SpelingError's 100 Favorite Short Films
Some time ago, I made an effort to expand the number of short films I've seen. Aside from having watched some well‐known classics, I felt the short film format was one I had barely scratched the surface of. After asking for recommendations from a handful of people, watching as much short films as possible from a few decently sized lists I came across, and exhausting the filmography of a handful of filmmakers who largely specialize in short films (even though I typically don't like to do this), I now feel pretty confident with publishing this.
The main hurdle I had to jump over was, though I knew some well‐known classics would inevitably make this list, I also wanted to have a decently high number of surprises throughout it as well, even in the top 20. To achieve this, I kept making efforts to delve deeper into obscure/international releases until I felt confident with my choices, while simultaneously making sure not to hand out high ratings to obscure short films just for the sake of it. Another big hurdle I ran into when I started was determining how short a film has to be for it to quality as a short film. Some people define a short film as 30 minutes or less, while the Academy defines short films as 40 minutes or less (credits included). I've also seen some people count all films under an hour as short films. In short (heh), I don't think there's a single, universally accepted definition which everyone will agree on. After looking through the pool of films I wanted to give recognition to, I ultimately decided I was most comfortable with 45 minutes or less. Almost everything in this list can be watched for free on YouTube, but a few films might be harder to track down. Let me know if you need any help. |
I eagerly await the reveals
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Re: SpelingError's Top 100 Favorite Short Films
This list is indeed short:D
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Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2433418)
This list is indeed short:D
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Re: SpelingError's Top 100 Favorite Short Films
Also, I'll post #100 later tonight.
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#100 Allures (1961, Jordan Belson) |
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#99 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953, Chuck Jones) |
Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2433574)
#99 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953, Chuck Jones) GASP! My entry was not so far fetched a guess! |
Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2433440)
#100 Allures (1961, Jordan Belson) Trippy! |
Originally Posted by stillmellow (Post 2433596)
GASP! My entry was not so far fetched a guess!
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Duck Dodgers is indeed a classic. It has a special place in my heart because the convention DragonCon plays it every year during their big costume contest while tabulating the scores.
In 2020, since they had to run the convention virtually, they made a fan tribute to it which ended up being pretty darn funny. Keep your eyes peeled for Eddie McClintock, Mark Meer and Garrett Wang of Warehouse 13, Mass Effect and Star Trek: Voyager fame respectively: https://youtu.be/8SULGGo3oAk?si=OZLbZBpvhitH6_QO |
Re: SpelingError's Top 100 Favorite Short Films
I'm all for this!
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Re: SpelingError's Top 100 Favorite Short Films
I, too, enjoy drugs.
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#98 Talking Heads (1980, Krzysztof Kieślowski) |
I'm still expecting The Travelling Players to somehow show up here.
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Originally Posted by PHOENIX74 (Post 2433836)
I'm still expecting The Travelling Players to somehow show up here.
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#97 At Land (1944, Maya Deren) |
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#96 Balance (1989, Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein) |
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