Category

Shorts

2,221–2,240 of 2,753 films

  • Dinner for few

    2014 Adults 10 min

    by Nassos Vakalis

    During dinner, “the system” feeds the few who consume all the resources while the rest survive on scraps. Inevitably, the struggle for what remains leads to catastrophic change. The offspring of this transition turns out not to be a sign of hope, but the spitting image of the parents.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Dinner

    1978 Adults 8 min

    by Zlatko Bourek

    The man behind the table is driving. With anxiety, memories from his childhood, from the war, his parents in the ghetto for the Jews and all the possible forms of aggression that reached him came flooding back to him, until the day he sat down at the table to answer…

    • Drama
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Diogenes, Perhaps

    1967 16+ 10 min

    by Nedeljko Dragić

    A lonely man roams around an absurd world in pursuit of happiness. Perhaps it’s Diogenes, perhaps not.

    • Drama
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Dicks

    2018 Adults 1 min

    by John Morena

    An educational film about war.

    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Different

    2017 16+ 2 min

    by Tom Fisher

    An animated documentary exploring neurodiversities such as dyslexia, following the journey of an ant as a metaphor for functioning outside of a system. The film is a self reflection on my own journey through life and of feeling out of place in the world.

    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
    • Making of
  • Didre Novo

    1983 Adults 3 min

    by Steven Woloshen

    The images were made with coloured dry transfer lettering. The task: The make shapes appear as they were coming closer to the viewer as if it were a frantic race through the jungle.

    • Experimental
  • Deux oiseaux

    2019 Adults 12 min

    by Antoine ROBERT

    1967. Jean, an eight-years-old city boy, spends his holidays at his grandparents’ farm. He gives in candid yet cruel games on the surrounding animals. But this violence is nothing compared to what takes place in the shed, a room that Jean does not even dare entering. One day, Jean kills a tit by accident. He decides to take in the orphan hatchling to nurse him.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
  • Dialogos

    2008 16+ 5 min

    by Ülo Pikkov, Ulo Pikkov

    Dialogos is an experimental animated film, where all the visual material of the film is drawn directly onto the film stock. The film is founded on absurd humour. The theme of the film is contemporary high-tech society, where too many sign systems exist.

    • Comedy
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Deer Flower

    2017 16+ 8 min

    by Kangmin Kim, Kangmin Kiim

    In the summer of 1992, Dujung, a boy in elementary school, goes to a farm in the suburbs with his parents. While his parents believe the expensive and rare specialty from the farm will strengthen their son’s body, Dujung suffers from side effects.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
  • Depart at 22

    2015 16+ 4 min

    by Wiep Teeuwisse

    Depart at 22 is a poetic animated short about growing old and the fear of losing the beauty of youth.

    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Delivery

    2015 7+ 7 min

    by Leslie Belot, Sophie Blayrat, Kai Huang & others

    A peaceful neighbourhood, a peaceful home, a peaceful couple who is about to celebrate the arrival of their new piece collection of African Art…

    • Comedy
    • Family
  • Destino

    2003 All audiences 7 min

    by Dominique Monféry

    Destino is an animated short released in 2003. It is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual completion. The project was originally a collaboration between Walt Disney and Spanish Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, and features music written by Mexican songwriter Armando Dominguez and performed by Dora Luz.

  • Deep Love

    2019 Adults 14 min

    by Mykyta Lyskov, Nykyta Lyskov

    The place of this animated short is the city Dnipro (Ukraine). Partly a documentary, through the prism of absurdity and black humor, the film tells the story about a big city during historical changes and decommunization.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
    • Abstract
  • Deep in the Lake – Vanities

    2019 Adults 14 min

    by Zoltán Horváth

    Somewhere on the shores of a Russian lake, a recreational fisherman and his guide are preparing to haul to the surface something much more than an extraordinary fish: the demonstration that in the face of death, seeking wealth or appearance is a vain pursuit.

  • Deep Beneath the Earth

    2015 7+ 3 min

    by Kim Noce, Shaun Clark

    The only thing young Lucy likes is gaming on her ipad. But when she loses it in the woods, she’s determined to get it back. Her search leads her on a journey deep into the earth…

    • Drama
    • Coming-of-Age
    • Experimental
  • Dede Is Dead

    2023 All audiences 8 min

    by Philippe Kastner

    Death of a beloved pet is hard to deal with, and even if we try to prepare for it, it often takes us by surprise. This is the story of a boy and his dog Dede, who suddenly passes away. Lost in the depths of grief, the boy eventually discovers that her death does not necessarily mean that Dede is completely gone.

  • Dear Forest

    2020 Adults 6 min

    by Claire Eyheramendy, Simon Duclos, Pauline Gregoire & others

    In a possible future, Josée, a solid forest officer, is done tearing down the last trees of a small forest in the middle of the desert. Having not attained the quota set by her employer, she goes towards another forest that happens to be made from hybrids of trees and deers, constantly on the look for pools of light. Josée gets attached to the youngest member of the group while the machines sent by her company arrive in order to tear down the flock. Josée, powerless, witnesses the massacre. Alone, the small fawn survived and Josée takes it upon herself to guide him towards the light, helping his leaves grow again.

  • Decorado

    2017 Adults 11 min

    by Alberto Vázquez

    The world is a wonderful stage, but its characters are disgraceful.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental