I love a short film. They're usually free and frequently have weird, experimental aspects to them that wouldn't work in a feature length movie. For my purposes, a "short" film is anything under an hour, but none of the ones I'm recommending here are longer than 35 minutes. In fact most are less than 10 minutes.
I don't want to overwhelm you or make a massive list so I've put together five short films of varying backgrounds, styles, and lengths that I think you would like! I noted why I liked a film and the runtime, as well as provided a Youtube link you you can enjoy each short yourself. Enjoy!
The Old Man and the Sea (Aleksandr Petrov, 1999)
Runtime: 19m 55s Youtube Link
Probably the most beautiful animation I've ever seen. It reminds me a lot of impressionist art and it gives the short a very dreamy feel. It's an adaptation of Earnest Hemmingway's novel, which I have not read, so I can't comment on the accuracy. It's a gorgeous film though. Watch it for that.
Winnie the Pooh (Fyodo Khitruk, 1969)
Runtime: 39m 21s Youtube Link
Holy shit this is adorable, if you watch any of the shorts on here watch this!! It's a Soviet adaptation of Winnie the Pooh. The backgrounds are drawn with crayon or colored pencil and everything has this wonderful warm texture to it. The humor kind of lands for me too? You will need to turn on auto translate in order to get English subtitles but I'm telling you it's worth it, just look at him.
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian (AJ Dubler and Carmela Murphy, 2025)
Runtime: 7m 54s Youtube Link
I love claymation and this is lesbian claymation. It's a lovely little story about self discovery and saying goodbye. It also features the most heartfelt eulogy for a dead bird since The Office. This is a little heavier than the other shorts I'm recommending so maybe save it for a rainy day?
Wow! A Talking Fish! (Robert Sahakyants, 1983)
Runtime: 7m 30s Youtube Link
Lovely old Soviet animation about how kindness will always be repaid to you. It features a monster named 'Ekh' with some of the most insane animation I've ever seen. I kind of don't want to spoil anything because it's best experienced blind. The version I've linked has English subtitles embedded so you won't have to fuss with autotranslate. Enjoy :)
'The Real You' (Ameya, 2026)
Runtime: 2m 31s Youtube Link
Super cute short about a cat going on a little journey of self discovery. I adore the hand drawn animation and paper backgrounds so much. This is what I like to imagine my cat is going through when she sees herself in my mirror.
That's it for now! I might make another list of these shorts sometime in the future, I'm constantly finding new ones on Youtube or Vimeo that I love. I hope you enjoyed these as much as I do, have a nice day!
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