Short Films Reposted

After posting that last film link--which is a new one for me--I thought that it is time to repost some older favorite films, especially since this is the lunar new year in Asia, and some teachers might have more free time to watch films.

So, here we go (with my best ratings guesstimates; preview the films and check out summaries/reviews if in doubt; note: no horror or nudity on this site ever):

Mature (offensive dialogue; not for kids)

"The Gunfighter": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYP-2UCS5nY



Adult (potentially scary for kids)

"9" (10 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hzCfOvsq64

"Room 8" (6 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJj_NMhYwf0

"Record/Play" (11 min.): https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/10/08/recordplay



Mixed (Some young kids might be scared, though it's mostly animation)

"Johnny Express" (5 1/2 min.): https://vimeo.com/94502406

"Sheep in the Island 1 (9 min.)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvR8LGOUpNA

"Sheep in the Island 2" (10 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEg-VpyoVBQ

'The Black Hole" (3 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk

"Lifted" (5 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVLoc6FrLi0



Family

"Dum Spiro" (6 min.): https://vimeo.com/51478122

"Marry Me" (7 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFdbZHMBxfg

"Rabbit and Deer" (16 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbPqa4wxEA0

"Bottle" (5 1/2 min.): https://vimeo.com/12155835

"Gopher Broke" (4 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgm_K8Uwiv8

"Oktopodi" (2.5 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badHUNl2HXU

"Presto" (5 min.): https://vimeo.com/68386465

Short Films

I haven't seen much that I like lately in the way of short films (or films that I want to post here), so I think it is time to re-post some film links.

Here are some of the great shorts that I have viewed before; if you have already seen them then please enjoy watching them again:

The Maker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDXOioU_OKM

Record/Play
https://vimeo.com/75869689

Room 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RGYdbLSizI

The Black Hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk

Paperman
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzt3vb_paperman_shortfilms

2 Short Films

"A Morning Stroll" : the beginning is kid-friendly, but the ending is probably not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Bl-QWZ2WU


"My Mom is an Airplane!": a family animation
http://vimeo.com/70678953

Short Films

Here are two short films to watch:

"Twenty Eight Feet": http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/05/20/twenty-eight-feet/

and

"The Incredible Marrec": http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/05/22/the-incredible-marrec/


The first (documentary with good music) is 8 minutes, the second (animated story) 6 minutes.

Short Films

Here's a comedic action take on sushi restaurants:

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2012/10/23/monster-roll/



And an action-packed (violent) short:

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/12/06/proximity/



Neither are "family" films.

Short Films to Watch (Mostly Comedy)

Here are links to some short films, usually 4-8 minutes in length.  I have shown most of them to students during break times or for summary writing activities (so they have been previewed for violence/sex/language).  I think I have posted all of the links before, but a friend needed some comedy  and so they came to mind and I am posting them again:

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2010/12/19/bottle/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/07/15/fear-of-flying/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/02/23/el-vendedor-de-humo/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2012/10/19/dum-

spiro/http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/07/29/ormie/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/07/13/adventures-of-a-cardboard-box/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2009/08/10/1709/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/06/11/marry-me/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgm_K8Uwiv8

Short Films (not for kids)

Here are a couple of interesting--and very different--short films; the language and content make them inappropriate for kids, I think:

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/08/28/orange-drive/

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2013/09/06/from-the-future-with-love/