All Films

The day I licked a pebble

2026 • 6 min • France

One summer afternoon in the countryside, three siblings, tired of being bored at their grandmother’s house, set off for the bakery to buy some snacks.

The Pact

2026 • 25 min

Returning to sell his late father's home, a successful man uncovers the small, unseen ways his father showed love, forcing him to confront the emotional distance between fathers and sons.

Arme Hunde

2026 • 29 min • Austria

A petty criminal couple with relationship problems rob a lonely man in his home. They take a liking to his middle-class lifestyle and decide to stay overnight, until they realize that their hostage would have taken his own life if they hadn't broken in. Suddenly, they find themselves facing each other, each desiring what breaks the other.

Always Was Tonight

2026 • 26 min • Australia

Proud Gamilaroi man Tony Armstrong and a stellar line-up of First Nations talent are set to decolonise the news - one headline at a time. This fast, funny and unflinching special has an agenda to go where no other show dares.

Reflection of a Deadman

2026 • 8 min • France

Haunted by a fleeting encounter, a man becomes consumed by his obsession with a stranger. Drawn deeper into the streets of Paris, he follows the figure through an urban underworld where identity blurs, time fractures, and meaning slips out of reach. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Man of the Crowd," REFLECTION OF A DEADMAN is a hypnotic descent into dissociation, anonymity and the quiet terror of losing yourself while trying to find yourself. Shot on location in the alleys, cemeteries and catacombs of Paris. Watch for free on Film Shortage.

Perfect for everyone

2026 • 7 min • Romania

A young couple of social media influencers, Octav and Lia, pose as the "perfect couple" in front of the camera, filming a reel for Instagram. As the day fades and the artificial light replace the natural light, the filters are off, and behind the smiles, a toxic relationship is revealed.

Hoe Phase

2026 • 5 min • United States of America

A strapped-for-cash pregnant woman tracks down each hookup from the past month to ask a very important question.

Générations burnout

2026 • 43 min

Flachdach

2026 • 9 min • Germany

The Girl Is Taken by Aliens

2026 • 19 min • Germany

"Don't go out on the night of the Ghost Festival." A warning that all children with Chinese mothers are all too familiar with. 18-year-old Ming feels like the only weirdo in the small German town. On this midsummer night, after a disastrous party, she stumbles upon strange beings... In this surreal moment, she realizes who she truly is.

Vintage Lamp Shade

2024 • 6 min

Syd & Tate navigate the meaning of their friendship while finding ways to spend their day in rural America.

Toilet Movie

2026 • 2 min • United States of America

A series of scenes between two roommates all taking place in their shared bathroom.

A. will raus (über Neutralität)

2026 • 18 min • Austria

Don't Let Go

2024 • 13 min • Germany

Amir and Anouk return home after their first vacation together. In the throes of love, they believe that nothing can destroy their happiness. But then they are stopped by the police - and nothing is as it was before.

Every Time I Look at You

2026 • 19 min • Germany

Aaron, a young African-American, falls in love with Larissa, a German white woman. But as soon as she tells him that she is pregnant, things begin to fall apart and Aaron has to face his past.

Arcadia Bay

2015 • 30 min

A resident of the beautiful and peaceful town of Arcadia Bay sees haunting visions and sets out to discover what they mean. After searching he finds the man from his vision and together they set out to discover what the visions mean.

Theremin

2026 • 17 min

Set in the 1920s, two brothers in search of a new life encounter a secluded house that offers them what they desire most...at a cost.

The Crack Gaff

2026 • 15 min • Ireland

A group of teens with a fake ghosthunting youtube account stumble upon a haunted house that starts to feel a bit too real.

Promises

2026 • 20 min

A reclusive electronic musician disappears from public life. After three years of isolation, control and self-destruction, he creates an image that will allow him to return unnoticed. The film is loosely based on the biography of the French DJ Mike Lévy, known as Gesaffelstein, in the three years of his disappearance from the public eye before adopting his signature black mask.

Does Economic Inequality Inevitably Lead To Political Inequality?

2025 • 23 min

This film answers questions about the relationship between economic and political inequality and the potential futures of both.

Is Democracy In Danger? Tech Elites And The Dark Enlightenment

2025 • 11 min

This film explores the threats facing modern democracy and examines whether this political system remains popular. In particular, it highlights one potential danger — the neo-reactionary ideology known as “The Dark Enlightenment.” Although little known to the general public, this ideology has gained appeal among individuals who wield significant influence in the modern world: the technocratic elites.

Why Do Civilizations Collapse?

2025 • 17 min

This film explores the reasons for the collapse of civilizations based on examples from history, as well as providing a perspective on potential future threats related to AI and the increasing control of states and corporations over individuals. The video touches on moral aspects and dilemmas that have existed in our history and are important to our modern society, such as women's rights, identity politics, etc.

Whiskey

2021 • 11 min

A young man with a terminal illness diagnosis goes to a roof intending to commit suicide and survives a seizure there. Later on the same roof, he meets a woman at her breaking point. Their brief connection gives them a reprieve from suffering, and they spend the night together in the same apartment. The man then leaves in the morning, believing this will prevent him from hurting her further, but unknowingly leaves an object that could have changed his life inside.

The Somnambulist

2020 • 16 min

Marking the centenary of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the film follows a somnambulist woman and her involvement in the story of Max, 25, who, struggling with financial difficulties, meets his old friend who suggests him a way out. Expecting nothing sinister, Max finds himself in a situation that goes beyond his ordinary life.