Short of the Moment

This is a fun stop-motion from Carrotkid of OrangeCore Films based out of Vancouver. Android 207 features an android who is trapped in a mysterious maze which features danger at every turn.…

A fun and inventive stop-motion of a wolf chasing a pig. Yeah, not much of story, but high on the “wow” factor. Reminiscent of Ten Thousand Pictures of You, with…

Busy as I am searching for short films online, I  really don’t have time to obsess about music and search around for all the best new stuff. I, like many…

Vimeo looks like it might be joining Twitter in the mainstream limelight, as this Slate article could portend a coming zeitgeist for our beloved video site. Hopefully Vimeo can maintain its…

No, unfortunately not a film by Paul Rand, but the next best thing—a film about Paul Rand! By all rights I should let Andrew introduce this Short of the Moment since…

I recently enlisted Andrew’s help with a little Super-8 film project of my own, sparking a personal interest in the form. My curiosity is your gain in the form of…

Sometimes I come across a great story worth sharing that doesn’t fit our definition of short film. At a full 42 minutes, Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is just that. The…

The latest in the growing saga of the Dog who could do no good. But is it the greatest? I leave that to you to decide. This is Plympton’s most…

The Saga continues! Bill Plympton’s series about a well-meaning but inept mutt, has its second installment with Guide Dog. From the tagline: “If at first you fail miserably, try again with…

Oscar-nominated in either 2003 or 2004 (whats the protocol here? did we just have the 2009 Oscars?) Bill Plympton’s Guard Dog introduces the loveable hyper-active mutt that is quickly becoming the…

Not properly a short film, having no narrative, This is Where We Live has to settle for Short of the Moment status rather than getting a full review. A brilliant stop-motion…

Master documentary filmmaker, Errol Morris (Fog of War, Standard Operating Procedure), uses his trademark techniques to give voice to cancer survivors—those who beat the disease, and the loved ones of those who did not.

The History Channel has started a new web-series featuring the babbling yet entertaining, Timothy Dickinson.

Well I’ll be. Usually live-action shorts are more difficult to find online, and ever since Shorts International and iTunes stepped into the picture the live-action Oscar nominees have virtually never…

The Vancouver Film School has been making a name for itself online by showcasing its students’ work and garnering much praise from its audiences. Dancing Animals in Love is a fun…

For those without love, there is nothing more annoying about today than all those happy couples rubbing your face in that fact. Especially if you’ve been recently burnt. Been there,…

For all the lovebirds out there,  a truly gorgeous animation from Carlos Lascano. Watch it with the HD on, full screen, preferably with your sweetie. ^_^
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Stateside, we don’t take the BAFTA’s nearly as seriously as the British take the Oscars, but it’s a pretty neat award ceremony. Certainly more reputable than the Golden Globes. And…

If you haven’t seen it yet, The Control Master is a collaboration between famed found-illustration animator, Run Wrake (creator of SOTW film, Rabbit), and the image library, Veer. Created using only…

For your consideration a new Short of the Moment, Sweet Dreams, a totally awesome stop-motion starring a cupcake! Cupcakes are really hot right now it seems, at least here in…

Take a look at Raymond. It’s a well-integrated 5 minute animation and live-action film that screened with the Animation Show 4 collection.