We Were Not Made For This World is a short film by Colin West McDonald that follows a robot trying to cross an alien landscape. The film, simple but powerful, is based on a three-panel comic strip by the respected Paul Hornschemeier. Also called “We Were Not Made For This World” the comic depicts a […]
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Short film: Musical Recordings From the Realm of the Dead
This clever animation from Troy Morgan shows how four individuals accidentally become collaborators in a musical composition that seems to be coming from the realm of the dead. This mix of animation and stop motion is wonderfully effective. It’s hard not to watch this and not think of Call of Cthulhu or Trail of Cthulhu […]
Short film: Renegade
Holy cow. I bet you didn’t expect to watch a short film like this. This is a short film and a great example of brevity. We start off with, um, there’s Dr. Monocole and some cultists leading some slaves through the wild with the help of some quads. There’s romance and one of the slaves […]
Short film: A-Sixty Tandem
A very short film with some steampunk time travellers and a touch of bleak comedy. It just goes to show that a pair of adventurers are the last thing you want popping into your life. The A: Sixty team like to make this super short comedies. Take advantage of this random teleport link to load […]
Short film: Critters – Bounty Hunter
Do you remember the film series Critters? 18-rated horror with killer fuzzballs. Super-fan Jordan Downey does and spearheaded this fan film. Downey notes that Warner Bros have plans to retrieve the Critters franchise for their digital content unit. This film is his pitch for getting to be part of those plans; as a director. I […]
Short film: Playground
A charming short film from Ryosuke Oshiro that shows a lonely boy sketching out an imaginary town in a vacant lot. A second boy gets involved, on the other side of the lot and with an other imaginary town. What happens next? A quarrel or a friendship? As any anime fan will tell you the […]
Short film: Crayon Dragon
This is an oldie but a goodie. Animated by Toniko Pantoja Crayon Dragon is the story of a young woman who is commissioned to paint over an old mural. If she follows through she’ll cover over an old picture of a fat dragon. I think this is exactly the sort of video you can watch […]
Short film: Croft
This is a fan made film by a group of gamers. CanCinema have put together a short Lara Croft (inspired) movie that feels a lot like the reboot version of the game. We’re talking bloody action, pick axes to the face and all sorts of drama. Did I mention the bit with all the pick […]
Short film: Hitchhikers
A short film by Morgane Schmitt Giordano that touches on the fun side of surreal at times. Hitchhikers follows a couple of comet hunters who are heading to watch the night sky at Lake Frost when they crash into a very odd character. Click on this random teleport link and the site will whisk you […]
Short film: Murphy
It’s the Second World War and an English paratrooper has been forced to land in a forest. He’s wounded, unable to move but that’s not the least of his problems. A little woodland creature has found the soldier and taken an interest in him. What could go wrong? This is an ISART Digital film and […]
