance / SXSW Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Unholy follows Noa a young adult with a complex gastrointestinal disorder as she attends her family's Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube. There she is confronted by pushy family members malfunctioning medical devices and a room full of food she cannot eat. _Unholy_ Dir. Daisy Friedman https://www.daisyfriedman.com/ https://www.sernocturna.com/projects/unholy *CREDITS* Writer/Director: Daisy Friedman Producers: Arielle Friedman Isaak Popkin Camila Grimaldi DP: Kevin Yu First" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hku0c7WswrI) 2026-01-23T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 11.1K engagements "Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Live-Action Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Live-Action Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: A Friend of Dorothy by Lee Knight Butchers Stain by Meyer Levinson-Blount Jane Austens Period Drama by Steve Pinder & Julia Aks The Singers by Sam Davis Two People Exchanging" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GKrx9XHmbkY) 2026-01-22T20:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Animated Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: Papillon (Butterfly) by Florence Miailhe Forevergreen by Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles (The Girl Who Cried Pearls) by Chris Lavis & Maciek" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MiIwsSvkXC0) 2026-01-22T14:34Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "After Self-Harm Ava Finds Healing by Sewing a Dress Stitches Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit While recovering from an episode of self-harm Ava decides to sew a dress from scratch. Her sister Gillian wishes she would concentrate on getting better. But could it be that putting stitches into something other than her own skin is exactly the kind of healing Ava needs _Stitches_ Dir. Victoria Frings https://www.victoriafrings.com/ https://www.instagram.com/victoria.frings/ "While Stitches does not attempt to provide a definitive answer it instead encourages reflection" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AiUiUhHoNmo) 2026-01-19T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.4K engagements "Filipino Family goes to Extremes to Hide Fathers Death Awit Natin (Our Song) 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization a Filipino family goes to extreme and absurd lengths to hide the truth. _Awit Natin (Our Song)_ https://www.instagram.com/awitnatinfilm Dir. Pacqui Pascual https://pacqui.online/work https://www.instagram.com/pacquip Laughter can be a welcome balm for grief and Pacqui Pascuals deeply personal film Awit Natin (Our Song) is a wonderful example of how to channel complex feelings into craft. Full of heart and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HZcPW6rzONA) 2026-01-15T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Magical Pinscreen Animation: Online for a Limited Time Watch the Full Film: https://youtu.be/_hyOfZfwpwQ Told through expressive monochrome animation on a pinscreen The Night Boots is a tale about childhood centered on the friendship between a young boy and a strange creature. _Les Bottes de la nuit (The Night Boots)_ Dir. Pierre-Luc Granjon https://www.instagram.com/pierrelucgranjon "Granjon has produced a delightfully open-hearted fairytale of a boy and a monster that in the best of fairytale ways skirts darkness and what is scary in the night but ultimately provides an invaluable lesson" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AqoAZygpHwI) 2026-01-14T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "Xenophobe Meets the Wrong Family on a Ski Lift Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. _/HAAW/_ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch the Making of _/HAAW/_ : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9NkQuv6b7lA&t=154s The depth of the narrative is not conveyed in a very obvious manner; it sneaks up on us as we begin to grasp what is actually at play in that tiny space. This is where the screenplay reveals how clever it is and where Scoma demonstrates his ability to create a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r8fJHplMV84) 2026-01-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 29.4K engagements "COMING SOON: A Ski-Lift becomes a Xenophobic Battle Ground 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. /HAAW/ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch on the Short of the Week YouTube - from 10am (EST) Mon Jan 12th: https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H-Xltfkc1cA) 2026-01-10T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements "The Unlikely Hero Who Lived on a Roof for Years Rick on the Roof 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When Rick Canty was evicted from his home in Barry Wales he got up on the roof and stayed there for years in protest turning him into an unlikely hero his town's never forgotten. _Rick on the Roof_ Dir. Isaac Atkin-Mayne https://isaacatkinmayne.com/rick-on-the-roof https://www.instagram.com/isaacatkinmayne/ "The film has an inviting quality transporting viewers to Barry and immersing us in its community. Atkin-Maynes approach mixing archival footage another filmmakers work and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wz86XFn-Xxs) 2026-01-08T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"A Grieving Widow Uses a Dream Machine to Heal SXSW Short Film The Dream Machine follows Marianne a grieving young widow who uses a new invention to recreate dreams in an effort to cope with her loss but her escape soon tears at the edges of reality and the universe. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit The Dream Machine Dir. Jimmy Marble https://www.jimmymarble.com/ CREDITS written and directed by Jimmy Marble animation by Frances Haszard and Louis Olsen produced by Ways & Means in association with Oh Baby Inc. produced by Lana Kim Jett Steiger and Thomas Grabinski starring"
YouTube Link 2025-11-23T21:10Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Still Here () Award-Winning Sundance Documentary Short Film In Kaohsiung Taiwan a few residents refuse to leave their now-abandoned village. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/04/30/still-here/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Still Here Directed by Sean Wang"
YouTube Link 2021-03-08T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 102.6K engagements
"Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Live-Action Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Live-Action Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: A Friend of Dorothy by Lee Knight Butchers Stain by Meyer Levinson-Blount Jane Austens Period Drama by Steve Pinder & Julia Aks The Singers by Sam Davis Two People Exchanging"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T20:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"A Lonely Janitors World Unravels in this Thriller Short Film Open House 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Fearing the loss of his authority and job a lonely emasculated high school custodian targets the school's new part-time employee: a poor refugee student. Open House Dir. Philip Aceto https://www.philipaceto.com/ In the microcosm of a Catholic High Schools administration Open House cleverly dramatizes the deep-held beliefs that many within the United States share towards what they believe are outsiders whom are stealing their jobs and even their countrys identity. The"
YouTube Link 2025-09-29T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Au 8me Jour Award-Winning @PIKTURA_SCHOOL Student Animation It took [--] days to create the world it only took one to disrupt its balance. The latest from @PIKTURA_SCHOOL this award-winning 3D animation mimics hand-crafted stop-motion to tell an environmentalist parable about the interconnectedness of all life. What elevates it is the remarkable polish of its execution the genuine emotion it stirs and an apocalyptic sense of scale and foreboding that feels attuned to the current moment. Au 8me Jour (On the 8th Day) Directors: Agathe Snchal Alicia Massez Elise Debruyne Flavie Carin Tho"
YouTube Link 2025-11-13T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Salmon Short Film A Budding Chef is Pushed to his Limits at a Michelin-starred Restaurant August a budding chef secures a life-changing opportunity at a prestigious Nordic Michelin-starred restaurant. Under the stern mentorship of culinary virtuoso Andr he faces relentless challenges pushing his limits and battling a fear of failure. As he hides missteps catastrophe looms in this tale of culinary excellence and competition. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM:"
YouTube Link 2023-11-27T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 912.8K engagements
"COMING SOON: A Love Triangle between a Cowboy a Rancher's Daughter and a Horse 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. Melody of Love Dir. Guy Kozak 🗓 Watch the Full Film on Monday February 9th 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Western Guy Kozak John Reynolds Jane Levy Love Horse Short Film Short of the Week movies film"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Terrifying Home Invasion Caught on Camera Intrusion Short Film A young man records a home intrusion. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Intrusion Dir. Jack Michel https://www.jackcmichel.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jack.c.michel Starring: Jack Michel Daniel Frawley Charlotte Connor & Amy Ralston (Swan). The most interesting and perhaps the most frightening aspect of this film has to do with perspective. Intrusion takes great care in considering the cultural dynamics of fear. On the one hand we are often afraid of the unknown. Sometimes what we really fear has to do with"
YouTube Link 2025-09-25T09:18Z 2.1M followers, 29.4K engagements
"Melody of Love Western Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. Melody of Love Dir. Guy Kozak "The topic at the films heart is at least as old as the Western itself: a man torn between the woman he loves (or could love) and his passion or purpose in life. In Melody of Love this dilemma concerns the cowboys fascination with his horse but the conflict itself is universal. It reflects the tension experienced by anyone pulled between career and love the person willing to give up"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T11:04Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Unholy A Sundance / SXSW Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Unholy follows Noa a young adult with a complex gastrointestinal disorder as she attends her family's Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube. There she is confronted by pushy family members malfunctioning medical devices and a room full of food she cannot eat. Unholy Dir. Daisy Friedman https://www.daisyfriedman.com/ https://www.sernocturna.com/projects/unholy CREDITS Writer/Director: Daisy Friedman Producers: Arielle Friedman Isaak Popkin Camila Grimaldi DP: Kevin Yu First"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 11.1K engagements
"Telos or Bust The Town That Believes in the Inner-Earth Ascended masters new religions inner earth cities crystals and lost continents. Immerse yourself in the confluence of strange myths and beliefs of the citizens of Mount Shasta California. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Telos or Bust Dir. Brad Abrahams https://bradabrahams.net/folklore-1 A wonderfully in-depth omniscient perspective of believers and skeptics Telos or Bust is a charming exploration of the myths beliefs and spiritual tourism surrounding this sacred"
YouTube Link 2024-08-12T14:23Z 2.1M followers, 22.6K engagements
"Last-Minute Portrait Gig Leads to an Emotional Encounter Blue Hour Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. Blue Hour Dir. J.D Shields "While the story of Blue Hour is undoubtedly heavy it is told in such a moving and thoughtful way that it rightfully lingers in the mind in all the best ways" - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"A Family Takes a Nostalgic Trip After an Alzheimers Diagnosis Last Resort 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Last Resort Dir. Bren Cukier Families of those living with Alzheimers disease often describe the experience as a long goodbye as they witness their loved one slowly fade under the weight of this devastating illness something that Cukier appears to be preparing for in her touching short. Juxtaposing home-video footage recorded twenty-five years apart the filmmaker adopts a formally and thematically fitting approach for a narrative focused on a condition notorious for"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 13K engagements
"After Self-Harm Ava Finds Healing by Sewing a Dress Stitches Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit While recovering from an episode of self-harm Ava decides to sew a dress from scratch. Her sister Gillian wishes she would concentrate on getting better. But could it be that putting stitches into something other than her own skin is exactly the kind of healing Ava needs Stitches Dir. Victoria Frings https://www.victoriafrings.com/ https://www.instagram.com/victoria.frings/ "While Stitches does not attempt to provide a definitive answer it instead encourages reflection"
YouTube Link 2026-01-19T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.4K engagements
"COMING SOON: An Emotive Tale of a Bereavement Photography Shoot "The idea that would eventually become Blue Hour was born through a chance meeting with with a volunteer bereavement photographer at a birthday party . . . I was fascinated and deeply moved by all that Id heard and I knew there was a story there." Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. Blue Hour Writer/Director: J.D Shields COMING TO YOUTUBE FEB 5th [----] 🔗"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Time Crisis: The Story of Arcade Legend Eddie Esguerra Documentary Short film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A devoted regular at Los Angeles arcade bars turns a solitary obsession with a 90s video game into a lifeline for connection. Time Crisis: The Story of Arcade Legend Eddie Esguerra Dir. Brooke Palmieri & Zac Weathers The gameplay sequences are staged with pumping music and quick edits as if Eddie was the hero of an action film an experience that may well reflect how it feels in his own mind only for a cut to the external perspective to reveal how it actually"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Crust Student Academy Award Winner About a Young Boy Getting His First Scar 12-year-old Fabi has to finally prove himself as part of the family - by getting his first scar. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Crust Dir. Jens Kevin Georg https://www.instagram.com/kruste_film/ With Crust writer/director Jens Kevin Georg creates an incredibly creative and effective metaphor for the very universal feeling of being torn between the desire to belong and the need to be true to ourselves. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 57.2K engagements
"Filipino Family goes to Extremes to Hide Fathers Death Awit Natin (Our Song) 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization a Filipino family goes to extreme and absurd lengths to hide the truth. Awit Natin (Our Song) https://www.instagram.com/awitnatinfilm Dir. Pacqui Pascual https://pacqui.online/work https://www.instagram.com/pacquip Laughter can be a welcome balm for grief and Pacqui Pascuals deeply personal film Awit Natin (Our Song) is a wonderful example of how to channel complex feelings into craft. Full of heart and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Animated Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: Papillon (Butterfly) by Florence Miailhe Forevergreen by Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles (The Girl Who Cried Pearls) by Chris Lavis & Maciek"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T14:34Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"COMING SOON: Broken Hearted and Spending Friday Night with Dad A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. Baba I'm Fine Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ Coming to YouTube on February 12th [----] 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Karina Dandashi Romance Valentine's Day Comedy Heartbreak Break-Up"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"The Unlikely Hero Who Lived on a Roof for Years Rick on the Roof 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When Rick Canty was evicted from his home in Barry Wales he got up on the roof and stayed there for years in protest turning him into an unlikely hero his town's never forgotten. Rick on the Roof Dir. Isaac Atkin-Mayne https://isaacatkinmayne.com/rick-on-the-roof https://www.instagram.com/isaacatkinmayne/ "The film has an inviting quality transporting viewers to Barry and immersing us in its community. Atkin-Maynes approach mixing archival footage another filmmakers work and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"She Hurts Herself To See An ER Nurse Take Care Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse. But when she's discharged from the hospital earlier than expected she needs to find a new way to extend her stay. Take Care Dir. Brittany Ashley https://www.instagram.com/takecare_thefilm/ "How far would you go to get some TLC Thats the question posed when Leah meets an unusually attentive nurse in the ER - one who takes very good care of her. Mixing dark humor with genre elements in her"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 10.6K engagements
"Election Decorations Gone Wild My Neighbor's Yard 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Neighbors from Pennsylvanias divided capital region use signs flags and halloween skeletons to turn their yards into opposing campaign endorsements leading up to the presidential election. My Neighbor's Yard Dir. Kara Grace Miller What interest me now are the potential reactions to the film or this review. It will be interesting if commenters will try to be as objective as possible in the spirit of My Neighbors Yards approach - the reaction to the film may well become its own commentary on"
YouTube Link 2025-11-06T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Psychedelic in the Sky Animated Documentary about Alien Encounters 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A filmmaker explores the nature of belief and his childhood fascinations in the context of a man's personal UFO experience. Psychedelic in the Sky Dir. Matthew Salton https://www.matthewsalton.com/ https://www.instagram.com/matthewrsalton/ As belief in extraterrestrial life grows around the world the notion of alien existence is shifting from fringe conspiracy to mainstream curiosity. This change in attitude has opened up the conversation with more people now feel"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"COMING SOON: The Story of a Man who Refused to Leave His Roof for Years When Rick Canty was evicted from his home in Barry Wales he got up on the roof and stayed there for years in protest turning him into an unlikely hero his town's never forgotten. Rick on the Roof Dir. Isaac Atkin-Mayne https://isaacatkinmayne.com/rick-on-the-roof https://www.instagram.com/isaacatkinmayne/ Watch on the Short of the Week YouTube channel from 10am (EST) Thursday January 8th 2026: https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T13:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Inside The Valley Sings Award-Winning Documentary Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Trapped in the never-ending horror of solitary confinement three prisoners in the United States seek comfort and escape in the boundless landscapes of their own imaginations. Inside The Valley Sings Dir. Nathan Fagan https://www.insidethevalleysings.com/ Fagans intention is clear and measured: to give voice to a population rarely heard and to reveal solitary confinement for what it is - a form of torture plain and simple. The film does not make this argument loudly because it"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"COMING SOON: A Ski-Lift becomes a Xenophobic Battle Ground 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. /HAAW/ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch on the Short of the Week YouTube - from 10am (EST) Mon Jan 12th: https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"The Life of an Undocumented Worker with Seizures Alo Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Alo an undocumented overseas Filipino worker lives in an overcrowded house-share in London. He is struck by a latent bout of seizures which disrupts his living situation. The other residents are posed an ultimatum; should they risk Alos health or call an ambulance potentially resulting in his deportation Alo Dir. Xenia Glen https://www.instagram.com/xeniaglen/ https://www.sleepwalkerstudios.co.uk/alo While this is an important subject engaging audiences with a theme that has"
YouTube Link 2025-10-20T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Craig's Pathetic Freakout A Comedy Short Film After smoking some weed with a friend Craig starts to worry that he might be trapped in a movie. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/07/03/craigs-pathetic-freakout/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Craig's Pathetic"
YouTube Link 2020-09-22T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 115.2K engagements
"Mauled by a Dog BAFTA CYMRU Award-Winning Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Across one long night after a young woman has her face ripped off in an alleyway her emasculated call centre worker boyfriend goes on a surreal journey through the underbelly of a South Wales Valleys town to take revenge on her attacker a dog. Mauled by a Dog Dir. Sion Thomas https://www.sionthomas.com/ https://www.instagram.com/scymru/ Though shot on what Thomas describes as a shoestring budget the film feels anything but limited. Visually striking and relentlessly paced it plunges the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T13:09Z 2.1M followers, 10.2K engagements
"Brit Milah goes Wrong The Mohel - a SXSW Short Film Few rights in Judaism are as important as the Brit Milah the circumcision. James and his wife Lola a recent convert live in a community without any Mohel's and after celebrating the birth of their first son have to fly one in to perform the ceremony. Family expectations and financial strain force James to confront the transactional nature of religion and the realities of maintaining old traditions in a modern world. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit The Mohel Dir. Charles Wahl https://www.charleswahl.com/ While the"
YouTube Link 2025-11-02T21:18Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"COMING SOON: A Coming-of-Age Story about Consent Puberty and Sexual Desire. School leaver Hannah must navigate a hyper - sexualised beauty salon and a controlling boss in order to turn her life around. Groom by Leyla Josephine Coll-O'Reilly 🗓 Coming to our YouTube channel on Monday January 5th [----] Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Groom Leyla Josephine Coll-O'Reilly Puberty Coming-of-Age Sexual Desire Sexual Awakening Consent BFI London Film Festival"
YouTube Link 2026-01-04T12:01Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Feminist Comedian Faces the Ultimate Choice: Money or Morals Lean In Short Film Broke dejected feminist comedian Rach is taken out for corporate drinks with her brother Benny. Will the enticement of money and a job see Rach flip on her morals and "Lean In" 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Lean In Dir. Lucy Coleman Teetering on the edge of cringe comedy Coleman keeps the camera trained on Rach (Maynard) as she transforms into a merciless alternate version of herself pandering to her male audience. Deconstructing power dynamics where feminine sympathy is dismissed as"
YouTube Link 2025-10-06T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"INCEL Drama Short Film by John Merizalde Short of the Week Sam is a reclusive young man who finds solace with those who share the same self-described title as him: Incel. When his countless real-life efforts at love fail Sam turns to this anonymous community of the involuntarily celibate for help but instead finds himself increasingly pushed towards extremism. Review on Short of the Week: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/11/01/incel/ ".apart from being a brilliant conversation starter Incel showcases some clever filmmaking which can easily be overshadowed by the controversial subject"
YouTube Link 2018-11-01T13:49Z 2.1M followers, 396.1K engagements
"The Short Award Nominees: The Best Online Short Films of [----] 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit We take our curation seriouslybecause filmmakers trust us and audiences hold us to it. Looking at the paths taken by many filmmakers weve featured over the years were proud (and reassured) that were doing something right. That spirit comes together in our annual celebration of the best short films of the past year: The Short Awards 🎬 🔗 https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/the-short-awards-2026-the-nominees/ A snapshot of the ambition craft and range shaping short filmmaking"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Curve Horror Short Film SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://www.shortverse.com/submit Clinging to a curved surface high above a sentient abyss a girl has to cover the few feet back to safety before she loses grip. CURVE Written and Directed by Tim Egan https://www.youtube.com/watchv=NZKBlmLqkZE Short Films Explained: Curve - Director Tim Egan answers some of the internet's most popular questions about his short film Curve "Winner of Best Short awards at both Fantastic Fest and Sitges in [----] Tim Egans 10-min Horror Curve is a dark minimalist and truly unsettling film. Simple in premise but"
YouTube Link 2021-06-10T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.7M engagements
"First Time in the Mens Room for a Transgender Student Wrong Bathroom Short Film A transgender student enters the men's restroom for the first time and is pressured by his male classmates to fit in. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Wrong Bathroom Dir. Ragini Bhasin https://www.raginibhasin.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bhasinragini/ This is confident immersive filmmaking. Bhasin shoots the film largely from the protagonists perspective often obscuring other characters in the frame to mirror his disorientation and isolation. The editing is equally thoughtful allowing the"
YouTube Link 2025-05-22T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 135.6K engagements
"Award-Winning Stop-Motion Animated Short Film Tokri (The Basket) Submit your Short Film: https://www.shortverse.com/submit A clumsy accident leads a young girl to the streets of Mumbai in the hope of making things right from Indian animators Studio Eeksaurus. TOKRI Directed by Suresh Eriyat While a relatively simple story grounded in the lived experience of India's destitute Tokri overflows with detail. The scale of the production is truly remarkablewe adore stop-motion with over [---] films in our collection but despite the overwhelming diversity of subjects and styles you'll encounter while"
YouTube Link 2020-07-08T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 9.4M engagements
"The Best Short Films of [----] (Our Teams Favorite Picks) Whether its an unexpected take on relationship drama a bold dive into mental health or literally a singing butt with legs these films represent the truly wonderful people that make S/W tick. And if nothing else theyll remind you why short films are small in size but huge in imagination. - The S/W Team selects their Favorite Short Films of [----] 🔗 - https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/best-short-films-2025/ Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Best of the Year Best Short"
YouTube Link 2025-12-30T18:05Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"If the Light Goes Out They Die Sci-Fi Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit On the hard journey to the illuminated city a group of migrants make their way in their light suits. On their journey they will have to face the dangers that lurk in the dark and what's worse: themselves. Night Breakers Dir. Gabriel Campoy & Guillem Lafoz "Night Breakers is a near-perfect horror proof-of-concept short. After watching it for the first time at SXSW [----] I told the S/W team that it was the best pure example of its type in agessuspenseful and thrilling of course"
YouTube Link 2025-10-29T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 957.4K engagements
"Let SXSW Short Film starring Sonoya Mizuno 🎬 Submit a film ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Mia is compulsively drawn to BDSM when confident Josie catches her eye and both women find themselves swept into new territory. Let Dir. Alyssa Loh https://www.alyssaloh.com/let-film With Let writer/director Alyssa Loh explores vulnerability and human connection with real tenderness crafting a narrative that depicts non-normative desires with empathy and nuance S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/01/08/let/ CREDITS CAST "Mia" - Sonoya Mizuno "Josie" - An-Li"
YouTube Link 2025-01-30T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 23.4M engagements
"Heaven is Nobody's A Dystopian Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit In this contemporary dark fable a boy journeys through a nightmarish city to find a cure for his mom as a dancing curse descends on him and his home. Heaven is Nobody's Dir. Hector Prats The world of Heaven is Nobodys is not immediately alien and it is precisely this proximity to the recognisable that renders the film so unsettling; the most disturbing dystopias after all are those that feel only a step removed from our own reality. Here the black-and-white cinematography often employed as a"
YouTube Link 2025-12-18T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"A Summer Confrontation over Gender and Religion Summer Shade Short Film A young Israeli girl and four Hasidic teenagers confront over the only water source around. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com JOIN SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/02/10/summer-shade/ This Month watch award-winning shots from the famous Locarno Film Festival https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uEH5uI1dTSs Summer Shade Writer & Director Shira Haimovici https://www.shirahaimovici.com/summer-shade "A deeply"
YouTube Link 2022-02-10T14:30Z 2.1M followers, 5.4M engagements
"Fauve An Innocent Game Goes Wrong Oscar-Nominated Short Film Two boys in a surface mine sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/10/03/fauve/ Fauve Written & Directed by Jeremy Comte Distribution and international sales: H264 Distribution http://jeremycomte.com/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2020-04-27T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 1.3M engagements
"One Man's Quest to Catch a Legendary Beast Il Giorno Dopo (The Day After) _🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A son spends his entire existence chasing his fathers obsession: the rivers creature. Il Giorno Dopo (The Day After) Dir. Enea Colombi https://www.instagram.com/enea.colombi/ "Sometimes all a child wants is a parents love and theyll go to extreme lengths to get it. In Enea Colombis mysterious short Il Giorno Dopo (The Day After) a son dedicates his entire life to searching for an elusive river creature that slipped through his fathers grasp when he was young."
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 11K engagements
"Dirty Machines: The End of History Sci-Fi Short About Time Travel A time traveler takes a tour of "The Birth of Time Travel". A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/03/04/dirty-machines-end-history/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheW. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Dirty Machines: The End of History"
YouTube Link 2020-03-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 655.6K engagements
"Quilt Fever A [----] SXSW Documentary Short Welcome to The Academy Awards of quilting a weeklong spectacle in which quilters from all over the world gather in Paducah Kentucky every year for its huge quilt competition. Part of our #SXSWshorts coverage of films affected by the cancellation of SXSW [----] (a new film every day from 3/15 to 3/21) Quilt Fever from Olivia Loomis Merrion is a documentary short film about quilting and the stories of the individuals who participate. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM:"
YouTube Link 2020-03-21T14:30Z 2.1M followers, 157.2K engagements
"Diagonale A Tense Short Film About the Boundaries of Consent SUBMIT A FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A young couple is in the heat of the action. She asks for a condom but he doesn't have one. DIAGONALE Dir. Anne Thorens One could argue that this premise has already been depicted many times but writer/director Thorens infuses her film with so much authenticity exposing the depth of the situation with great sensitivity and subtlety that it might feel uncomfortably real for some - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/01/07/diagonale-diagonal/"
YouTube Link 2021-01-07T16:25Z 2.1M followers, 248M engagements
"No Man Lives Past [--] in This Village Virago Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit In the village of Virago where no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday Tnu is about to turn forty. Virago Dir. Kerli Kirch Schneider Described by its creator as an elegy for the men who died too young Kerli Kirch Schneiders enigmatic film Virago transports audiences to a European village where men dont survive beyond the age of forty. Offering a poetic examination of gender roles the short film blends mythology with social commentary to construct a darkly humorous"
YouTube Link 2025-12-26T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Dig Your Own Grave Dark Comedy Short Film Reggie brings Dan to the desert to have him dig his own grave. It's harder than it sounds. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/01/06/dig-your-own-grave/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek 'I've often heard movies described as"
YouTube Link 2020-10-01T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 122.3K engagements
"Childhood Bed-Wetting Memories Spark a Tense Showdown Pillow Fortress Short Film When Lana brings her new boyfriend Bart on a visit to Tommys house it doesnt take long for the two men to realize that they knew each other as young children. Soon though they disagree about their memories of a specific trivial event. And as the disagreement lingers some of Barts other resentments surface. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Pillow Fortress Dir. Zander Cot Much like a memory we cant quite piece together Pillow Fortress shifts and transforms as it unfolds. What begins as a"
YouTube Link 2025-10-09T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 20.2K engagements
"Samurai SWAT team on a rescue mission Kodama Arthur a member of an elite SWAT Samurai team embarks on a rescue mission into the spirit world in order to recover his father from vengeful Japanese Yokai Spirits. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 👹 Kodama Dir. Brian M Tang Watch our interview with director Brian Tang as he discusses making Kodama and what the future holds for his narrative: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=-k_EXqrW974&t=158s With an awesomely cool premise strong visual execution terrific action-directing and"
YouTube Link 2025-01-27T16:01Z 2.1M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Negative Space Oscar Nominated Stop-Motion Animation Short Film Submit your Short film: https://www.shortverse.com/submit What it means to lose a loved one told through the art of a well-packed suitcase. Negative Space A Film by Tiny Inventions (Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter) http://www.tinyinventions.com Negative Space is practically perfect. Like so many shorts I admire the film incorporates multitudes of seemingly contradictory qualities: at a mere [--] minutes there is really no wasted space and yet it is exceedingly spare. Based off a celebrated Ron Koertge poem that clocks in at only 150"
YouTube Link 2019-07-16T18:04Z 2.1M followers, 7M engagements
"The Music Producer Who Left Everything to Live in a Cave Short Film In pursuit of enlightenment a platinum selling record producer left his hedonistic life behind to live in a cave. Nine years later he continues to grapple with the question what does it mean to be free 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit The Last Free Man On Earth Dir. Kyan https://www.asabistudio.com/the-last-free-man-on-earth "Armed with a Blackmagic 6k he won in a contest Kyan discovered Alex on a walk and cultivated a relationship returning several times as a one-man production crew to record. The"
YouTube Link 2025-11-17T15:28Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Short Films Explained: Curve - An Interview with Director Tim Egan When programming films for our YouTube channel there are shorts that we instantly know will be hits. Tim Egans tense horror short Curve is a prime example. Curve Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=2dD3Fawk4y0 With the film continuing to prove a hot topic among our viewers we thought it was about time to invite Curve creator Egan on to our channel to discuss some of your burning questions. Questions 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - What's the Origin of the Story 02:02 - Is Curve a Metaphor 03:06 - How did She End Up in"
YouTube Link 2024-09-19T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 76.8K engagements
"The Interview A Psychological Thriller Short Film by Barnaby Roper From legendary fashion-filmmaker Barnaby Roper (Kanye David Bowie Chanel) a taut psychological thriller short film. When a candidate interviews for a new job at an "unorthodox" firm the process quickly turns into a boundary-breaking process of social control. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/01/31/the-interview/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website:"
YouTube Link 2020-01-31T16:38Z 2.1M followers, 201.6K engagements
"The Disappearance of Willie Bingham Horror Short Film Willie Bingham is the first man to undergo a radical new justice program. The government has introduced Progressive Amputation as a controversial punishment for capital crime the real life version of an eye for an eye. The procedures performed live in front of victims families stop only at relatives request. Interview with director Matthew Richards: https://youtu.be/jx0KbotByVo Short of the Week https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/10/12/disappearance-willie-bingham/ Follow the Film on Facebook"
YouTube Link 2017-10-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 648.7K engagements
"A Husband's Lie Awakens a Centuries-Old Spell The Bride's Curse 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit On their first night of marriage a wife tells her husband about an ancient curse on the women in her family that threatens a very specific calamity should their husbands lie. Skeptical the husband decides to test the truth of the story. The Bride's Curse Dir. Alex Kavutskiy Jerzy Rose "The combination of the performances and the sharpness of Kavutskiy and Roses script makes The Brides Curse a deeply entertaining watch that feels both classical and very contemporary (Im not"
YouTube Link 2025-12-01T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 37.8K engagements
"Other Side of the Box Award-Winning Horror Short Film SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend. Other Side of the Box Dir. Caleb J. Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watchv=J7rArm6vPEs&t=2s Short Films Explained: Other Side of the Box - Director Caleb J. Phillips answers some of the internet's most pressing question about his short film Other Side of the Box Endings (especially in shorts) are hard. This one is a bit tough to decipher but structurally it feels like the film builds to a place of satisfying"
YouTube Link 2020-05-06T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 7M engagements
"Kasbi Middle-Aged Woman Hires Young Sex Worker for a Night of Companionship Away from the responsibilities of familial life Maryam hires 20-year-old sex worker Aisha to keep her company for the night. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Kasbi Dir. Farah Jabir https://kasbifilm.com/ There is one universal question at the center of this film: Is it ever too late to be the person that you want to be. While midlife crises are often portrayed through the eyes of white male protagonist on-screen we rarely see a layered and nuanced"
YouTube Link 2024-12-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 915.5K engagements
"Teen Party has a Wild Surprise Hot Seat Sundance Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Teenager Andrea uses a male stripper to gain the respect of cool girl Daphne. Based on a true story. Hot Seat Dir. Anna Kerrigan http://www.annakerrigan.com/bio One of the highlights of Sundance [----] Hot Seat is a terrific coming-of-age story that blends diverse genres in a unusually thoughtful way. Set at a birthday party populated by teens from an all-female school the film plays with "Mean Girls" social hierarchies and elements of raunch comedy but opts against the broad"
YouTube Link 2023-03-20T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 49.9M engagements
"Couples Fantasy Spirals Completely Out of Control Role Play Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A couples attempt to reignite their relationship through awkward role-playing spirals into chaos when a mysterious man arrives leading to dark confrontations and blurred lines between fantasy and reality. Role Play Dir. Kyle Jon Shephard https://sheps.tv/ https://www.instagram.com/kylejonshephard "Fantasies have a habit of wriggling out of their safe containers. They misbehave. They escalate. Kyle Jon Shepherd's playful short film Role Play takes that idea to its"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 1.4M engagements
"The Night Boots Oscar Shortlisted Pinscreen Animation Told through expressive monochrome animation on a pinscreen The Night Boots is a tale about childhood centered on the friendship between a young boy and a strange creature. 💬 SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN PORTUGUESE & SPANISH 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Les Bottes de la nuit (The Night Boots) Dir. Pierre-Luc Granjon https://www.instagram.com/pierrelucgranjon "Granjon has produced a delightfully open-hearted fairytale of a boy and a monster that in the best of fairytale ways skirts darkness and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T17:58Z 2.1M followers, 20.8K engagements
"Short of the Week TV - 24/7 Short Films Watch award-winning short films from indie filmmakers #shortfilm #animation #documentary #horror #scifi"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T11:06Z 2.1M followers, 484.1K engagements
"A Midwifes Most Challenging Night DELIVERY - BIFA-Nominated Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Midwife Mary experiences the most physically and psychologically challenging night shift of her career as she oversees life-and-death pregnancy cases on a critically under-resourced NHS maternity ward. DELIVERY Dir. Ben Lankester https://www.kingdomborn.co.uk/delivery https://www.instagram.com/ben.lankester/ Review the film at https://letterboxd.com/film/delivery-2024-4/ "Child birth can be one of lifes most joyous moments - but for some it can also be an experience"
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 179.7K engagements
"Baba I'm Fine Short Film about Heartbreak 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. Baba I'm Fine Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ CREDITS Starring: Hibah Abdellatif and Aladeen Tawfeek Writer/Director: Karina Dandashi Producers: Stephen Turselli Dan Duthie Director of Photography: Tehillah De Castro Production Designer: Teresa Martuccio 1st AD: Turner Andritz Editor: Taylor Gianotas Sound Design: Jason Jouver Casting"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Shimmer Oscar-Qualified Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Cast away on a desolate beach Ricardo toils tirelessly on a massive lighthouse that he believes holds the key to his rescue neglecting his daughter whose own plans might derail her fathers dreams. Shimmer Dir. Andrs Palma https://www.shimmershort.com/ https://andrespalma.com/ "How heavy is a dream - and what price do we pay for grasping it too firmly Fulgores (Shimmer) distills this question through a stark image: a father Ricardo; his children Luca and Matas; and the towering lighthouse standing between"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T13:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Just A Drill A Suspenseful Drama Short by Julianne Donelle Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/03/02/just-a-drill/ Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2020-03-02T16:40Z 2.1M followers, 896.8K engagements
"Sex Toy Disaster Ends in ER Trip Stuck Short Film SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://www.shortverse.com/submit A sex toy mishap leads to a night in the emergency room where a couple must confront their issues. STUCK Dir. Corey Shurge A funny and emotionally honest short film "Stuck" takes a raunchy potentially gimmicky premise and expands the joke into something deeperbuilding to a place that is surprisingly earnest and heartfelt - S/W Curator Ivan Kander FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/08/16/stuck/ CREDITS Written & Directed by Corey Shurge Starring Kristopher Turner Ruth"
YouTube Link 2019-08-16T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 86.1M engagements
"Oscar Winner Animated Short Film [----] The Windshield Wiper A collection of vignettes surrounding the question "What is Love" WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com THE WINDSHIELD WIPER A Film by Alberto Mielgo http://www.albertomielgo.com https://www.instagram.com/albertomielgo FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/01/19/the-windshield-wiper/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek REVIEW: "In "The Windshield Wiper" the highly anticipated short animation from animation star Alberto Mielgo a middle-aged man in a caf serves as the framing"
YouTube Link 2022-01-19T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 948.1K engagements
"A Sourdough Starter with a Taste for Blood 🍞💀 Creepy Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit An obsessive baker moves in with her boyfriend just as her sourdough starter develops a sinister craving. Breadwinner Dir. Camila Grimaldi https://www.instagram.com/breadwinnerthefilm https://www.sernocturna.com/projects/breadwinner Obsessiveness is a common trait in horror characters and here Grimaldi and her team use it to explore a complex female protagonist capable of cruelty selfishness and ruthless ambition. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-27T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.8K engagements
"Short Films Explained: The Disappearance of Willie Bingham 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit In Matthew Richards unsettling short film The Disappearance of Willie Bingham a man becomes the first subject of a shocking new justice system Progressive Amputation. This powerful story examines what happens when the idea of an eye for an eye is taken to its darkest extreme. Watch it now through the link below. Watch The Disappearance of Willie Bingham : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=RZJcik1ONqc&t=8s The film has been sparking debate ever since we uploaded it in [----] so"
YouTube Link 2025-10-23T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Groom A Short Film about Consent Puberty and Sexual Desire. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit School leaver Hannah must navigate a hyper sexualised beauty salon and a controlling boss in order to turn her life around. Groom Dir. Leyla Josephine Coll-O'Reilly https://www.leylajosephine.co.uk/ Drawing inspiration from the #MeToo movement Coll-OReilly set out to translate a personal story to the screen - one that she felt remained largely absent from the public discourse surrounding power gender and accountability. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 157.3K engagements
"No Vacancy Oscar-Qualified 3D Animation Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A man drifts in search of release from a past that lingers in every room. No Vacancy Dir. Miguel Rodrick https://miguelrodrick.com/ https://www.instagram.com/miguelrodrick "Ive always lived a little sideways in my own mind constantly meandering and drifting carried from one thought to the next by the smallest spark. I never really stopped to think how everyone elses mind worked. But Miguel Rodrick did. And in No Vacancy he created a short that captures that state with startling honesty. A"
YouTube Link 2025-12-11T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Xenophobe Meets the Wrong Family on a Ski Lift Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. /HAAW/ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch the Making of /HAAW/ : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9NkQuv6b7lA&t=154s The depth of the narrative is not conveyed in a very obvious manner; it sneaks up on us as we begin to grasp what is actually at play in that tiny space. This is where the screenplay reveals how clever it is and where Scoma demonstrates his ability to create a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 29.4K engagements
"The Kite Family-Friendly Stop-Motion Award-Winning Short Film about Loss A short animated film for children about the loss of a loved one. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/01/23/the-kite/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek 🪁 The Kite dir. Martin Smatana "A"
YouTube Link 2023-01-23T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 652.4K engagements
"Love Makes a Nun Question Everything Nun's Beach Short Film When introduced to her fellow nuns family Sister Flora questions her relationship with Sister Muriel and with God. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Nun's Beach Dir. Kate diRienzi https://www.katedirienzi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kate_dirienzi How can a film so calm feel so loud Perhaps because its silence refuses to hide. There is no plea for understanding here. Nuns Beach offers homage instead - to love as inheritance to the parts of ourselves too entwined to unmake. Sometimes the most radical act is not"
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 30.3K engagements
"Migrants Award-Winning CG Animated Short Film about Climate change Two polar bears are driven into exile from climate change. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com JOIN SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/11/19/migrants/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Migrants Directed by Hugo Caby Antoine Dupriez Aubin"
YouTube Link 2021-11-19T14:00Z 2.1M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Dark Mommy is Back Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A lone [---] operator working the night shift has his reality shattered when children call for help after someone named Dark Mommy arrives to collect the adults in their tiny town. Dark Mommy Dir. Courtney Eck https://pleaseleaveproductions.com/dark-mommy What do you really want from a horror film For many of us its the monster the chilling creature at the heart of the story and the mythology that gives it power. In Dark Mommy filmmaker Courtney Eck delivers exactly that: a haunting unforgettable"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 19.5K engagements
"Meat Puppet SXSW Award Winner about a Man-Child Trapped in a Puppet On the day he promised his girlfriend hed grow up a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet. 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Meat Puppet Dir. Eros V https://erosv.xyz/meat-puppet What our interview with director Eros V as we discuss Meat Puppet and what the future holds for his story of a possessed puppet: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=cmAw0WXriYU&t=1s With the director crediting old larger-than-life morality tale movies such as Liar Liar Big and Bruce Almighty as inspiration"
YouTube Link 2025-01-02T15:01Z 2.1M followers, 316.9K engagements
"Girl gets an Insecurity Check for her Emotional Baggage Stop-Motion Short Film Three girlfriends check in their baggage at the airport but one is carrying a little more than the others. As they travel along the conveyor belt to security can she hide whats inside 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Baggage Director: Lucy Davidson Producers: Vanessa Batten & Amy Upchurch https://baggagefilm.com.au/ Funny sharply observed and crafted with real attention to detail every scene of the five-minute short feels considered from the expressive puppets to the cleverly imagined world"
YouTube Link 2025-07-03T14:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"JIM Comedy Short Film by Chris Black A Black Student Deals with Implicit Racism A thought-provoking satire Chris Black's debut short gleefully dives into a series of hot-button American cultural issues in a potent comedy of racial cringe. Charles a young African-American student participates in a classroom reading of one of the enduring literary emblems of America's racist legacy "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Whenever a sentence has the N-word in it the teacher quickly swoops in to ask Charles to read that section. **A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of"
YouTube Link 2021-07-12T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 63K engagements
"Oscars Short Films 2025: The Nominees The Oscar short film nominees are here Best Animated Short Film Best Documentary Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film. Submit your film https://shortverse.com/submit Featuring: Best Animated Short Film: 0:00 Beautiful Men by Nicolas Keppens 0:43 In the Shadow of the Cypress by Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani 01:36 Magic Candies by Daisuke Nishio 02:38 Wander to Wonder by Nina Gantz 03:16 Yuck by Loc Espuche Best Live-Action Short film 04:04 Anuja by Adam J. Graves 05:02 Im Not a Robot by Victoria Warmerdam 06:03 The Last Ranger by Cindy Lee"
YouTube Link 2025-01-26T22:13Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"Red Wine A Plot to Poison a Former Colleague goes Terribly Wrong A vengeful man intends to poison his former colleague's glass of wine at a fundraising event but his plot is compromised when he realizes there has been a mix-up. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🍷 Red Wine Dir. Santiago Menghini https://santiagomenghini.com/ "Today's featured short Red Wine is in the style of a Hitchcockian thriller with an exquisite tension flowing as freely as the wine. An alcohol-fueled evening of scintillating conversation between"
YouTube Link 2024-08-29T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 12.8K engagements
"Other Side of the Box Short Film Explained: An Interview with Director Caleb Phillips With millions of views on YouTube and an unforgettable premise Other Side of the Box is one of the creepiest short films online. Other Side of the Box Short Film: https://youtu.be/TGZg1YqXv9o Its one of the shorts that people just love to talk about but what does it mean Why is there creepy head in a box and what can be done to destroy it We spoke to director Caleb Philips to find out. Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Story Origins 01:58 - Building Tension 02:44 - The Ending 04:10 - Practical FX v VFX"
YouTube Link 2024-12-19T15:00Z 1.9M followers, 124.2K engagements
"Measure A Young Mother Confronts Her Teenage Past The horror of Jen's teenage past catches up with her when she takes her autistic son to a birthday party in her hometown. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Measure Written & Directed by Helen Simmons & Julia Cranney Produced by Cat White & Savannah Power Cinematography by Arushi Chugh An immersive piece eager to let you see things through the eyes of its central character Measure encourages its audience consider how they perceive the world and those around them. - S/W Curator"
YouTube Link 2024-09-09T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 12.9K engagements
"Badaren (Swimmer) A Surreal Police Standoff in a Swimming Pool A car belonging to a suspected hit-and-run driver has been spotted outside a swimming pool complex and the police are there to arrest the fugitive but he refuses. What to do Swimmer is a humorous short film about a dramatic arrest on the brink of absurdity. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Badaren (Swimmer) Dir. Jonatan Etzler https://www.instagram.com/jonatanetzler "Its quite absurd to see such an unsuccessful arrest as a half-naked Ola simply manages to evade capture by just staying in the pool. However as we"
YouTube Link 2025-09-04T14:00Z 2M followers, 11.2K engagements
"He contacts his dead mother in the back of a truck The Crossing Over Express A man is forever changed when a mysterious truck appears with a traveling 'doctor' who claims to raise the dead. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek The Crossing Over Express Written & Directed by Luke Barnett + Tanner Thomason Produced by Courtney Petrakis Natalie Masciale With grief being such a frequent theme in filmmaking it takes creative directors to explore fresh ways of addressing it. For co-directors Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason"
YouTube Link 2024-09-16T14:11Z 1.4M followers, 21.5K engagements
"Lazy Susan A Short Film Comedy on the Untold History of a Famous Inventor Short of the Week An 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. Susan's family restaurant is in trouble: a competing restaurant Soup Station moves in next door and powered by its ingenious innovation (self-serve soup) business is slow. How can their traditional Chinese restaurant compete From this humble beginning the legend of Susan is born. A selection of Short of the Week the web's"
YouTube Link 2019-08-20T14:59Z 1.8M followers, 257.7K engagements
"Two Best Friends Test the Boundaries of their Relationship Short Film Two best friends decide to test the boundaries of their relationship and explore the true depths of intimacy. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit My Best Friend Dir. Elina Street https://www.elinastreet.com/mybestfriend-shortfilm As soon as Clara and La reunite the camera is cleverly positioned to place us inside their friendship and their intimacy is immediately potent. We instantly feel the depth and strength of their relationship and their closeness not just in the way they talk and catch up but also in"
YouTube Link 2025-06-30T16:46Z 1.9M followers, 45.4K engagements
"Border Hopper US Immigration is a Video Game Laura discovers a supernatural way to navigate the US immigration system like a video-game to get the travel permit she desperately needs. The magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Border Hopper Dir. Nico Casavecchia https://www.nicocasavecchia.com/borderhopper With Border Hopper director Nico Casavecchia creatively explores the immigration system through a fantastical lens creating a situation that any immigrant can relate to. -"
YouTube Link 2025-01-16T15:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"I Could Just Die and That Would Be All Right Horror Short Film A suicidal woman offers herself to a monster in the woods but her plan backfires when she awakes as the immortal undead. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit I Could Just Die and That Would Be All Right Dir. A.K. Espada https://akespada.com/ While genre films often carry psychological undertones for those willing to read between the lines this film boldly places them front and center creating a fresh and exhilarating dynamic to the horror short. - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-17T19:23Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"A Babysitter Must Follow the Rules. or Face the Consequences 🎃🔪 Pumpkin Guts Horror Film It happens to someone every Halloween. Just follow the rules. Don't get pinched. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 🎃 Pumpkin Guts Dir. Bryan M. Ferguson www.bryanmferguson.co.uk Ferguson has thrown the whole bag into the blender in a fun go-for-broke way. Elements include the popular 80s revival that Stranger Things is at the head of the creepy Halloween-style synths of the score and a peculiar mashup of sub-genres: creature-feature magical lore-based horror and even torture porn. -"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T17:46Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements
"A Grandmother Falls for an Online Scammer hello beautiful please follow back short film Her grandmother's relationship with an online romance scammer leads to a filmmaker's exploration into the ways in which we strive to connect through the internet. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit hello beautiful please follow back Dir. Amandine Thomas https://thumperfilms.com/hello-beautiful-please-follow-back The film delves into dark and existential subject matter but the seriousness of the situation itself is brightened up by the films retro desktop aesthetic and sound design sure"
YouTube Link 2025-05-01T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The Porcelain Child Born With a Frown Potlems 3D Animation Short Film In a town of ever-smiling porcelain children Ginger is created with a fatal flaw: a frown is accidentally painted on his face. Upon realizing his creator stops his song in horror: Ginger needs to be corrected. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Potlems Dir. Alberto Allegri Rodrguez Theres tension baked into every frame like a smile held too long. Were meant to be charmed but never comfortable. - S/W Curator Mariana Rekka FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/06/05/potlems/ CREDITS Alberto"
YouTube Link 2025-06-05T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Jupiter When Your Parents Join a Cult.and Youre the Only One Who Doubts 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. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Jupiter Dir. Benjamin Pfohl https://www.dreifilm.de/portfolio/jupiter "It is common in shorts to imagine a formative moment in a young persons life an experience that represents a rupture or realization where the innocence of childhood is supplanted with wisdomor at least the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-31T19:03Z 2M followers, 31.9K engagements
"Vendredi soir (Friday Night) A Dark Comedy Short Film During a family Shabbat meal an argument erupts as Nico and his sister Rachel clash over their father's Sephardic heritage. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Vendredi soir (Friday Night) Dir. Nicolas Krief https://www.instagram.com/nkrief With Vendredi soir (Friday Night) writer/director Nicolas Krief pens a very personal film about identity and cultural heritage mixing comedy and genre but with a compelling authenticity that grounds the film emotionally. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2025-08-07T14:16Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Fear Of Flying Stop Motion Animated Short Film A bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter. This short film served as the basis for the hit Nickelodeon show "Becca's Bunch" - https://www.cartoonbrew.com/making-of/how-beccas-bunch-achieved-its-unique-blend-of-puppetry-and-animation-176988.html A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/07/15/fear-of-flying/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com"
YouTube Link 2021-04-08T14:00Z 1.7M followers, 84.2K engagements
"Decommissioned Sci-Fi Horror Short Film Created With the Unreal Engine An astronaut encounters a terrifying anomaly approaching the International Space Station. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/01/19/decommissioned/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek "A classic"
YouTube Link 2021-01-30T15:00Z 1.7M followers, 205.2K engagements
"Other Other Online Dating in the Multiverse starring Sosie Bacon & Scoot McNairy Myka and Spyro have been dating online for a year when they decide to meet in person for the first time and discover that they live in alternate worlds preventing them from being together. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Other Other Dir. Mohamad El Masri Beyond its metaphorical take on online dating Other Other can also be seen as an exploration of the changing nature of any relationship. It raises questions about how to handle the reality"
YouTube Link 2024-09-02T14:00Z 1.4M followers, 18.4K engagements
"La Noria Award Winning CG Animation Horror Short Film From seasoned animator Carlos Baena (ILM Pixar) and a crowd-sourced community of over [---] people "La Noria" tells the tale of a grieving young boy who one day encounters dark creatures that turn his life upside down. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. JOIN SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/0. Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2023-09-15T12:44Z 939K followers, 6.3M engagements
"A Neurotic Teen Violinist Will Do Anything to Get Into Harvard One Note () Short Film A dark comedy about a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist on a mission to get admitted to Harvard at any cost. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit One Note () Dir. Jamie Ting https://jamieting.com With One Note () writer/director Jamie Ting delivers a darkly comedic look at stress of college applications and the pressure placed on high school seniors especially in immigrant families. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2025-04-21T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"You Know You Wanna Stay Short Film Starring Elsie Fisher A freshman girl hides in her crush's bathroom and comes out permanently changed. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit You Know You Wanna Stay Dir. Alex Heller https://www.ripalexheller.com/ Subtle yet poignant the film cleverly captures a complex event that triggers an unshakeable discomfort and rightfully so. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/07/08/you-know-you-wanna-stay/ *CREDITS Starring: Elsie Fisher Russell Kahn Writer/Director: Alex Heller Producers: Russell Kahn Lio"
YouTube Link 2025-08-11T14:02Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Oscars Short Films 2025: The Nominees -The [--] shortlisted films have now been narrowed down to just 15five in each of the three categories: Best Animated Short Film Best Documentary Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film. While well have to wait until the awards ceremony on Sun 2nd March to discover the winners here are the trailers for this year's nominees. Featuring: Best Animated Short Film -Beautiful Men by Nicolas Keppens -In the Shadow of the Cypress by Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani -Magic Candies by Daisuke Nishio -Wander to Wonder by Nina Gantz -Yuck by Loc Espuche *Best"
YouTube Link 2025-01-25T22:47Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"She Found Tiny Mushrooms Growing on Her Skin A Rotten Woman When Alice discovers tiny mushrooms growing on her skin life becomes a waking nightmare for the neurotic kindergarten teacher. Unable to get the support she needs from her doctor she begins to take matters into her own hands. Can she learn to embrace her new form 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Die Verdorbene (A Rotten Woman) Dir. Niamh Sauter-Cooke https://www.sautercooke.com/ In Die Verdorbene (A Rotten Woman) writer/director Niamh Sauter-Cooke crafts an effective and nuanced metaphor about womens"
YouTube Link 2025-04-18T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 13.7K engagements
"The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger Sci-fi Short Film Tommy and Stacey live for the adventures fighting dinosaurs flying through outer space and diving to the depths of the ocean but can they do this forever A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/10/22/the-life-and-death-of-tommy-chaos-and-stacey-danger/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2023-03-13T15:31Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements
"This Livestream Didnt End Well Tragedy Babes Short Film A young womans obsession with social media live-streaming spirals out of control during a night out-on-the-town. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Tragedy Babes Dir. Christa Haley https://www.christahaley.net/ Tragedy Babes establishes a chilling truth of modern life - nothing is too small too private or too urgent to be turned into a spectacle. - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/04/24/tragedy-babes/ CREDITS Olivia Kelly Dpeault McKenna - Thea Sofie Loch Naess Bartender"
YouTube Link 2025-04-24T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 12.7K engagements
"Scooter A Woman Discovers a Shocking Secret in a Van in this Horror Short Film Abandoned by her boyfriend in the middle of the night a woman is faced with an unthinkable choice when she discovers a woman trapped in the back of a van. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Scooter Dir. Chelsea Lupkin https://www.chelsealupkin.com/scooter While horror films are best known for their ability to strike fear in their audience the genre often excels when addressing contemporary societal issues. From Ridley Scotts confrontation of"
YouTube Link 2025-01-09T15:00Z 1.6M followers, 19.8K engagements
"A90 Short Film Romantic Drama set in a Roadside Cafe A woman working in a road-side cafe becomes transfixed by as stranger. They are inevitably drawn into a deeply intense romantic attraction they are fated never to fully realise. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek INSERT CREATOR + LINK TO WEBSITE "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW CAST NETTY: MARLI SIU MO: SINEAD MACINNES CAMERON: JAMIE ROBSON ELMA: TRISH MULLIN CREW Written & Directed by: OLIVIA J. MIDDLETON Produced by: CARYS"
YouTube Link 2024-03-25T15:01Z 1.6M followers, 164.7K engagements
"💪🏽 Blue Boy An Insecure NJ Bodybuilder Turns to Steroids to Go Pro Insecure New Jersey bodybuilder Joey Rossi aka Joey Muscles starts doing steroids in a last ditch effort to go pro. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 💪🏽 Blue Boy Dir. Tyler Riggs https://www.instagram.com/blueboythemovie "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW CREDITS Joey Rossi - Matthew Leone Teresa - Marie Leone Guy - Guy Del Corso Victor Martinez as himself Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Tyler Riggs Producer: Rob Cristiano Executive Producers:"
YouTube Link 2025-02-10T15:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"IRREGULARS - A refugee story with mannequins. Award winning short documentary Against a tellingly hypnotic factory backdrop a refugee encapsulates the global immigration crisis in his own wrenching words. IRREGULARS By Fabio Palmieri 2015NotWorkingFilms Support the Creator Follow NotWorkingFilms on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NotWorkingFilmsPage/ This is a Featured Review From Short of the Week https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/12/12/irregulars/ A film by FABIO PALMIERI The story of CYRILLE KABORE Produced by P.P.P. NOTWORKINGFILMS DP/Editing/Mixing FABIO PALMIERI Soundtrack"
YouTube Link 2017-12-12T19:02Z 1.5M followers, 21.9K engagements
"Did That Sex Dream Really Happen Ladies Short Film On an idyllic girls trip Ruby has what seems like a sex dream about her best friend and can't tell if it actually happened or not. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Ladies Dir. Allison Bunce https://allisonbunce.com/-ladies Their relationship feels like a volume dial - starting at a comfortable setting before gradually turning up to reach maximum output. - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/03/10/ladies/ CREDITS Writer/Director: Allison Bunce Producer: Sarah Winshall DP: Ryan"
YouTube Link 2025-03-10T14:04Z 1.7M followers, 69K engagements
"Red April A Bulgarian Revolutionary Faces Off Against Suspicious Ottoman Soldiers In [----] Bulgaria a desperate revolutionary must convince a room of suspecting Ottoman soldiers that he is innocent. Based on the history of the April Uprising -- a struggle for independence between Bulgaria and the immense Ottoman Empire. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Red April Dir. Boris Vesselinov https://www.borisvfilms.com/ The passion and authenticity that Vesselinov and his team employ in crafting the first-ever American film of"
YouTube Link 2025-01-20T15:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"Catching Spirits Dance meets Horror in this Haunting Short Film Since childhood Destiny's been told she has seizures when she dances. What she doesnt know is that she has an ancient ability - a birthright of the Haitian women in her lineage. Tormented by voices in her head calling her to test the waters she's challenged to face her fear and dance making a decision that could reveal a secret. Will dancing kill her or unlock something magical A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM:"
YouTube Link 2023-10-26T14:05Z 940K followers, [----] engagements
"Eating in The Dark Trippy Experimental Animation Through snakey dildos setting boundaries and a journey through a mind bending forest we follow Siro's quest for self discovery. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/03/21/eating-in-the-dark/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter:"
YouTube Link 2022-03-21T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 17.9K engagements
"Les Btes Award-Winning Stop-Motion Short Film A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Les Btes Dir. Michael Granberry https://mgranberry.com/ The animation is proudly old-school practical effects visible textures minimal compositing. In some shots you can even see the rigs. But rather than feeling like a flaw its a joy. Granberry doesnt chase the polish of CGI;"
YouTube Link 2025-07-24T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.4K engagements
"The Influencer A Social Media Influencer Harvests Eyes & Likes in this Horror Short A social media influencer describes her perfect day harvesting the eyes and minds of her followers to achieve immortality. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek The Influencer Dir. Lael Rogers "Yet Rogers has more than a social critique on her mind and the theme of worship is taken to an incredible extreme as Rogers explores the true meaning of a cult following. The Influencer spins horror from our obsessive online personas and desires for"
YouTube Link 2024-07-29T14:07Z 1.5M followers, 48.2K engagements
"The Heist Hilarious Short Film Parody by Luke Harris From acclaimed dir. Luke Harris and the writer of the viral smash "The Gunfighter" comes a slick and hilarious look at the diverse crew it takes for a perfect heist. "Two handsome master criminals are trying to pull off a big heist so they're putting together the most incredible heist team that has ever heist teamed before." Short of the Week Presents: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/08/22/the-heist/ Director: Luke Harris Writers: Kevin Tenglin & Dafna Garber Producers: Mallory Gordon & Chelsea Larner Producer / 1st AD: Chris Abernathy"
YouTube Link 2017-08-22T15:32Z 1.7M followers, 97.8K engagements
"DIVE Award Winning Short Film about Finding Yourself George has hit rock bottom. Hes fallen so low that even his refection has turned its back on him. When it disappears altogether George sets off on a quest through the looking glass to haul himself back from the abyss and face his grief. Feat. on Short of the Week https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/10/26/dive/ Follow the Film on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shortfilmdive/ Written & Directed by Matthew J. Saville Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers"
YouTube Link 2017-10-26T14:01Z 1.7M followers, 198.7K engagements
"Her Best Friend Vanished now She has to Solve the Mystery Video Barn SXSW Horror Short Film Two outcasts who work at a small town's video store must solve the mysteries of the town's dark past when one of them goes missing. Will Hannah find her way to Julie or will she too become just another flickering image on the screen 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 📼 Video Barn Dir. Bianca Poletti With its charming nostalgic aesthetic and carefully created atmosphere Video Barn is both captivating and quietly chilling - a must-watch especially for fans of genre storytelling. -"
YouTube Link 2025-06-19T14:30Z 2M followers, 23.7K engagements
"Curiosa An Inquisitive Girlfriend Climbs into her Boyfriend's Head The overly curious Mary visits her boyfriend's flat for the first time only to discover its been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied explanation she climbs into his head. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Curiosa Dir. Tessa Moult-Milewska A poignant reminder that sometimes our curiosity can lead us astray. - S/W Curator Mariana Rekka FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/11/11/curiosa/ CREDITS Actors & Voices: Mary"
YouTube Link 2024-11-11T15:51Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Squirrel Dark Comedy Short Film A meager apology tests a woman's fortitude to forgive. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/07/24/squirrel/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek Squirrel Directed by Alex Kavutskiy https://www.alexkavutskiy.com/ "Theres nothing funny about"
YouTube Link 2022-06-02T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 68K engagements
"Thirstygirl A Sex Addict Struggles to Hide Her Secret on a Road Trip On a road trip with her younger sister Charlie struggles to hide a secret sex addiction. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Thirstygirl Dir. Alexandra Qin https://thirstygirl.film With Thirstygirl first time filmmaker Alexandra Qin delivers a very sensitive slice-of-life narrative. As writer director and producer Qin crafts a story that not only depicts the bond between sisters but also highlights the effects of such an addiction choosing authenticity"
YouTube Link 2024-11-18T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 22.2K engagements
"A Bizarre Quest for a Missing Sock SXSW Midnight Short Film The Bleacher A SXSW Midnight Short Film about a mysterious woman and her quest to discover a missing sock. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit The Bleacher Dir: Adam Wilder & Nicole Daddona https://www.magicsocietypictures.com/film/the-bleacher https://www.instagram.com/magicsocietypictures Featured in the Midnight Short Programme at SXSW [----] The Bleacher by Adam Wilder and Nicole Daddona is easily one of the most bizarre films well showcase on S/W this year. This strange eight-minute animation follows a"
YouTube Link 2025-05-26T14:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Stud Country A Documentary About the History of Queer Line Dancing Stud Country the largest queer country western line dancing event in America was created to preserve Los Angeles' little known 50+ year queer line dancing tradition. Despite its success and fiercely committed community the event is set to lose its venue due to gentrification. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Stud Country Dir. Alexandra Kern + Lina Abascal When the film begins it feels as if the directors have brought us directly to Club Bahia. Through Kenny"
YouTube Link 2024-08-01T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 29.7K engagements
"A Mysterious Dominatrix Disrupts the Routine of a Queer Couple Romance Package For Two The monotonous life of Cleo and Judy a queer couple who run a kitschy love motel is thrown into disarray when Cleo falls for a visiting dominatrix. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Romance Package For Two Dir. Carlen May-Mann https://www.carlenmaymann.com/ Created as a cathartic experience for director Carlen May-Mann Romance Package for Two is a captivating short that delves into the complex lives of a queer couple. Set in the love motel they run together the 14-minute film explores"
YouTube Link 2025-03-24T14:08Z 1.7M followers, 13.2K engagements
"BIG DATA "L1ZY" A Family is Terrorized by a New A.I. Product. A typical family is terrorized in a series of commercials for a revolutionary new A.I. product. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit BIG DATA "L1ZY" Dir. GHOST + COW @ghostcowfilms https://www.bigdata.fm/ Formatted as a mini web series the darkly satirical parody of Echo Dot commercials takes its inspiration from Black Mirror and turns our paranoid fears of a global A.I. domination into reality. Rarely have depression bullying and child murder been wrapped in such a hilarious package of dystopian fun. - S/W Curator"
YouTube Link 2025-09-17T21:44Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Terrifying Short Film about a Mysterious Hole in the Wall Stucco A woman knocks a hole in her wall and wonders what waits on the other side. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com Part of our #SXSWshorts coverage of films affected by the cancellation of SXSW [----] (a new film every day from 3/15 to 3/20) Stucco from Janina Gavankar and Russo Schelling is a twisted psychological horror short film. While you wont be able to see it in Austin we recommend you gather your friends for a watch party because the reactions will be worth it A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators"
YouTube Link 2020-03-20T14:18Z 1.7M followers, 2.8M engagements
"Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) stars in Award-Winning Rally Short Film Group B Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) stars as a rally racer making a comeback after a long and troubled absence. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/09/25/group-b/ GROUP B Directed by Nick Rowland A National Film and Television School Production "Having debuted his BAFTA-nominated short SLAP on S/W back in [----] NFTS graduate Nick Rowland returns to the site with "Group B" a tense and gripping 25-minute film"
YouTube Link 2020-09-25T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Meat Puppet Short Film Explained: An Interview with Director Eros V When it comes to selecting the films we want to feature in this series so far weve largely looked at those with those most views. With Meat Puppet its only been on our channel since the start of [----] so hasnt quite had the opportunity to build-up the audience it deserves - although its getting there - but it continues to be popular pick in terms of engagement. Watch Meat Puppet: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=y3oLGASdXYE As the comments continue to keep rolling in we thought it would be the perfect time to invite Eros on"
YouTube Link 2025-03-01T12:00Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Peeps The Secret Lives of Teenage Girls Explored in Coming-of-Age Comedy Short Five teenage girls wander around a shopping centre after school as from the rafters above several species of birds bear witness to their drama. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/11/21/peeps/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek"
YouTube Link 2022-11-21T15:00Z 1.7M followers, 19.4K engagements
"Man Takes Large Dose of Psychedelics and Embarks on a Mystical Journey Heroic Dose Short Film A genre bending comedic retelling of one mans psychedelic induced mystical journey exploring the ego mind reality and the cosmic joke of the human experience 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Heroic Dose Dir. Dugan Gundelfinger "While Gundelfingers journey may not entirely shift your worldview it just might inspire you to seek your own moment of clarity - and wade into your own golden river of truth.- S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-08T14:08Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"A Love Story BAFTA-winning Short Animation Film by Anushka Naanayakkara Two characters cocooned in their love who go on a heartbreaking journey of self-discovery in this experimental BAFTA-winning short film animated via yarn puppets. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/12/26/a-love-story/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheW. Facebook:"
YouTube Link 2023-09-15T12:44Z 939K followers, 218.3K engagements
"He Checked into Rehab and Discovered a Cult ELEUSIS - a Horror Short Film A Musician in the deep state of a creative crisis is signed to a rehab program at the highly protected isolated sanatorium that promises a lifetime warranty for endless inspiration. A bourgeois setting with welcoming stuff slowly creeps into a violent cult that tortures artists in the name of inspiration. The musicians greatest hit becomes his darkest nightmare. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit ELEUSIS Dir. Andzej Gavriss https://www.andzejgavriss.com https://www.instagram.com/andzejgavriss/"
YouTube Link 2025-06-16T14:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Open ONE PISTACHIO NUT Left and This Guy LOSES IT A man becomes fixated on trying to open one particular pistachio nut. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🥜 Open Dir. Richard Paris Wilson https://www.richardpariswilson.com/ "A man receives numerous texts and calls from his sister but is too busy obsessing over opening a pistachio to answer. From such a simple premise writer/director Richard Paris Wilson crafts a surprisingly potent story in Open as the talented storyteller stretches the absurdity of this mundane fixation"
YouTube Link 2024-11-25T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 17.8K engagements
"Koreatown Ghost Story An Acupuncture Session gets Extreme in this Horror Short A woman entertains a macabre marriage offer that would let her pursue her dreams for better or for much much worse. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Koreatown Ghost Story Dir. Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum If you have a fear of marriage Koreatown Ghost Story by Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum may just unlock a whole new level of nightmare fuel. This haunting tale dives deep into the supernatural exploring the generational intersectionality of"
YouTube Link 2024-10-28T15:00Z 2M followers, 24.7K engagements
"Grieving Father turns to Extreme Activism at his Oil Rig Job Paul an experienced deep sea 'saturation' diver returns to the rigs following a personal tragedy. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Dive Dir. Will Peppercorn https://www.willpeppercorn.com https://www.instagram.com/willpeppercorn With Dive writer/director Will Peppercorn crafts an exceptional environmental thriller creating a gripping narrative driven by a steadily mounting tension that plunges us into the protagonists inner emotional pressure cooker. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T14:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"IVRY Documentary Short Film Boxing documentary profiles are a dime a dozen but Jake Oleson's gritty profile breaks through the noise via beautiful style and kinetic action. A young boxer guides his protg through his past growing up in the South Side of Chicago. Oleson leans into the underdog and inspirational tropes of the genre but emerges on the other side with something genuinely heartfelt and inspiring. A featured short film on Short of the Week: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/04/25/ivry/ "When dealing with familiar material like this its so easy to overdo it to lean on the crutch of"
YouTube Link 2019-04-25T14:07Z 1.9M followers, 21.1K engagements
"RAT A Queer Thriller Short Film When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting the singers devoted fans seek retribution. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit RAT Dir. Neal Suresh Mulani A genre-bending tale that keeps viewers on edge constantly questioning how far things will go and how blurred the lines between online obsession and real-world consequences have become. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/07/14/rat/ CREDITS CAST: Neal Suresh Mulani Tyler Joseph Ellis Jacob Berger Caitlin Reilly Charles"
YouTube Link 2025-07-14T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Rachels Don't Run Award-Winning Sci-Fi Short Film While monitoring late-night calls at an AI companionship service lonely customer support agent Leah impersonates an artificial dream girl to chat with the regular caller for whom she's developed feelings. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Rachels Don't Run Dir. Joanny Causse https://jocausse.com/Rachels-don-t-run "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW CREDITS Cast Leah - Sera Barbieri Isaac - Anthony Shipway Rachel - Nora Tjossem Crew Director/Producer - Joanny Causse Writers -"
YouTube Link 2025-08-04T14:02Z 1.9M followers, 11.8K engagements
"She Lures a Mysterious Entity from a Hole Pentatarmex Rabitular A woman mourning her grandmother takes a job luring an entity from a hole. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 🕳 Pentatarmex Rabitular Dir. Casey Friedman https://www.caseyfriedman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/caseyfriedman/ If a film about a woman who spends her days in a garden by a hole doesnt sound cryptic enough buckle up for writer/director Casey Friedmans Pentatarmex Rabitular. With its eerie and mysterious premise the film actually builds an emotionally poignant narrative that allows each viewer to"
YouTube Link 2025-03-17T14:51Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements
"🪰 Tiny Thing A Fly Ruins a Couple's Romantic Getaway by Going Where It Shouldn't A couples romantic getaway is derailed by a declaration of love and a tiny fly. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🪰 Tiny Thing Dir. Joshua Giuliano Deftly blending comedy and horror the film pushes its simple premise to the extreme to explore the fear of intimacy. - S/W Curator Irina Wirjan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/02/06/tiny-thing/ CREDITS Brian: Jacob DeMonte-Finn Lacy: Britt Harris Writer/Director: Joshua"
YouTube Link 2025-02-06T15:01Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"The Breakthrough Greta Lee & Ben Sinclair star in this Dark Comedy about Couples Therapy Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce. But when their marital problems come to a sticking point they have an unexpected breakthrough. ✨ WATCH SHORT FILMS: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🛋 The Breakthrough Dir. Daniel Sinclair Starring: Greta Lee Ben Sinclair Kristin Slaysman Hana Marie Kim With the editing providing the film with a good rhythm and allowing it to find its perfect comedic tone Sinclair and his editor Josh Crockett (co-director"
YouTube Link 2024-02-22T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 24.8K engagements
"In Harmony Bizarre Creatures Explore Music & Love 3D Animation Short Film In a world where the only form of communication is with music its difficult to make connections. A small man attempts to play his rhythmic tunes in order to create a loving bond with someone special. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🎺 In Harmony Dir. Markus Ovre https://www.instagram.com/greaseframes/ "Brimming with imaginative design and paired with a"
YouTube Link 2023-10-05T14:04Z 940K followers, [----] engagements
"Dryer Short Film about Initiation Rituals A summer afternoon: kids run wild & unsupervised bullying seven-year old Shiloh into a dangerous initiation ritual that will teach them all the fragility of life. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Dryer Dir. Connor Hurley Serving up an authentic and unsettling slice of reality with Dryer a 14-minute short examining how the innocence of children can lead to cruel and dangerous situations Hurley presents us with a brand new story but presents it in his usual intense contemplative manner. - S/W Curator Rob Munday FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Flutz Two Figure Skaters Battle for Top Spot in Surreal Animated Short A rivalry between two figure skaters. And a witch. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. 🤩 MORE ANIMATED SHORTS: https://www.shortverse.com/explorete. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ ⛸ Flutz Dir. Ryan McCown https://www.ryanmccown.com/ "Federer v Nadal Johnson v Bird Ali v Frazier sport has seen some epic rivalries over the years and cinema/television has often capitalised on the captivating nature"
YouTube Link 2023-09-11T14:47Z 940K followers, [----] engagements
"Cycles Donating Her Eggs For the Last Time Award-Winning Short Documentary A single mom from rural Kentucky travels to San Diego to sell her eggs in order to support her two kids but must grapple with the effect the process has on her body and mind. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Cycles Dir. Pisie Hochheim Tony Oswald www.samepersonfilms.com "Having kids is universaleveryone is either a parent or a child to one. That universality breeds diversity and the journey to parenthood onscreen has never conformed to a simple template. That said while some films have captured"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T15:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Pink Eye A Gross Eye Infection Derails a Control Freak's Day An alpha female spirals when trying to navigate her challenging calendar while infected by a disgusting case of Pink Eye. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Pink Eye Dir. Jacob Motz Everyone appreciates having a degree of control over their lives but some crave that sense of authority more than others. The issue with insisting on such dominance over your daily activities is that it only takes one minor disruption to throw everything off balance. This is precisely"
YouTube Link 2024-08-05T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements
"Les Battues (The Fading) Grieving Mother Offered Revenge in the Woods In the heart of a foggy and rural Quebec winter Luce a grieving mother faced with the disappearance of her son is taken aback when three local hunters track down the alleged killer a seemingly harmless young man. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Les battues (The Fading) Dir. Rafal Beauchamp https://www.instagram.com/rafabeauchamp/ https://www.h264distribution.com/films/distribution/les-battues/ "INSERT REVIEW' - S/W Curator INSERT CURATOR FULL REVIEW: INSERT LINK TO REVIEW CREDITS ACTORS : Lily"
YouTube Link 2025-02-03T15:11Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"One Man's Head-Turning Stunt Leaves His Colleagues Stunned The Owl Short Film The mood in a teachers lounge changes when the reason behind one teachers nickname is brought to light. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit 🦉 The Owl Dir. Simon Pontn + Joakim Behrman The Owl uses a bizarre and twisted (literally) incident to tackle how quickly individuals can bond together over a shared hatred or disgust of something. Described by its co-creators as a slow cataclysmic journey into the dark core of humans trying to have a good time together this eight-minute short highlights how"
YouTube Link 2025-03-31T14:00Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements
"WILD Disturbing Dutch Horror Short Film An idyllic family holiday quickly descends into a Hellish nightmare in Jan Verdijk's Sitges award-winning horror short film Wild. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/04/12/wild/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek WILD Written &"
YouTube Link 2021-04-12T14:00Z 1.8M followers, 336.9K engagements
"Emergency Action Plan Satirical Short Film about Active Shooter Preparedness Instructional videos on how to survive an active shooter attack send a paranoid man into a self-fulfilling spiral in this meta examination of radicalization from filmmaker Dylan Redford. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/11/16/emergency-action-plan/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek"
YouTube Link 2020-11-16T16:56Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements
"Dancer by Day Sugar Baby by Night Side Hustle Short Film Interweaving fiction with documentary testimony of sugar babies and sex workers Side Hustle follows a young dancer making rent with the financial support of her sugar daddy. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Side Hustle Dir. Abby Harri https://www.abbyharri.com/ "Male attention feels like the most abundant resource in the world" confides one of the interviewees in Abby Harris compelling short film Side Hustle . Set within the world of sugar babies Harri crafts a layered portrait of a young dancer who turns to"
YouTube Link 2025-07-07T14:01Z 1.9M followers, 167.2K engagements
"Pay Pig Dark Comedy Short Film about a Dominatrix and Sub Blane a small town bodybuilder and personal trainer engages in a modern online fetish with his dominatrix Lexi known as "financial domination." This fetish consists of men-often referred to as "Pay Pigs"- who simply send money and fancy gifts to their dom online. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/02/08/pay-pig/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com"
YouTube Link 2021-04-05T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 151.5K engagements
"Boy with Super-Nose Goes to Disturbing Lengths to Smell Life Award-Winning Animated Short As a boy with an exceptionally long nose accidentally falls into a cake his life changes in unforeseen ways. Equipped with a Super-Nose he begins to re-explore life. But everything comes at a price. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/06/19/nosis/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter:"
YouTube Link 2020-06-19T14:00Z 2M followers, 28.1K engagements
"The Importance of Production Design Short of the Week Show PBS Digital Stop shooting in front of boring white walls In today's episode we examine the importance of production design in the creation of your short film. Learn how props costumes and locations can really give your movie projects that "filmic" look. Subscribe for more custom short film talk and selections: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c. Direct links to films: The Saddest Boy in the World http://www.youtube.com/watchv=KthMcd5jHfM First Mate (vimeo link) https://vimeo.com/36353725 Fran's Daughter https://vimeo.com/67804508"
YouTube Link 2013-09-18T09:54Z 1.7M followers, 83K engagements
"Holy Cowboys Indian Short Film about Sacred Cows Teenagers set off to become saviors of a holy cow only to find themselves under the grips of Hindu nationalist extremism. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ Holy Cowboys Dir. Varun Chopra https://thecornershop.tv/us/collaborators/varun-chopra/ In a monumental work of short filmmaking returning artist Varun Chopra (Lyrically Bleating Horns) has found the fulcrum upon which his countrys future rests and determines that it is based on a potent irony. A story of politics at the"
YouTube Link 2024-01-25T15:00Z 1.9M followers, 18.6K engagements
"We Used to Own Houses An Australian Short Film about Greed & Revenge A landlord is confronted by one of the many tenants he has evicted. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🏠 We Used to Own Houses Dir. David Robinson-Smith https://www.davidrobinsonsmith.com/ As rising housing costs economic inequality and other factors lead people worldwide to question whether theyll ever own their own homes governments are scrambling for solutions to the housing crisis. As the problem deepens public frustration turns into anger an emotional"
YouTube Link 2024-08-08T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 17.4K engagements
"QUOTA A CO Tracker Takes Bloody Revenge Against Humanity When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked it makes little impactthat is until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated QUOTA. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit QUOTA Dir. Studio Job Joris & Marieke https://www.instagram.com/jobjorisenmarieke/ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=njCUsPooKEU With a number of outspoken political leaders questioning the urgency of climate action its easy to feel disheartened about our chances of restoring the environment for future"
YouTube Link 2025-09-11T14:00Z 2M followers, [----] engagements
"Breathless An Underwater Short Film about Love Jealousy & Synchronized Swimming A committed synchronized swimmer tries to win the championship and the heart of the coach. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🏊 Breathless Dir. Oleksii Sobolev We talk a lot about the idea of short films being a sandbox for innovation in visual storytelling. With our curation we endeavor to highlight new types of storiesfresh approaches that you dont get"
YouTube Link 2023-09-14T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 13.3K engagements
"Me Time A Comedy Short Film about Self Care and Masturbation After a stressful workday Deborah settles in for some intimate me time" until someone threatens to derail her plan. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/02/13/me-time/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/shortoftheweek ME TIME Written/Directed by Iyabo Boyd"
YouTube Link 2021-02-13T16:01Z 1.9M followers, 621.7K engagements
"True Crime: Queer Couple Stalked on Hiking Trail In the Hollow Short Film In [----] girlfriends Claudia Brenner and Rebecca Wight were attacked by a "mountain man" on the Appalachian Trail. This hybrid documentary blends past and present following the sole survivor's return to the trail for the first time and the path of her survival. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit In the Hollow Dir. Austin Bunn https://www.instagram.com/austinleebunn It sounds like a set-up for some clich horror movie: two young lovers stalked by some hillbilly while hiking in the woods. But director"
YouTube Link 2025-06-23T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Mother & Daughter Pool Party Takes a Dark Turn Tangles and Knots A unique intimate bond between mother and daughter becomes threatened when the mother helps her teenage daughter throw a party to impress new more popular friends. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Tangles and Knots Dir. Rene Marie Petropoulos https://www.instagram.com/renee_marie_petropoulos Petropoulos intimate portrait of a blurry mother/daughter dynamic explores how the good-time vibe of their household quickly becomes hard to navigate once the outside world enters its ecosystem. - S/W Curator Cline"
YouTube Link 2025-03-20T14:37Z 1.7M followers, 25.3K engagements
"A Wife Plots Revenge on her Cheating Husband Comedy Short Film Two friends brainstorm the worst possible sentence to tweet from one of their famous husband's accounts as revenge for cheating. It's an assassination attempt done with words rather than bullets. But things dont quite go as expected. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Good Luck F*ck Face Dir. Oli Beale "I have a soft spot for a well-executed vengeance fantasy whether it lives in my head or plays out on screen. Todays film delivers one of my all-time favourite kinds. Its not soaked in blood but its no less savage"
YouTube Link 2025-06-26T14:51Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Yeah The Boys Australian Masculinity & Drinking Cultures Explored to Music by The Avalanches Six young Aussie men drink beers from the afternoon well into the night. Using only movement in the way of back slaps crowd surfs and chokeholds they manage to say everything without uttering a single word. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🍺 Yeah The Boys Dir. Stefan Hunt If I were to describe Stefan Hunts short film Yeah The Boys as a depiction of masculinity and Australias drinking culture it would be accurate but might conjure"
YouTube Link 2024-11-21T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 17.7K engagements
"Unjustified Iranian Short Film To help his pregnant classmate a student falsely claims to be her husband. When her real husband meets the professor a misunderstanding unfoldscausing harm to the woman caught in the middle. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Unjustified Dir. Mohammad R. Khavari If modern Iranian cinema is renowned for its social commentary realism and restrained aesthetic then Unjustified by Mohammad R. Khavari stands as a powerful embodiment of that tradition. Centred on a young pregnant student caught in a mounting crisis the film offers a deeply grounded"
YouTube Link 2025-07-28T14:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Song Sparrow Puppet Short Film on Refugees' Fight for Survival A group of refugees try to reach a safe country in a refrigerated truck in search of a better life. However the freezing conditions turn their journey into a desperate fight for survival. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/shortoftheweek Song Sparrow Dir. Farzaneh Omidvarnia https://omidvarnia.com/ Centred around a group of refugees fleeing their perilous situation in the back of a meat truck Omidvarnia describes the very real situation that inspired her short rather unsettlingly as where flesh and bone of human and"
YouTube Link 2025-01-13T15:01Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"The Big Wait SXSW Doc about an Emergency Airport in Remote Australia In a remote desert town in Australia population two a couple manages an emergency airport and keeps vacant cottages in pristine condition waiting for visitors who never seem to arrive. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek The Big Wait Director: Yannick Jamey Producer: Lucy Pijnenburg Yannick Jamey Production Assistant: Eliza Scott Music by: Ernst Reijseger In the middle of nowhere - Australias Nullarbor Plain - a couple Kate and Greg live with their dog"
YouTube Link 2024-11-04T15:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Four Nights and a Fire A Young Ojibwe Photographers Journey to Keep a Sacred Fire Burning A young Ojibwe photographer stubbornly takes on the responsibility of keeping a sacred fire alive for four consecutive days and nights in mourning of his father. His fathers spirit tries to reach him from the other side. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek 🔥 Four Nights and a Fire Dir. Alex Nystrom https://www.instagram.com/fournightsandafire/ Grief comes in many forms and with Four Nights and a Fire writer/director Alex Nystrom"
YouTube Link 2025-01-06T15:01Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"Crack Shot A Junior Champion Faces his Demons on the Squash Court Justin Huang an elite junior squash player who helps train children becomes entangled in a game of blood sweat and spit when a wealthy father approaches him with a deal to help his son. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🌑 Crack Shot Dir. Alex Cohen https://www.alexrcohen.org/ Alex Cohens gripping short Crack Shot is the tale of a troubled young squash player Justin who"
YouTube Link 2023-11-06T15:49Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"all the words but the one Nava Mau Stars & Directs LGBTQ Short Film A dinner with her partners new boss becomes precarious when a trans woman realizes shes also dining with someone from her past. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit all the words but the one Dir. Nava Mau TransLatin@ Coalition; Comfrey Films; Yarner Studios; Level Ground; WeThem.Us https://www.allthewordsfilm.com/ "Having your partners boss over for dinner when a promotion is at stake is already stressful enough. When Maya realizes that the boss husband is her ex with whom she had a tumultuous parting the"
YouTube Link 2025-05-29T14:01Z 1.8M followers, 74.6K engagements
"Girls & the party Mercedes Falls for Her Friend Queer Short Film A group of girlfriends prepare for the anticipated summer party in a cramped bathroom. Between boy talk and makeup Mercedes navigates her blossoming attraction for her friend Julia. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Girls & the party Dir. Paloma Lpez https://paloma-lopez.com/ https://www.instagram.com/zepolamolap In Girls & The Party writer/director Paloma Lpez sensitively depicts a blossoming attraction through a slice-of-life narrative that surprises with its authenticity and palpable chemistry leaving you"
YouTube Link 2025-03-03T15:01Z 1.7M followers, [----] engagements
"Horacio Murderer Shows No Remorse in Annecy Short Film Screaming too loud is what got Horacio killed with his murderer Guillaume now released from prison what will he do next A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ Horacio. Dir. Caroline Cherrier https://www.instagram.com/caroline.cherrier/hl=en The violence of the narrative juxtaposed with the nonchalance of the narration is simultaneously striking compelling and fascinating. Even though we"
YouTube Link 2023-07-17T14:00Z 1.6M followers, 1M engagements
"The Prisoner's Song Ex-Convict Struggles to Live Within Two Worlds A traumatized prisoner lives through two interwoven days of his life between his time incarcerated and his time as a free man. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/06/17/the-prisoners-song/ Subscribe to S/W on YouTube Website: http://www.shortoftheweek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShortoftheWeek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shortoftheweek The Prisoner's Song Directed by Bilal S. Haider https://www.facebook.com/DustyMesaProductions/ "The film"
YouTube Link 2020-06-17T14:00Z 1.6M followers, [----] engagements
"Nursery Rhymes Award-Winning Single-Take Short Film Short of the Week Why is a Metalhead singing Old MacDonald on the side of a rural highway A surreal scene turns into an engaging mystery in this celebrated single-take short. From celebrated Australian commercial director Tom Noakes in partnership with Will Goodfellow and Lucy Gaffy of Studio Goono comes this AACTA-nominated short that challenges audiences initial perceptions and prejudices through a succession of carefully orchestrated twists and reveals. Achieved in a single take (out of 4) amid challenging conditions this brief 5min"
YouTube Link 2019-09-09T14:36Z 1.5M followers, 232.8K engagements
"A Dance Performance Turns Into a Life-Threatening Spectacle SYNCOPE Short Film Whim passes the unconventional audition for the dance piece SYNCOPE that turns out to be a life-threatening spectacle. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit SYNCOPE Dir. Linus von Stumberg Blood sweat and tears are all felt through the contagious rhythm of the film with the tense narrative holding your breath hostage as the stakes go from life-changing to life-threatening. - S/W Curator Cline Roustan FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/05/12/syncope/ CREDITS Cast: Lea Korner Linus"
YouTube Link 2025-05-12T14:01Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"original skin Sci-Fi Short where People Body Swap through Sex In an alternate world where having sex means swapping bodies with the other person a young woman struggles to be herself defying her small conservative community where swapping is taboo. A deeply intimate portrait of identity in transition. WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek original skin Dir. Mdhamiri Nkemi https://www.mdhamiri.com/ Despite the fantastical body-swapping element in its narrative original skin resonates with audiences through the universal"
YouTube Link 2024-08-26T14:01Z 1.5M followers, 58.2K engagements
"Jealousy Reaches New Heights in this Cringe Comedy Belay On Short Film An insecure couple navigates feelings of jealousy at the expense of those around them. 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Belay On Dir. Johnny Frohman https://www.johnnyfrohman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/johnnyfrohman/ Its sharp its exaggerated and it holds up a mirror to the kind of self-involvement thats more common than most of us would like to admit. That success if partly down to Frohmans razor-sharp script but can also be attributed to the perfect performances of Al Warren and Molly Wurwand"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T14:03Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Paper Three Interwoven Stories of Debt Desperation and Survival Paper follows three interweaving stories about the vicious cycle of debt and desperation. A recent widow who has fallen behind on lifes necessary expenses a professional debt collector with his own expensive habits and a loansharks enforcer trapped within his own wheel of obligations. 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortverse.com/shortoftheweek WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com Paper Writer/Director: Charles Wahl https://www.charleswahl.com/ Starring: Shaun Majumder Kaelen Ohm Hugh Thompson Shelley Thompson Nathan D"
YouTube Link 2024-11-14T15:01Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Myrna the Monster Lonely Alien Seeks Companionship in Puppetry Short Film A heartbroken alien dreamer from the moon transitions into young adult life in Los Angeles like any other 20-something. A selection of Short of the Week the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ 🎬 SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ 🌙 Myrna the Monster dir. Ian Samuels http://www.nonethelessproductions.com/myrna "Being human can be hard especially if youre an alien.Myrna the Monster is a universal story about feeling like an outsider maybe"
YouTube Link 2023-07-21T14:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
"💔 Spending Valentine's Day Alone How about a Film about Heartbreak No Valentines card in the mailbox 💌 No dinner date on the calendar 🍷 Who cares Celebrate Valentines Day the right way ❤🔥 - with a playlist of short films about heartbreak 💔 Love Will Tear Us Apart: Short Films about Heartbreak 🔗 https://www.shortverse.com/collections/short-films-about-heartbreak Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Heartbreak Romance Valentine's Day Short Film Short of the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"The Short Award Nominees: The Best Online Short Films of [----] 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit We take our curation seriouslybecause filmmakers trust us and audiences hold us to it. Looking at the paths taken by many filmmakers weve featured over the years were proud (and reassured) that were doing something right. That spirit comes together in our annual celebration of the best short films of the past year: The Short Awards 🎬 🔗 https://www.shortoftheweek.com/news/the-short-awards-2026-the-nominees/ A snapshot of the ambition craft and range shaping short filmmaking"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Baba I'm Fine Short Film about Heartbreak 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. Baba I'm Fine Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ CREDITS Starring: Hibah Abdellatif and Aladeen Tawfeek Writer/Director: Karina Dandashi Producers: Stephen Turselli Dan Duthie Director of Photography: Tehillah De Castro Production Designer: Teresa Martuccio 1st AD: Turner Andritz Editor: Taylor Gianotas Sound Design: Jason Jouver Casting"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"COMING SOON: Broken Hearted and Spending Friday Night with Dad A teen navigates heartbreak through social media while spending Friday out with her unknowing father. Baba I'm Fine Dir. Karina Dandashi https://www.karinadandashi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karinadandashi/ Coming to YouTube on February 12th [----] 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Karina Dandashi Romance Valentine's Day Comedy Heartbreak Break-Up"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Melody of Love Western Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. Melody of Love Dir. Guy Kozak "The topic at the films heart is at least as old as the Western itself: a man torn between the woman he loves (or could love) and his passion or purpose in life. In Melody of Love this dilemma concerns the cowboys fascination with his horse but the conflict itself is universal. It reflects the tension experienced by anyone pulled between career and love the person willing to give up"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T11:04Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"COMING SOON: A Love Triangle between a Cowboy a Rancher's Daughter and a Horse 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A cowboy earns the favor of a ranchers daughter but cant keep his eyes off his horse. Melody of Love Dir. Guy Kozak 🗓 Watch the Full Film on Monday February 9th 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Western Guy Kozak John Reynolds Jane Levy Love Horse Short Film Short of the Week movies film"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Last-Minute Portrait Gig Leads to an Emotional Encounter Blue Hour Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. Blue Hour Dir. J.D Shields "While the story of Blue Hour is undoubtedly heavy it is told in such a moving and thoughtful way that it rightfully lingers in the mind in all the best ways" - S/W Curator Georgina Kritikos FULL REVIEW:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"COMING SOON: An Emotive Tale of a Bereavement Photography Shoot "The idea that would eventually become Blue Hour was born through a chance meeting with with a volunteer bereavement photographer at a birthday party . . . I was fascinated and deeply moved by all that Id heard and I knew there was a story there." Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session while transient leaves an indelible mark on both women. Blue Hour Writer/Director: J.D Shields COMING TO YOUTUBE FEB 5th [----] 🔗"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"A Family Takes a Nostalgic Trip After an Alzheimers Diagnosis Last Resort 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Last Resort Dir. Bren Cukier Families of those living with Alzheimers disease often describe the experience as a long goodbye as they witness their loved one slowly fade under the weight of this devastating illness something that Cukier appears to be preparing for in her touching short. Juxtaposing home-video footage recorded twenty-five years apart the filmmaker adopts a formally and thematically fitting approach for a narrative focused on a condition notorious for"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 13K engagements
"She Hurts Herself To See An ER Nurse Take Care Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse. But when she's discharged from the hospital earlier than expected she needs to find a new way to extend her stay. Take Care Dir. Brittany Ashley https://www.instagram.com/takecare_thefilm/ "How far would you go to get some TLC Thats the question posed when Leah meets an unusually attentive nurse in the ER - one who takes very good care of her. Mixing dark humor with genre elements in her"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 10.6K engagements
"Couples Fantasy Spirals Completely Out of Control Role Play Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A couples attempt to reignite their relationship through awkward role-playing spirals into chaos when a mysterious man arrives leading to dark confrontations and blurred lines between fantasy and reality. Role Play Dir. Kyle Jon Shephard https://sheps.tv/ https://www.instagram.com/kylejonshephard "Fantasies have a habit of wriggling out of their safe containers. They misbehave. They escalate. Kyle Jon Shepherd's playful short film Role Play takes that idea to its"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Unholy A Sundance / SXSW Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit Unholy follows Noa a young adult with a complex gastrointestinal disorder as she attends her family's Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube. There she is confronted by pushy family members malfunctioning medical devices and a room full of food she cannot eat. Unholy Dir. Daisy Friedman https://www.daisyfriedman.com/ https://www.sernocturna.com/projects/unholy CREDITS Writer/Director: Daisy Friedman Producers: Arielle Friedman Isaak Popkin Camila Grimaldi DP: Kevin Yu First"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 11.1K engagements
"Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Live-Action Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Live-Action Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: A Friend of Dorothy by Lee Knight Butchers Stain by Meyer Levinson-Blount Jane Austens Period Drama by Steve Pinder & Julia Aks The Singers by Sam Davis Two People Exchanging"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T20:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Oscars Short Films 2026: Best Animated Short Film Nominations The race for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar just got tighter. 🎬 Todays nominations cut the field from [--] contenders to just [--] films This is the final hurdle before Oscar night on March [--] revealing whose campaigns broke through and whos now truly in the running for one of the industrys highest honors. Congratulations to all the nominated films: Papillon (Butterfly) by Florence Miailhe Forevergreen by Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles (The Girl Who Cried Pearls) by Chris Lavis & Maciek"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T14:34Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"After Self-Harm Ava Finds Healing by Sewing a Dress Stitches Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit While recovering from an episode of self-harm Ava decides to sew a dress from scratch. Her sister Gillian wishes she would concentrate on getting better. But could it be that putting stitches into something other than her own skin is exactly the kind of healing Ava needs Stitches Dir. Victoria Frings https://www.victoriafrings.com/ https://www.instagram.com/victoria.frings/ "While Stitches does not attempt to provide a definitive answer it instead encourages reflection"
YouTube Link 2026-01-19T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 12.4K engagements
"Filipino Family goes to Extremes to Hide Fathers Death Awit Natin (Our Song) 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization a Filipino family goes to extreme and absurd lengths to hide the truth. Awit Natin (Our Song) https://www.instagram.com/awitnatinfilm Dir. Pacqui Pascual https://pacqui.online/work https://www.instagram.com/pacquip Laughter can be a welcome balm for grief and Pacqui Pascuals deeply personal film Awit Natin (Our Song) is a wonderful example of how to channel complex feelings into craft. Full of heart and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Magical Pinscreen Animation: Online for a Limited Time Watch the Full Film: https://youtu.be/_hyOfZfwpwQ Told through expressive monochrome animation on a pinscreen The Night Boots is a tale about childhood centered on the friendship between a young boy and a strange creature. Les Bottes de la nuit (The Night Boots) Dir. Pierre-Luc Granjon https://www.instagram.com/pierrelucgranjon "Granjon has produced a delightfully open-hearted fairytale of a boy and a monster that in the best of fairytale ways skirts darkness and what is scary in the night but ultimately provides an invaluable lesson"
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T17:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Xenophobe Meets the Wrong Family on a Ski Lift Horror Short Film 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. /HAAW/ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch the Making of /HAAW/ : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9NkQuv6b7lA&t=154s The depth of the narrative is not conveyed in a very obvious manner; it sneaks up on us as we begin to grasp what is actually at play in that tiny space. This is where the screenplay reveals how clever it is and where Scoma demonstrates his ability to create a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T15:00Z 2.1M followers, 29.4K engagements
"COMING SOON: A Ski-Lift becomes a Xenophobic Battle Ground 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family. /HAAW/ Dir. Joey Scoma Watch on the Short of the Week YouTube - from 10am (EST) Mon Jan 12th: https://www.youtube.com/c/shortoftheweek Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film filmmakers best curated award-winning Short Film Short of the Week movies film festivals shorts film"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
"The Unlikely Hero Who Lived on a Roof for Years Rick on the Roof 🎬 SUBMIT YOUR FILM ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit When Rick Canty was evicted from his home in Barry Wales he got up on the roof and stayed there for years in protest turning him into an unlikely hero his town's never forgotten. Rick on the Roof Dir. Isaac Atkin-Mayne https://isaacatkinmayne.com/rick-on-the-roof https://www.instagram.com/isaacatkinmayne/ "The film has an inviting quality transporting viewers to Barry and immersing us in its community. Atkin-Maynes approach mixing archival footage another filmmakers work and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T15:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements
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