Your search by 'Drama' identified 43 films

The Aviatrix
USA, 2007, 11 min.
Anne, a feisty, determined young woman, is fighting cancer. Her only escape comes in the form of The Aviatrix, her graphic novel alter ego, whom she creates to provide the adventure and romance which remains painfully absent in her life – until one day, Miles shows up on his lawnmower...... more

Boy in the Tree (La Pomme de Newton)
France, 2008, 12 min.
Simon lives in a tree. He's happy there, he has what he needs. That is until a young woman appears and questions Simon about the tree. Suddenly, the tree doesn't seem to satisfy Simon quite the same as it once did. But is it too late for Simon to touch ground?... more

The Butcher's Daughter
USA, 2008, 24 min.
Sarah and her father, Richard, are living through the Great Depression on their farm, far from the past and those who would harm them. Their quiet existence threatens to explode when two Irish thugs from the city show up, demanding hospitality from Richard and preparing for a fight.... more

By Night
Germany, 2007, 16 min.
Called away from his home by an emergency on the night he promised his young son he'd take him up on the roof to show him the lunar eclipse, a doctor finds himself the unwitting cause of an event that will change his life forever.... more

Charcoal Traffic
Kenya, 2008, 7 min.
The modern Africa of today is not immune to the worst of what the consumer lifestyle of other nations has to offer: greed, exploitation and manipulation. But African traditions run deep, and those who would protect them aren't afraid to loudly speak up even if they don't carry a big stick.... more

Chief
USA, 2008, 21 min.
A Samoan Chief now drives a taxi in Waikiki, where he's come to escape the memories that haunt him from his home and his past. Redemption beckons in the form of a young girl he encounters in the course of his nightly rounds.... more

Cocoon
Belgium, 2007, 19 min.
A young dancer finds herself torn between her promising career and the possibility of having a baby in this exquisitely visual paean to the world of modern dance.... more

Confinement
USA, 2008, 8 min.
Evan, a young student, is under confinement while his fate is decided by powers beyond his control.... more

Deserted
USA, 2007, 19 min.
The year is 1864, the last months of the Civil War. A deserter has escaped from a Confederate camp and seeks shelter in a remote cabin, only to find a young boy and his dead father already inside. A tentative bond slowly emerges as the deserter and the boy quickly discover they are seeking the same ... more

Dog Altogether
United Kingdom, 2007, 17 min.
Joseph is a painfully angry man who has no outlet other than on those who are weaker. When Joseph takes refuge in a shop, cowering under a dress rack, his anger leads to regret and the two emotions threaten to engulf him as he struggles against them both.... more

Dry Rain
USA, 2008, 23 min.
James Le Gros stars as a father who steals, er, borrows his son from his ex-wife in an attempt to get a little desperately needed money. As a father he's not bad, but as an extortionist he's horrible. Lucky for him, his son has a better head on his shoulders.... more

Edina
Poland, 2007, 35 min.
Out of step with family, life and environment, Edina faces decisions as a young woman that feel at odds with her religion. Edina is Muslim, and her boyfriend from Belgrade isn't. They live a 20-something's slacker life in Poland, not truly belonging to each other nor to the community.... more

Flying Lessons
USA, 2008, 15 min.
Jeanne's (Dana Delany) autistic, teenage son Dylan naturally takes up a great deal of her time. But on this day, Jeanne sees clearly for the first time just what her life as Dylan's mom truly means.... more

Friends Forever
United Kingdom, 2007, 23 min.
WON: Future Filmmaker Award; Second Place, Best Student Live Action Short Over 15 Minutes; Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography Returning to school following the death of his closest friend, young George is bedeviled by his friend's ghost who seems to follow him everywhere. But... more

Gaining Ground (Land Gewinnen)
Germany, 2006, 20 min.
A young illegal immigrant couple spends their time furtively avoiding the German authorities, until the wellbeing of their young son dictates that they resolve their untenable situation.... more

Gilles
Canada, 2008, 14 min.
An elderly mother lives alone with her son in an isolated house during a cold, frozen Canadian winter. Her conversation with him about what will happen after she's gone has the frustrating results she expected, but for her, silence can sometimes be an answer as well.... more

Hole in the Paper Sky
USA, 2007, 34 min.
When brilliant, misanthropic math and chess genius Howard (Jason Clarke) takes a job at his university's research department, he meets two kindred spirits -- his supervisor Karen (Jessica Biel) and a doomed laboratory dog whom he risks everything to save -- in the process discovering his own humanit... more

Lapse
Australia, 2007, 11 min.
An on-call agency cleaning lady loses her ID and becomes lost inside a high security institution. Things go from bad to worse when an overzealous security guard and a bureaucratic orderly can't verify her identity and refuse to let her leave.... more

Leave You in Me
USA, 2007, 21 min.
A man has cheated on a woman, yet he is desperate that she not let his transgression kill their relationship. She can only think of one thing to do: cheat on him in return. In riveting sequence, the two move nakedly through the roller coaster of love, hate, revenge, regret and back to love.... more

Lightborne (Alumbramiento)
Spain, 2007, 16 min.
Winner of the European Film Award and the UIP Award at Venice for Best Short Film, "Lightbourne" is a moving, gorgeously made ode to the power of loved ones to ease our transition to the other side.... more

Milkshake
USA, 2008, 15 min.
A pretty young waitress at a truckstop diner befriends an older, seemingly lonely man. He attempts to reach out to her in friendship, ending each conversation about the pains of his life by asking if she would like a milkshake.... more

Noise (Shor)
2008, 14 min.
On a train in India two boys steal the backpack of a sleeping man, and what they find inside the bag kindles a reckless attempt to dispose of the contents.... more

Norma Grace
USA, 2008, 12 min.
Living the life of the most glamorous, sought-after star in Hollywood is never easy, but in the case of faded beauty Norma Grace, it's especially challenging.... more

Of Best Intentions
Ireland, 2008, 14 min.
A series of strangers' lives overlap through random twists of fate. Each of them has good intentions, but we are all imperfect human beings.... more

On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
USA, 2007, 16 min.
Having filed a lawsuit to protect her daughter's rights at school, Marie is now having second thoughts as the full impact of the town's bigotry hits home.... more

On the Road to Tel Aviv
Israel, 2008, 18 min.
WON: Runner up, Audience Favorite Live Action Short It's just another day in Israel, as a young woman and her fiancé head for the bus she'll be taking to Tel Aviv to return to the University and her studies. But this is no ordinary day, and Israel is no ordinary place.... more

Oubliette
Netherlands, 2007, 11 min.
Nothing is as it seems to be, in this gorgeous and haunting story about a little girl who appears to be suffering from an ominous ailment.... more

Perfect to Begin
United Kingdom, 2007, 20 min.
Stealing a trailer to take his girlfriend to the seaside for a holiday, a young man is less than thrilled when she insists on taking her daughter along. The trip starts off happily, but things begin to go awry when he sends the girl off for candy so he and her mother can have time alone.... more

Portrait of a Couple
Spain, 2007, 8 min.
On the eve of moving from New York to Spain with his lover, Type-A personality Ryan hears from an ex-lover who is now HIV-positive. Suddenly faced with a difficult choice, Ryan chooses to go on the attack -- a strategy with unexpected consequences.... more

The Receiver (Trubka)
Kazakhstan, 2008, 14 min.
A man sits alone in his apartment, making phone calls but never saying a word as the person on the other end of the line tries to understand what he wants. Suddenly, his phone rings. Is it a trick?... more

Rhythm (Tala)
Australia, 2008, 12 min.
The daughter of immigrants to Australia confronts a clash of conscience and loyalties when she returns home early one day to find her mother in an unforeseen situation.... more

Shutter
Canada, 2007, 15 min.
A wedding photographer and a world-weary war photojournalist embark upon a dangerous, provocative and shared ride into a long night of pain, passion and obsession.... more

Sikumi (On the Ice)
USA, 2008, 15 min.
This Sundance Grand Prize winner is a visually spectacular tale about a conflict between members of an Eskimo tribe in a remote, frozen locale in the Arctic.... more

Small Avalanches
USA, 2007, 16 min.
Based on a Joyce Carol Oates story, this atmospheric short tells the story of 13-year-old Nancy, still a child but longing to be an adult, who encounters her first real threat as a female when an older man aggressively pursues her on her way home one sultry summer afternoon.... more

Small Change
Australia, 2007, 7 min.
WON: Second Place, Best Student Live Action Short Under 15 Minutes A father struggles with caring for his son and daughter after his wife has left, and luxuries are the last thing he can accommodate. Still, kids are kids no matter what is going on around them, and a small random act c... more

Stars and Suns
USA, 2008, 14 min.
Family dysfunction is present in spades at the home of a young brother and sister. They deal admirably with their environment after their sister is thrown out of the house, their father leaves and their mother takes out her pent-up frustrations on them.... more

Taxi Wala
France, 2007, 16 min.
A taxi driver in Paris is unnerved when his fare won't get out of the car. The woman, an émigré who speaks little French, can't make herself understood. Nerves fray and unravel as each becomes increasingly anxious to get what they want -- a destination or a freed-up cab.... more

Through the Ear (Pelo Ouvido)
Brazil, 2007, 17 min.
Keyt and Charlie are deeply in love, but when Charlie is in an accident that strips him of his senses -- sight, hearing and speech -- Keyt is devastated. She still loves her husband, but how can she experience their shared intimacy now?... more

Uncovered
USA, 2008, 12 min.
The huge cultural and language differences between illegal immigrants and well-to-do Americans are explored in this story about a man and his young son who pick up a day laborer with a small daughter, taking him back to their house to fix a fence in the back yard.... more

The Weight of Sunken Treasure
Australia, 2008, 14 min.
The mysterious disappearance of a man's fiancé on the day he proposed still haunts him 40 years after it happened.... more

The Wolf
USA, 2008, 14 min.
In a frosty American Gothic landscape, a young girl explores the nature of her power over two brothers who are vying for her affection.... more

Wounded
USA, 2008, 16 min.
A soldier afflicted with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome after his return from Iraq shares an eloquently moving moment with the nurse who has befriended him at the V.A. Hospital.... more

Wounded
Australia, 2008, 7 min.
A wife plays a dangerous hand in the high stakes game of her marriage.... more