Shorts I've Seen

In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.

A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consulting an analyst and becoming married, but eventually succumbs to his strange anxiety by disappearing into the picture.

Now middle-aged, mobster Murray looks back at his humble beginnings as a bootlegger, and his rise to becoming wealthy and highly influential. Through it all, he talks about how much of his success and happiness is due to the support of his "friend" Joe. Unfortunately, the only one who blindly believes that Joe is anything close to a friend is Murray himself, because it's obvious to everyone else that Joe not only back-stabs him at every chance, but is also sleeping with his wife.

A father tries to do his daughter's hair for the first time.

An experimental short film by Jordan Belson which combines various colors and shapes.

Beginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

Lone passengers are traveling to join their loved ones for the Christmas holiday, but winter weather conspires to way-lay them.

Italy, September 1955. A Formula One driver crashes his car during a race, leaving him stuck in a small village but good surprises will come his way.

The purchase of a mystery Jigsaw Puzzle from a strange and unsettling vendor leads a man to an evening of frightening consequences.

An experiment with editing techniques that distort space and time in order to further contextualize an image.

An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball'.

In a world filled with beautiful and harmonious music, elderly Vernon always seems to strike the wrong note.

Jimmy Arnaud eulogizes his mother.

An office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.

An update of our classic human anatomy.

Holder's Comma explores the fragility of a young woman questioning her identity and purpose in a slightly surrealist, romantic and poetic universe where what seems to be in harmony never really is, and ultimately falls apart.

Eugene is a strange man with a simple dream - to entertain the world.

An analogy to life on Earth, Happiness tells the story of a rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.

Private eye Vincent Black is hired by an old man hoping to recover his lost ideas.

Three surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.

A couple's special meal is ruined when underlying tensions surface. A study of the role of language in communication.

A black comedy exploring some of life's common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Takei.

A coming-of-age comedy about a teenage boy whose life is thrown into chaos when he discovers adult magazines, girls and the embarrassment that goes with both.

A little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect.