Short of the Week

Thriller

Thriller about Redemption in Live-Action
James W. Griffiths / 7 min / UK / 2013

The contents of a mysterious box leads a convict to attempt an extraordinary prison escape.

Thriller about Revenge in Live-Action
Daniel Levi / 12 min / South Africa / 2013

Bound, gagged and being buried alive, Ollie somehow feels he still has the upper-hand in this predicament.

Thriller about The End in Live-Action
Matthew Nayman / 5 min / Canada / 2012

Steven couldn’t see how his day could get any worse. That’s because he’s looking the wrong way.

Thriller about Desperation in Live-Action
Padraig Reynolds / 9 min / USA / 2012

Three days before the gubernatorial election a candidate and his wife find themselves in the middle of the desert with a horrible dilemma.

Thriller about Music in Live-Action
Oliver Treiner / 13 min / France / 2012

A piano tuner pretends to be blind for simple thrills until he sees something he shouldn’t in this well-crafted French thriller. — OFFLINE due to Copyright claim by Premium-Films.

Thriller about Revenge in Live-Action
David Victori / 13 min / Spain / 2012

After the murder of Leo’s wife a single idea circles endlessly within his head: revenge. Winner of the YouTube “Your Film Festival” and a ridiculous $500,000 prize at Venice.

Thriller about Reality in Live-Action
Colin Levy / 15 min / USA / 2012

An obsessive mathematician attempts to discover a hidden integer in this well-crafted psychological thriller from Colin Levy

Thriller about Crime in Animation

Set on a train, a passenger let’s his worries get the best of him.

Thriller about Conquest in Animation
Malcolm Sutherland / 5 min / USA / 2011

Ritualistic violence on display with a provocative soundtrack. The newest animation from MAlcolm Sutherland is better felt, not seen.

Thriller about Crime in Special FX
Ruairi Robinson / 13 min / USA / 2011

Boy wants the latest toy for Christmas, a friendly robot to fill the love left by his parents’ broken marriage. But when the boy loses interest in Blinky, one final request remains.

Thriller about Desperation in Live-Action
Tony E. Valenzuela / 5 min / USA / 2011

A chilling episode from the twilight zone-esque web series, BlackBoxTV.

Thriller about Conspiracy in Live-Action
Andrew McDonald, Marko Slavnic / 4 min / USA / 2011

An innocent dinner takes a turn when a listens in on the conversation in this thrilling yet charming story.

Thriller about Desperation in Live-Action
Vincenzo Natali / 19 min / Canada / 2010

A taut horror-thriller set entirely within an elevator, this short film from Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice), is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Thriller about Corruption in 3D Animation
Rodrigo Blaas / 5 min / USA / 2009

A curious kid is tempted into a toy store where things are not quite as they seem.

Thriller about Other Worlds in Claymation

A disturbing train ride through the depths of her psychology awaits Madame Tutli Putli in this astonishing claymation that was Oscar-nominated in 2007.

Thriller about Desperation in Live-Action
Takashi Doscher, Alex Shofner / 6 min / USA / 2009

A quick pit stop turns deadly for a rookie cop.

Thriller about Revenge in Live-Action
Alex Merkin / 16 min / USA / 2009

This taut two-part thriller stars Entourage’s Adrian Grenier who on the phone must attempt to defuse a tense situation—his friend is camped out with a gun in the hotel room across from of his cheating lover.

Thriller about Revenge in Animation
James Kim / 4 min / USA / 2008

An orphaned child overcomes her fear of her evil caretaker to exact a much-deserved revenge.

Thriller about Desperation in Live-Action
J.R. Robinson / 15 min / USA / 2008

In this post-apocalypic world, only two people have survived—too bad they don’t get along.

Thriller about Conquest in Animation
Patrick Smith / 6 min / USA / 2007

A friendly, handmade puppet takes on a life of its own in this horrific hand-drawn animation by Patrick Smith.

Thriller about Reality in Live-Action
Trevor Sands / 8 min / USA / 2007

This doctor has her work cut out for her as she struggles to resolve the conflicting voices inside the chaotic mind of a patient with multiple-personalities.

Thriller about Greed in Live-Action
Lucas Crandles / 7 min / USA / 2007

Would you press this button for a million dollars? What happens when you press it? A classic moral dilemma unfolds.