The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Short Films Of 2. In the span of mere minutes, short films can introduce us to fascinating ideas, dazzle us with mind- blowing visuals, and introduce us to strange and mysterious people. Here are the short films that we simply couldn't get out of our heads in 2. We saw pulp parodies, existential fables, a cosmonaut playing Chat. Roulette, a malevolent apartment, a bizarre earworm about a suicidal horse . You can see more of the short films that we covered this year at this link, but here are our favorites from 2. You won't find movies that have, thus far, appeared only in theaters or film festivals on this list. Also, these are all original films rather than fan films or shorts from established properties. Wanderers. Erik Wernquist's stirring vision of human space travel uses Carl Sagan's voice to accompany images of humans traveling across the solar system. This movie struck a chord with viewers and it's easy to see why: few pieces of media are as optimistic about our future. Nuggets. Moving from the optimistic to the depressing, we have animator Andreas Hykade's simple but striking allegory for addiction. ![]() That poor little bird never recaptures the sublime high of that very first nugget. The Gunfighter. Nick Offerman voices an omniscient narrator in this goofy metafictional Western written by Kevin Tenglin and directed by Eric Kissack. The confrontation between a heroic gunfighter and a band of crooks is constantly interrupted by Offerman's narration, which all of the characters can hear. And they don't much like what he reveals about them. The Awareness. There are shades of The Terminator in this slow- burning thriller. Henry Dunham wrote and directed the film about a powerful AI that begs a janitor to kill it before it can destroy humanity. Poulette's Chair. Remember the name Hiroyasu Ishida, because anyone who can imbue a simple chair with so much emotion and personality is sure to be a star. This anime short follows the friendship between a girl and her sentient chair, and conveys their story without a word of dialogue. Ambition. Academy Award- nominated director Tomek Baginksi collaborated with the European Space Agency to create this breathtaking film about a magician who creates solar systems (played by Game of Thrones' Aidan Gillen) and his apprentice. It's a lovely tribute to the Rosetta mission. ![]() Plug. Plug was one of this year's most delightful surprises of this year. Movie concept artist David Levy creates his own visually immersive world where humanity has left Earth and robots have taken over the planet. After one human child was left behind, she was raised by robots, but still seeks out other animal life. A Tale of Momentum and Inertia. It took just one minute for us to fall in love with House. Special's CG film about a rock monster who tries to save a town. It's amazing that something so short can be so exciting and funny. Mouse- X. Justin Tagg's twisty short film asks some interesting questions about identity and our ability to make our own decisions in this film about a man who wakes up in a mysterious room and quickly discovers he's not the only one of him there. Envoy. There are shades of Steven Spielberg's movies in this proof- of- concept film by David Weinstein. It's a boy and his robot film packed with fantastic visuals. Death of the Firstborn Egyptians. Forget Exodus. The Moses movie we're looking forward to is animator Nina Paley's irreverent Seder- Masochism. ![]() ![]() We All Fall Down (11 min and 35 seconds) Part One of a larger story about a man waking up to a larger world. I hope you can take the time to watch it and leave your. Sign in now to see your channels and recommendations!
![]() In this short from the upcoming feature film, Paley uses Ancienty Egyptian iconography to represent the Tenth Plague of Egypt with a singing Angel of Death. El Ladr. A group of students at the Primer. Frame school of animation put together this tale of a detective on the trail of a criminal who steals faces. Entangled. Orphan Black writer Tony Elliott keeps us guessing with this short film about a woman trying to figure out what happened to her lover after a quantum experiment gone awry. There's not a single human- like character in this short, but it's still incredibly compelling. The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Films of 2. We've been blown away by the variety and quality of short films that have appeared online this year, from a heartbreaking story set in the zombie apocalypse to an all- ages anime about a young witch learning to trust in her own power. Here are some of our favorite science, science fiction, and fantasy- themed short films from 2. These films weren't necessarily all made in 2. Internet's enjoyment. Post your own favorite short films from the year in the comments. Post Human. Cole Drumb's decidedly NSFW animation feels like a throwback to MTV's Liquid Television, with six (literally) face- melting minutes about an attempt to rescue a telekinetic held captive by scientists. Plus, it features voice work by Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer. Why do I study physics? Physics and animation student Shixie (Xiangjun Shi) explains her passion for physics using her talent for animation. What starts out as an understated personal journey expands into a graphic exploration of the universe's great scientific questions. Noon. Noon may be just one sequence from a longer screenplay, but it immediately immerses viewers in its world. After 5. 0- year earthquakes have ended the cycle of night and day, the North Pole becomes a region of unending sun, housing the city of Noon. In this tense short, a coyote tries to smuggle a small group of people into the city, but runs into trouble at the border. We're looking forward to the full- length feature. Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo. Disaster porn can get stale, but Studio Ghibli's entry into the tokusatsu genre is a fresh visual delight even as it reaches back to classic monster movies and Nausica. It helps that it relies on practical effects rather than slick CG, giving the short a loving, bespoke effect. It looks like it was incredible fun to make, and the teeth on the God Warrior are a thing of horrific beauty. Dr. Easy. It's great to see a science fiction story about a robot executing their job sympathetically and competently, even against impossible odds. Part physician, part crisis negotiator, Dr. Easy is dispatched to deal with a desperate man with a gun. Easy is adapted from Matthew De Abaitua's creeptastic novel Red Men. Requiem for Romance. Technically, Requiem for Romance draws from kung- fu movies rather than fantasy, but it was too beautiful not to include on this list. The audio of a couple's bittersweet breakup plays over a watercolor animation of an epic battle set in feudal China, reinterpreting the problems of cultural differences and parental disapproval as a martial conflict. Controller. A captive girl with reality- altering powers decides to rescue herself. An action- packed rescue sequence ends with the realization that there is far more to this story than a damsel in distress. Little Witch Academia. Trigger studio delivers a TV episode's worth of magical delight with this short about a fledgling student at a school for witches. It's a sweet tale of friendship, rivalry, and learning to believe in yourself, and following a massively successful crowdfunding campaign, Trigger is working on a sequel. The Final Moments of Karl Brant. Paul Reubens stars in this crime story that is part police procedural, part post- human angst. The brilliant Karl Brant is murdered, but not before he manages to upload his consciousness to a machine. The police are able to interrogate him posthumously, but they aren't comfortable with Brant's disembodied state. From the Future With Love. There are shades of Paul Verhoeven in this multithreaded satirical short, set in a world where people obtain police protection solely through subscription. The film follows three police officers through their day. Plus it comes a moral: the journey is more important than the destination, unless the destination has treasure. R'ha. A stunning proof- of- concept film, R'ha depicts a moment in the struggle between an alien culture and robots. We weren't surprised when a studio snapped this short up to adapt it into a full- length feature. Malaria. Malaria is an innovative piece of storytelling, one that uses static images that are cut, spun, folded, burned, and manipulated in all other manners to relate the tale of a man hired to kill death. It turns a rather moody conversation between death and the contract killer into a visual feast where we're always eager to see what comes next. Bee and Puppy. Cat. There's a reason that Natasha Allegri made our list of 2. Bee and Puppy. Cat is a delight, spreading joy across the Internet with its strange and funny story of a girl who has just lost her job and the cat. That Puppy. Cat's alien babysitting gig isn't the weirdest aspect of this wonderful short speaks volumes, and Bee comes with a firm interior life that would make her delightful to watch even without the jumps across reality. We're looking forward to more. Cargo. 20. 13 is almost over . Set during the zombie apocalypse, Cargo celebrates ingenuity as a father who has been bitten by a zombie tries to provide for his infant daughter's survival, using the tropes of the genre to surprisingly heartbreaking effect.
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