Short films Worthy of Watching; Recommended to Cinephiles and Mavens

A woman gains a new insight of life while she's near death.

January 13, 2001. Times war photographer Harvey Jacobs is wounded while witnessing a massacre at Nuevo Colon by terrorists. In a desperate effort, the United Nations sends a vehicle to get him out, a BMW driven by the mysterious Driver.

In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.

The story of a Kiwi who spends his whole life working towards achieving his dream.

A group of fishermen on a precariously balanced platform fight over a trunk.

Subsequent characters appear in a poorly-decorated room, intertwining but never colliding, all possessed by never-ending rituals.

It's 1994. How different can ten minutes of a tourist in Rome and a family in the besieged Sarajevo be?

Mel Brooks is an old man watching abstract animations. He doesn't understand them, so he heckles with strange commentary, to the annoyance of those around him.

In the desolate landscapes of an unforgiving desert, a desperate for water wanderer summons up the strength to follow the muffled sound of dripping liquid, only to pay the high price of pursuing a dream. Is all hope lost?

Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal multi and after-image effect visuals.

The man decides to die, but falls asleep at the last moment. He dreams that he died and ended up on another planet, very similar to the Earth, but the people living here do not know sin.

A fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation -- dispensing both free parking and free compliments.

Woody Allen's short film was his contribution to the Concert for New York City in October 2001. The short film features New Yorkers on the street talking about life in the City That Never Sleeps.

To save his house from rising flood waters, an old man uses bricks to build it higher, then he relives events from his past while searching for his dropped pipe.

An old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.

A rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.

Where do you find love? Sometimes all you need is a sign.

Quiet and sincere 9-year-old Sam is worried about making his first confession. His conscience is clear, therefore he cannot hope for any relief from the experience. He and his friend Jacob decide to remedy that situation, but their initially innocent prank turns unexpectedly tragic.

A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.

While he is receiving an enigmatic phone call from his girlfriend Francine, Thomas remembers the milestones of their relationship, from the very moment they met in a strange way. A segment of Paris, Je T'aime (2006).

Police chase an armed criminal in a version of Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of dueling falafel restaurants on the West Bank.

On her deathbed, a sad, white-haired woman yearns to reunite with her beloved late husband. However, the road to the afterlife can be long, and today's modern medicine works miracles.