Aaaaah January! The month of good intentions and quickly broken promises. Our three favourites picks from the first month of the year all revolve around the subject of new beginnings. Whether it’s losing weight and getting fit, breaking out of your usual routine or visiting a ‘gifted spiritual healer’ to question the nature of reality itself, look at this selection of shorts as inspiration to stick to your New Year resolutions…or dump them by the side of the road and do whatever you feel like.

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Comedy Rory Waudby-Tolley

Mr Madila

A series of everyday metaphysical conversations—about the inner mind, the fabric of the universe, and the nature of reality itself—are revisited between the filmmaker and a gifted spiritual healer through the sacred art of animation.

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Sci-Fi Marcus Kryler & Fredrik Akerström

Reset

Living a solitary farm-life, a young girl's reality begins to break apart in this mind-bending Sci-Fi short that put its directors on the Hollywood map.

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Comedy Ben Berman

How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps

Losing weight and getting fit has never been easier! Shed those unwanted pounds with these simple tricks your gym doesn't want you to know about. You won't believe what happens next!

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