She was the One

This short from PRI's story corps is part of their 9/11 series.  Richie and Karen met in the office and their love blossomed from there until Karen was killed in the attack on 9/11.  Richie remembers Karen.

Danny and Annie

This short from PRI's story corps is about Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie. Danny and Annie remember the 27 years of their marriage from Danny's romantic first date to his last days with terminal cancer.

BMW's Star

So this is a commercial for BMW but I thought it was good enough to be a short film and to make it on this blog.
Madonna visits a city to make an appearance at some venue.  On the way to this venue, she makes many unreasonable demands and ends up in a BMW on a very unexpected ride that leaves her shaken and embarrassed.

Brutal Relax

A man is ordered by his doctor to get some rest and relaxation in order to cure his anger issues.  He goes to the beach and pretends to be a tourist, relaxing listening to music, basking in the mud and water. Until something goes terribly wrong and the man's anger is unleashed upon everyone and everything on the beach.  Unintentionally, he will become the savior of the beach.

(Spanish with English subtitles)

The Butterfly Circus

A renown travelling circus showman happens upon a limbless man being exploited and humiliated in a carnival act.  The showman takes this man away from the carnival and brings him along with his circus; on the way teaching the man to believe in himself and have hope despite his terrible situation.

Gulp

This is the world's largest stop motion animation.  A man goes fishing and encounters the biggest fish ever! Will he be able to escape?  In addition to watching the short, you should watch the the "making of" video.

Dogboarding

The newest sport to hit the masses.

Ten for Grandpa

A man whose grandfather, David Karr, died before he was born wishes he could have a chat with him and unravel the mysteries of his life.  The man prepares ten questions to ask his grandfather; each an attempt to further solve the riddle that was David Karr's life.  Based on the true story of David Karr.

Tune for Two

This short film is simply about a guy about to get shot and his last ditch effort to convince his assailent not to kill him.  There is no back story, you are not informed of who either of the characters are, it is simply a snapshot of one situation that turns out to be surprisingly funny and well made.

Successful Alcoholics

This short is about a couple who both live their lives completely drunk, they are both extreme alcoholics and are able to function, successfully in their workplaces and in life.  They both make a lot of money and seem to be happy with their crazy lives.  But of course crazy lifestyles can't last forever.

Oops

So I haven't been able to post anything for a while, which is bad. But here goes two more today. Potentially some more later, we'll see. But I'm definitely turning this into a once-in-a-while type of thing now. Just because I've gotten a lot busier and it takes a lot more time to search for good shorts now.

The Winner!

Here's the animated short that won the Oscar yesterday, only a link since I couldn't embed it:
Link

I have not been able to find the live-action winner yet.

Un Tour De Manege

A little girl gets on to a merry-go-round and it starts floating out to sea.  While on the merry-go-round in the middle of the ocean, the girl starts to mature and realizes what it is to be an adult.

Oscar Nominated Shorts!

Want to watch some of the Oscar nominated short films?  Well, here you go! That's right, here are 5 of them totally free.  According to my research, this is the only site on the internet which offers more than one of the Oscar nominated shorts.  So be proud!  I am embedding the ones I am able to embed, a lot of them you'll just have to follow a link.
The first film, Let's Pollute, I could only find in French, sadly. So you'll have to watch that one in French with no English subtitles.  It's supposed to be pretty good  but I'm afraid without understanding the majority of it, I cannot really say whether or not I like it.
The second film, The Confession, is about a young Irish man who goes to the confessional to confess a sin. This one has a funny twist at the end but it's relatively predictable and pretty dull as Oscar nominated films go.
The third one was pretty good: Wish 143, about a young man dieing of cancer who's last wish is to get laid.  A very interesting request that no one can seem to fulfill, or want to fulfill for that matter.  I found the ending to be especially good.
This next one I cannot embed because you need special permission or something like that to watch it if I do embed it so I will just leave a link after the break.  Madagascar, a Journey Diary is just what it sounds like, an animated video diary about someone's expedition through Madagascar.  The story overall is pretty good but what really strikes me as great is the visual point of view and the animating techniques.
The last one is a bit difficult to show you, I will post links with an explanation of the problems along with the links.  The Gruffalo is actually my personal favorite of the 5 I am posting here, it is a fable about a mouse who is able to escape being eaten many times over by telling a very clever lie, all told by a mother squirrel to her two children. Wonderfully narrated by Helena Bonham-Carter and very elegantly animated, a must watch if I do say so myself.  Well, that is it for now, I will be posting a whole lot more shorts very soon. I hope you like these!