Short Films Archives

Some nefarious ne’er-do-well is giving people around the galaxy the boot. But the heroic Captain Yajima is on the case!

TCM viewers get to experience a haunting, yet romantic opera pieced together from presumed-lost film footage.

The director of ‘The Favourite’ ruminates on his favorite theme in this eerie short film starring Matt Dillon.

What’s worse than doppelgangers, puppets, and spiders? A combination of all three of course.

Here’s a video essay on why ‘Honey Boy’ operates on empathy.

What we’re watching: a true story that draws from the realms of high strangeness, magical thinking, and manic delusion.

Representation matters. Just ask Nichelle Nichols.

Here’s a video essay on why Donnie Yen’s fight choreography kicks ass. Literally.

Here’s a video essay about how Yoshifumi Kondō’s ‘Whisper of the Heart’ resonates with the experience of many artists.