Award-Winning Short films you must watch!
If you are also one of a kind who doesn’t like much to spend 2-3 hours watching movies. Then short films are the answer you are seeking for. Short films are good with nice stories, amazing characters and lastly, will give you a message for life.
What are Short Films?
A short film is any motion picture that is not long enough to be considered a feature film. A short film is defined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as “an original motion picture with a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.”
So, check these award-winning short films.
Love and Passage of time between Father and Daughter
A father bids his young daughter farewell; she grows up longing for his return.
This short film was nominated for 24 awards, including:
- Oscar / Best Animated Short Film / Academy Awards, USA, 2001
- BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Animation / 2001 BAFTA Awards
- Best Film / Jury Award / Anima Mundi Animation Festival, 2001
- Cartoon d’Or / Cartoon Forum, 2001, Europe
- International Competition / Clermont-Ferrand / Best Animation
- 2001 International Short Film Festival.
New Boy
A young African boy with a haunting backstory begins school in Ireland and quickly learns what it is like to be the new kid.
This short film was nominated and won 2 awards
- Winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
- Nominated for an Oscar
Listen to Me
It is a special story because it is critical to continue the discussion about the effects of bullying and how to embrace our unique differences. After all, a colorful world is a beautiful one.
This short film has won 2 awards
- Best Film Narrative – Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival 2017
- Best in Show – Media & Design Show 2017 Ai – Chicago
- Best Overall Film – Frozen Film Fest 2018.
Bus Stop
This is the story of Mr. Kurz. A stressed-out businessman on his way to work who is going through hell in every way imaginable. A choleric workaholic with a mindfulness guidebook attempting to remain calm on what is likely his worst day ever.
The Silent Child
Libby, a deaf 6-year-old girl, lives in silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication.
Disclaimer: Turn on captions, as they are essential for the sign language used throughout this film.
If I Was God
Cordell Barker’s Oscar-nominated comedic stop motion animation in which a boy fantasizes about having godlike powers that he can use to impress his crush and undermine his bullies.
Float
Pixar Animation Studios and the FLOAT filmmakers stand in solidarity with the Asian and Asian American communities in the face of anti-Asian hatred in all of its forms. They represented it in this short movie and have decided to make it widely available in honor of what stories with Asian characters can do to promote inclusion, everywhere.
