# Share your favorite short films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790 "2009-04-20T23:19:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/41 "2012-01-07T07:34:59Z")
I don’t know what it was called but it was about a Mormon who was having an affair with a woman on his rounds who only used him so she could have a baby because her husband was impotent. It was an Australian short film on SBS. Would any one know what it was called? ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/42 "2012-01-07T14:35:07Z")
Are you talking about this film?: > **[The Saviour (Short 2005) ⭐ 6.8 | Short, Drama](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467485/)** > > 17m | TV-G ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/43 "2012-01-08T01:45:38Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Are you talking about this film?: > > [The Saviour (Short 2005) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467485/) Yep, thats the one. Thanks Wendell. I owe you one mate. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/44 "2012-01-08T02:16:04Z")
[Ain’t Got No Friends on a Powder Day](http://vimeo.com/7683294) ---
**Author:** ![bryt4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bryt4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryt4)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/45 "2012-01-22T10:49:11Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/INh35OXBfXg/maxresdefault.jpg "Vairagam ~ the short film ~ Official") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INh35OXBfXg) ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/46 "2012-01-22T15:08:47Z")
I’m a big fan of David O’Reilly’s animated shorts: [Please say something](http://vimeo.com/3388129) [The External World](http://vimeo.com/19723116) ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/47 "2012-01-23T00:52:17Z")
The Hangnail, it’s slightly disturbing. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AsZ5MbQgzv4/hqdefault.jpg "The Hangnail - Animated short") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZ5MbQgzv4) ---
**Author:** ![s1e1n1t1h1u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@s1e1n1t1h1u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/s1e1n1t1h1u)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/48 "2012-02-16T08:09:29Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mQg_frqdWVo/maxresdefault.jpg "WTH - What The Hell - Tamil Short Film - Subtitles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQg_frqdWVo) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/49 "2012-02-16T18:50:32Z")
In God We Trust - Best of AtomFilms 2000 Extended Play (1982) - The dangers of playing MiG Alley There was one short film I liked that I cannot find the title for. It was first-person about a film restorer tracking down a lost film. He would find added snippets and re-edit the film that accounted for the new clip, but the storyline would change. The last scene was a film historian that explained the original restorer went crazy and Xed out all the eyes on the films he was restoring. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/50 "2012-02-16T20:04:39Z")
Norman McLaren’s [Neighbours](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2976945051371832639#) (There’s probably a zillion other NFB shorts that I could name as well, but that one’s as good as any.) ---
**Author:** ![s1e1n1t1h1u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@s1e1n1t1h1u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/s1e1n1t1h1u)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/51 "2012-02-18T03:45:13Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mQg_frqdWVo/maxresdefault.jpg "WTH - What The Hell - Tamil Short Film - Subtitles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQg_frqdWVo) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/52 "2012-02-18T03:57:28Z")
I’m not sure if it qualifies (it runs 29 minutes), but I just saw [Dancing Outlaw](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101655/). It’s the story of a bizarre and fascinating character from West Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/53 "2012-02-18T08:09:22Z")
_Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom_, or Yu Ming is My Name. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JqYtG9BNhfM/maxresdefault.jpg "Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (2003) - Short Film") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqYtG9BNhfM) ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/54 "2012-02-18T10:59:26Z")
My personal favourite: [Father and Daughter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQfOFVMth5Q). ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/55 "2012-02-18T12:08:27Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORsKyopHyM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORsKyopHyM) Sometimes zombie threads have uncommon goodness hidden within. That was one of the coolest things I have ever seen in my life. Wow! ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/56 "2012-02-18T12:40:39Z")
This has made my Saturday moring much more pleasant than I expected it to be. Have y’all seen this? [Dragon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exk2F4CjMic&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/57 "2012-02-18T20:19:18Z")
I can’t link to it, but FunnyorDie has a short film (~25min) starring TJ Miller and Lizzie Caplan called **Successful Alcoholics**. It covers about 3 days in the life of a professionally succesful alcoholic couple. It’s really well done, starting out pathetic but really funny and slowly deteriorating to rock bottom. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/58 "2012-02-20T09:00:52Z")
A particular favorite: [7:35 in the morning](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usYIM4Q7mII&feature=youtube_gdata_player). ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/59 "2012-02-20T20:41:18Z")
The Wallace and Grommit shorts, especially _The Wrong Trousers_. The train scene is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790/60 "2012-02-21T15:19:28Z")
I was going to start a thread but this seems a better way to go. We just signed up for [IndieFlix](http://indieflix.com/). Groupon deal made it seem low risk. There are very few titles that look even vaguely familiar to me. I am hoping that some of the films mentioned above are available. Anyone else use this service? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-short-films/493790.md?page=2)