Paradoxically, short films often remain underestimated by a wide audience. But many of them have much more meaning than in full-length films. Often a 10-minute film can affect the deep strings of the soul of the viewer more than a two-hour creation. What kind of work can be called good short films?
Signs (2010)
The film "Signs" should be regarded as a good short film already because the picture at one time became the winner of the prestigious Cannes Lions film festival. At 12 minutes, the authors managed to squeeze the typical aspects of life of the average inhabitant of a modern metropolis. The main character suffers from everyday life and daily routine. Each of his days goes according to the schedule: the way to work, the performance of official duties, communication with colleagues, returning home.
At one point, a man decides to change something. Writing the word "hello" on a plain sheet of paper, he shows a message through a window pane to a girl who works in the office opposite. What will the implementation of such a simple idea lead to? This is what the viewer has to learn.
Margot Lily (2013)
The next good short on our list is Margot Lily. The story tells of an unhappy couple who wants to honor the memory of a deceased child by planting a tree in front of the porch of the house. The painful situation in which spouses try to strengthen the seedling in frozen ground can make the viewer think about the meaning of everything.
Orange Drive (2011)
In our list, I would like to mention not only serious, but also funny short films. Such is the film “Orange Drive”, which allows you to live a whole year with an ordinary teenager in 10 minutes. All the action of the picture takes place in a guy’s car. Despite such an original format, the viewer receives comprehensive information about important events in the life of the hero.
This good short film sometimes makes you smile, then empathize with the character, and at some point share romantic feelings with him. Whatever sensations the tape evokes in the soul of the viewer, it will certainly become excellent entertainment and will not make you yawn in front of the screen.
The Smile Man (2013)
In our review, one cannot fail to note good Russian short films. One of the best paintings in its class is considered to be the talented work of the young director Anton Lashakov entitled “Smile Man”. The tape lasting 10 minutes tells the story of a man who is forced to experience daily discomfort due to facial paralysis. A short film invites the viewer to imagine what it feels like: to spread forever in a smile when you are scared, sad, or at all there is a desire to incinerate the whole world to ashes.
“Now or never” (2012)
In the picture we see a weak-minded man who plans to end his life. However, he soon discovers new meanings. Everything changes one seemingly ordinary evening spent in the company of a cheerful and nonchalant niece named Sofia. The latter, wanting to find out what is hidden in the soul of his uncle, opens for him an alternative reality, in which there is a place for good, bright feelings and inspiration.
The Runners (2013)
Surely each of us had to think about how people around us feel and what they can think about on the street, in public transport. What kind of worldview do they have? The authors of the film “Runners” became interested in similar issues, having talked with the residents of the metropolis who went on a regular run.
What are people focused on during sports? It is extremely curious to find out the answer of the runners, who, at first glance, seem serious, focused and rather reserved people. However, in reality, they are ready to reveal the soul to the first comer.