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Curve is one of my favorites and one I recommend often

Other recent favorites...



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Here's a simple one that's clever rhythmically-- and only 1 minute long:


I think it's interesting that there's no established time parameters for short films. Some festivals say 40 minutes max, some say 50. But according to a film school teacher, the shorter the better, in terms of getting accepted into film festivals, due to the thousands submitted.

Evidently the bulk of short films are made by film students, even though many established film makers make them too.

Interesting article on the subject:
https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blo...short-film-be/



Sorry if this has been mentioned before but I love this short film from David Lynch. Shot on an honest hand-cranked old-timey camera thing.





Here are my top 20 favourite short films:

1. Night and Fog (1956)
2.The House Is Black (1963)
3. The Red Balloon (1956)
4. The Wrong Trousers (1993)
5. Birds Anonymous (1957)
6. Un homme de têtes (1898)
7. L'homme à la tête en caoutchouc (1901)
8. Party Fever (1938)
9. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
10. L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (1896)
11. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888)
12. Accordion Player (1888)
13. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
14. Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)
15. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
16.Girls at 12 (1975)
17. Hedgehog in the Fog (1975)
18. Brats (1930)
19. Shoulder Arms (1918)
20. Once Upon a Studio (2023)



Here are my top 20 favourite short films:

1. Night and Fog (1956)
2.The House Is Black (1963)
3. The Red Balloon (1956)
4. The Wrong Trousers (1993)
5. Birds Anonymous (1957)
6. Un homme de têtes (1898)
7. L'homme à la tête en caoutchouc (1901)
8. Party Fever (1938)
9. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
10. L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (1896)
11. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888)
12. Accordion Player (1888)
13. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
14. Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)
15. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
16.Girls at 12 (1975)
17. Hedgehog in the Fog (1975)
18. Brats (1930)
19. Shoulder Arms (1918)
20. Once Upon a Studio (2023)
Nice list. Six of those will make my top 100.