Short Movies
Your pick of ALL the Short Movies CURRENTLY available in the BOOMBOXtv archives.
FEARLIFE : The Movie
(2013) A singer returns to his hometown under a dark cloud and soon his arrival puts everyone he cares about in danger.
Stars: Reece Crome, Shannon Crome
The Neighbors' Window
A mother (Maria Dizzia) has grown frustrated with her husband (Greg Keller) and her daily routine. But her life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.
ALONE
Years after the world ended; this is the only man left standing. This short film gives you an inside look on what the only man left alive does on a day-to-day basis, what he does to survive, kill time, and keep himself sane.
"DON'T LOOK AWAY"
When a teenage girl tells her dad about a mysterious figure staring at her, all her father can say is: "DON'T LOOK AWAY".
Lamp Post
A friend tries to help his roommate kick his drug addiction by confronting his dealer, but is that the only reason he's helping him?
A Narcoleptic Cow Production
A Social Life : Social Media Depression
A Social Life is a short film about a career driven woman named Meredith who's living the life she's always dreamed of... online.
Hello, Again
A story about loss, love & life. Owen (Jack Brett Anderson) meets Maura (Naomi Scott). Together they try to find a way to connect with the loved ones they’ve lost.
The Most Beautiful Thing
Winner of the LACHSA 2012 Moon Dance Best Film Award, and Best Actor Award. This short film, starring Nick Lopez and Analisa Gutierrez, is about a love story between two unlikely people.
Miss Perfect
A boy, in a quest to search for his ideal girl falls in love with the complete opposite
The Bus stop
The story of Angela, an elderly woman who is bullied by a group of teenagers at a bus stop. She crosses paths again with, Carter, one of the bullies. Their confrontation leads to an unexpected outcome.
A Date in 2025
In the year 2025, a young man's superintelligent AI system tells him that he must go on a date or face certain suicide from loneliness.
Nadia
The story of a young homeless girl. Starring: Richie Campbell, Rosa Coduri, Kayode Ewumi, Natalie Gumede, Olivier Award winner Denise Gough, BAFTA Award winner Adam Deacon
Deep It
A collaboration between Fully Focused and young people from across West London brings you a short film that looks at the impact of picking up a knife. Deep It.
Drawn Out
Drawn Out is a look at the reality rather than the sensationalisation of street life, gang life, violence and how easy it is to get drawn out.
AMANI
Based on a true story from Amani Simpson, 'AMANI' depicts the inner reflections of a young man battling with his faith after being stabbed seven times.
Anxiety
Coming home to find your house unexpectedly empty can leave you with a lot of alone time for your mind to wander...
Thirteen
Thirteen year old Caroline and her family just moved halfway across the country. Her old life was easy - at her old school she was popular, but now, all this fitting in stuff seems weird. Mom tells her to join clubs. But it's not that easy... with the popular girls it seems she might not fit anywhere. Is she brave enough to stand on her own and be herself?
ALEX
A depression-stricken teenager, doubting her own worth, goes against her morals for the friends she thought she knew only to be strung out, betrayed, and abandoned to find the only true connection that was there the whole time.
Empty
An award winning short social realist drama which follows Keira (Kate Louise Turner) as she struggles to live her normal day to day life while suffering from the effects of an eating disorder.
The Translator
When a teenage girl must act as a translator between her crush and a French girl who catches his eye, she decides to alter their conversation to her benefit.
DIFFERENT
A deaf girl comes across a boy who is paralyzed from the waist-down, but neither of them know about each other's differences.
UNSPOKEN
'Unspoken' is a short film which was written, created and uploaded in 48 hours surrounding specific details for a film competition. Directed by Tom Ruddock
Metanoia
Two figures are walking side by side in the desert in the early afternoon. They are established as the Apprentice who is an impressionable fifteen year old and his Master who is a resilient ninety year old.
Get Ready With Me
A taut, compelling thriller that scrutinizes the ravenous hunger for attention and distinction, particularly as it intersects with the mores of social media fame.
Fill Your Heart With French Fries
"Fill Your Heart With French Fries" was inspired by a true story of a Chinese woman who spent a week at a KFC after being dumped by her boyfriend.
EMP
Julia and Parker are going on a road trip when their car suddenly stops. They try calling for help but their phones are dead. Unknown to them the US got hit by an EMP, an electromagnetic pulse that frys all electronics. Now they must survive in an unforgiving environment.
Final Moments
Drake wakes up to sirens, and soon finds out that he is facing the dark reality of nuclear war. Could these be his final moments?
Post-It®
Elroy wants to be left alone, but Clara is too curious about what he carries inside his cardboard box.
I'm You, Dickhead
In a world where time travel is a simple hospital procedure, a man jumps back in time to force his 10 year old self to learn guitar, so that he can get more action with the ladies in the present day.
TRIPLE TIMe
A theoretical physicist discovers his life is in danger when he comes home to find two future versions of himself.
Room 88
A reclusive scientist has just finished his latest creation, but after turning it on for the first time, he's met with unexpected results...
Post Mortem Mary
As a young girl confronts her phobia of death she must do all she can to make the dead look alive...
AFTER
''AFTER'' is a story about a pest has spread around the world, however immunized people could resist, thus the only shelter is the forest due to the air quantity needed to survive.
ONE DAY
Weeks into the worldwide power-cut, James is surviving alone in the forest. He suddenly meets a distressed stranger who leads him into an emotional night.
WEIGHT
WEIGHT shows an alternate reality with the worst possible outcome to the recent pandemic in a terrifying future 20 years after people ignored the rules, a vaccine never worked and society collapsed on itself.
Home Education
An inquisitive girl is convinced by her controlling mother that her dead dad will resurrect if they show how much they miss him. That is, until he begins to rot...
Hello World
A rover searches for a power source on a desolate alien planet shard. ROVA discovers a single living bushbaby amongst some plants surrounding his power source. ROVA obtains his power source, in the form of a gem, but the little bushbaby steals it and a chase ensues.
The Dollmaker
A grieving mother latches on to a magical surrogate for her lost child. But small miracles come with big consequences.
Kookie
Bree, a dishonest 9-year-old, meets a terrifying visitor after a parenting lesson goes horribly wrong
Model Family
The Johnson's are a model of the perfect American family. But sometimes things aren't always what they seem.
Plastik
A wannabe Actress opts for plastic surgery to join the social elite in Hollywood. Her plastic surgeon goes above and beyond to give her what she wants - little does she know what she will have to pay.
Superpower Girl
A story about a top student named Mina and an inferior student named Juri. One day, both of them suddenly get tremendous capabilities.
Doll Boy
When a brutal daylight massacre leaves them bound and gagged in a remote, abandoned warehouse, eight young West Texans soon realize their minutes are numbered.
Kissed
A coroner touches up the new body in the morgue, and adds a few touches of his own. But after taking his obsession one step too far, he must face the grave consequences.
Run Runner Run
Run for health, Run for fitness... Run for your life. Laura, a young and attractive mother, gets out to run as she does every morning through out the woods nearby her house. She could’t imagine this time will be the run of her life when she got attacked by some mysterious strangers.
Ho'omau
A mass migration of Pacific Islanders in search of salvation leads to a war between the native population and the growing numbers of new arrivals, and a young girl stuck in the middle is forced to choose between fighting for what she loves or to save what is left of it.
The Hunter
The Hunter is a story about a detective chasing a criminal. But is he ready to face the real identity of the criminal?
Rose
Rose's life-long security blanket represents her mother's love, which she clings onto as a toddler, tosses aside as a teen, and realizes she desperately needs at the start of adulthood.
Sleep Mode
Hypno, the sandman, tries to fulfil his nightly duties of putting people to sleep. This is interrupted by a particularly determined coder who is staying up to meet a deadline. Hypno tries everything in his power to get the coder to sleep, to no avail. Just as all hope is lost, he succeeds in an unexpected way.
Through The Night
Every night, around the world, couples fall asleep side by side, trusting they know what lies beside them. But tonight, in this apartment, something evil is about to show its true face.
Coach
A divorced father, takes his 14 years-old son to France for a football game. When the car breaks down, they have no choice but to accept a ride from a bus of traveling England fans. Here, the father will find his authority questioned, as the loyalty of his son transfers to the charismatic leader of the fans...
You & Me, Baby
In a deep, medication-induced sleep, Faye communicates with her deceased child in a series of bizarre dreams that force her to face the truths of her unhappy reality.
Tales From The Multiverse
God is a single parent and amateur programmer. He’s working on project ‘Earth’ but never seems to get a break from the kids. One day though, he finally gets a breakthrough.
Baits and Hooks
Two workers from an old factory face the transition from socialism to capitalism. A film about friendship, cooking and a generation of workers who have to deal with the changed environment.
Strangers In The Night
Damien (Michael Hough), late 20s, lives with his granny (Nora Relihan) in a remote cottage in rural Ireland. Late one night an unexpected visitor arrives. Damien opens the front door to discover the Banshee! (Niamh Algar) Granny reveals to Damien that whenever a member of their family is about to die, the Banshee appears to foretell their death.
The Cold
It's freezing cold outside. The icy and dangerous fog is waiting in the forest for its next victim. The little girl and her classmates have no choice. They have to go to school even though they risk their lives. After passing through the great forest the children meet the dangerous fog...
The peculiar abilities of Mr Mahler
East Germany, 1987: The special investigator Mahler is said to have paranormal abilities. The police assigns him to solve the case of the 7-year-old Henry Kiefer, who is missing for weeks now, before this issue leads to political tensions with the West. But then he brings something to light that makes this family tragedy especially political...
Parking Love
Loverboy and Kitty78 arrange a parking meeting online. But the love adventure doesn´t work out the way they imagined. A short film about unfulfilled fantasies, desires and stolen shoes.
To The Top
Maxime and Anna have chosen to go for a hike in the mountain, awaking memories of previous summers, those summers they still felt in love.
Fifteen
On a hot summer day, a taciturn teen boy makes his way through the hustle of Cairo — with a baby in tow. His arrival at a hospital reveals the turmoil beneath his muted expression, in this stark and compassionate examination of trauma.
Alien Baby
Annie rushes to work, balloons in tow, hoping to congratulate her newly pregnant coworker. But an awkward attempt at office pleasantries soon spirals into a neurotic meltdown, exposing their true feelings on childbirth.
The Deal
Stop-motion animation on the arranging of marriages in 1950/60s set in the Eastern-Polish borderland. The script is based on a part of Mikolaj Smyk’s diary — the director’s grandfather.
The Gift
Tupelo, Mississippi, 1946. To celebrate his eleventh birthday, a mother takes her son to the local hardware store to get his present, where a .22 rifle catches his attention. With the mother unamused, a helpful store worker must offer an alternative...
Violet
"Violet" is the dark, cautionary tale of a young girl who despises her reflection. On the night of the school ball, tired of the abuse, Violet’s reflection decides she’s not going to take it anymore…
Give Up The Ghost
Salam’s dream of becoming a mother shatters when she finds out that she is unable to have children with her husband.
Into The Blue
Thirteen-year-old Julija and her mother flee their abusive household to find refuge on an idyllic Croatian island where Julija grew up.
The Way Of Tea
In a small town in Northern France, Alex, a young skinhead, enters Malik’s grocery store.
Easy Living
Catherine lives in idleness in her father’s villa. A night, he brings back home a young woman who becomes more and more influential. Catherine will try to get rid of the latter so that she can get back her privileges.
Minus One
Summer in Athens, and Elsa's family isn't the only one renting their apartment to tourists. At their "spare apartment" there's little space for the young lady's dreams.
The Boy In The Bubble
Narrated by Alan Rickman. Rupert, a ten-year-old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Turning to a book of magic, he invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever.
The Boy & The Robin
A heroic cowboy must prevent a squad of armed goons from escaping the town after a bank heist. At least, that’s what young Adam believes he must do in his imagination. Inspired by his favourite action and adventure television show, a gripping imaginary battle leaves brave Adam in a suspenseful face-off which inevitably ends in a bang. The lines between imagination and reality become blurred as Adam is forced to face a shift in paradigm.
Wishes
Krishna Janmashtami is an annual Indian festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. It is observed according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha in Shraavana or Bhadrapad.
Flower In The Subway
Deep within the sewer systems lies a city full of bustling rats. Theo, a plain, lonely rat makes his way toward the subway, seemingly invisible to the rats around him. Until he purchases a dazzling jacket which he hopes will gain him social recognition and give him the needed confidence boost to change his companionless fate. Theo is stopped in his tracks upon noticing a pretty rat, equally adorned by an exquisite flower seated inside an oncoming train. A gust of wind effortlessly whisks the flower into Theo’s hands as he must now journey to return it back to the beautiful rat. Is Theo’s newfound confidence enough to sweep her off her feet?
The Eye
A Bizarre Animated Short A creature who wakes up in a laboratory after an accident is trying to fix the eye on his butt while battling with the hazardous environment.
Playing House
Award-winning animated short film about two children's playing house experience. how kids are shaped by what they see.
Hag Racing
Two old ladies drag race mobility scooters through a fabric store to get the last Mega Yarn Ball.
Spark
In a dystopian, off world factory, a worn out worker robot discovers a golden record that plays a single song that gives him a new purpose in life with a funky rhythm and hip new groove.
Memories For Sale
After his alcoholic father's death, a young man decides to sell the last memory of him - his taxi. 'Memories for Sale' tackles how, since the beginning of 2D animation, animators used perspective drawing to emulate camera movements and rotations. No 3D software was used in this short film.
El Diablo Cojuelo
With her passion for music, a young girl named Yadira discovers that she must teach a legendary Diablo Cojuelo the joy that brings music, all in moderation.
Letting Go
"Letting Go" is a CG animated short film about coming to terms with loss. Created by, Brandon Garcia and Jhorinson Dominguez Made in the School of Visual Arts
Corky
Corky- A Bedtime Story : A corkscrew with a screw loose battles a giant glass bottle to uncork seven magical lightning bugs trapped inside.
Roxanne
Roxanne is Katie Heady's animated short film is about an overly dramatic romance between a pet rock named Roxanne and a handsome action figure named Dwayne. But things get complicated when Roxanne's husband gets in the way of their relationship.
From Artists To Artists
From artists to artists will take you into the fantastic worlds brought to life by powerful imagination of a young creator.
Rappanui
In the ancient times, shamanic rituals had taken an important place in the tribal culture of Easter Island. Some of these ceremonies served in particular to prove the value of young tribal warriors through a quest but sometimes fate could be capricious. This was the case for Bobby and Timmy who will remember for a long time their first ritual..
Street Ships
Life-long neighbors Alex and Jenna turn an otherwise ordinary childhood into a life of fantastical journeys with their imaginations. Toy blocks and castles give way to first cars and street ships as the two learn the bigger they allow themselves to dream, the better they cope with whatever life brings.
Pippo
In a bleak world that has lost its sense for joy and wonder, an old clown reminisces about better days.
The Last Dance
In the not-too-distant future, a lonely old man works on a mysterious project, hoping to relive the not-too-distant past.
Godspeed
Godspeed is a story about a mother saying goodbye to her child at the airport. The son asks for a hug. Reserved, the mother refuses to reciprocate.
Broken Being
Grieving for his loving wife who mysteriously passes away, a loyal husband goes on a dangerous journey from his peaceful Tranquil Haven to find Paradise - the place of the Gods, in hope of reuniting with the love of his life.
Shim Chung
Shim Chung, who visited smugglers to save her father's eyes, is in trouble. It has adapted the Korean classic novel 'Shim Chung' into a modern version and completed in a short animation.
Snip
Director: Adam Koenig Writers: Adam Koenig, Jeb Cozby, Preet Uppal, Steven Jones, Diony Lopez Animation: Adam Koenig, Jeb Cozby, Preet Uppal, Steven Jones, Diony Lopez Based on Idea by: Steven Jones Original Music: Carlos Eiene
Monju Hunters Of Sofugan Island
In a desolate time we visit "Sofugan Island", an island that was once famous for providing the mainland with the valuable meat of colossal mutated whales, known as "Monjus".
Bristled
After countless blind dates,a man swears that his next date will be the one. But could her flaw be too much for him to overcome? Bristled is a hand drawn comedic short film that deals with the way we perceive others as well as ourselves.
Where The Horizon Melts
This is the story about a tiny yellow fish living alone under the sea, and who's biggest dream is to fly. One day, a plane crashes nearby, it may be the chance for him to realize his dream...
Birth
"Birth" is the story of a pregnant woman giving birth to her son in prison. The child discovers a feather and the prisoner of the neighboring cell explains that it belongs to a bird ... The child born in prison has never seen a bird and creates in his imagination a wonderful world ...
Ding Ding
Ding Ding
Sam and Alex enter an abandoned bar, guided by a magic token. By introducing it into a pinball machine that has remained on, they wake up a facetious djinn who defies them in a pinball game. If they win, they will get three wishes, but if they lose, they will be locked up instead of the djinn in the pinball machine.
Sticks & Stones
Sticks & Stones
Two dim-witted cavemen, Bark and Brock, must use their prehistoric tools of sticks and stones in a competition to hunt down dinner.
Undone
Dotty lives alone in her house, finding comfort in her daily knitting routine. When she knits she enters a world where her memories come to life. Dotty enters the knitted world time and time again reliving the same memory. Over time, the different parts that make up this world begin to unravel. At first, when she notices that her world is falling apart she tries to knit everything back together. Ultimately, she is faced with a decision- either to continue to knit everything back together or to accept that she’s losing her memories and enjoy what is left of them.
Cookie Cutter
Gingerbread Cookie, Goes on a Killing spree for not getting picked up by the Customer.
Ambu
Ambu is about a dying Golem warrior, searching for a way to fix his heart crystal. He meets Lefika, a young Golem girl, whose toy shares resemblance to Ambu. Ambu faces reality when he realizes that there is nothing that can fix his heart.
Tongue Tied
Former gymnastics champion, Dmitri, recounts the day he competed against Flip Amphibae. A prodigy in his own right, and first gymnast to attempt the dreaded "Romanian Tongue Twister" in over 200 years.
Mine
A naive spirit of creation on an alien world's daily routine is interrupted by the arrival of an intergalactic visitor. The Man quickly lets his drones loose on the world and begins stripping it down and mining its precious minerals. This triggers a transformation in the Spirit into a force of primal chaos and destruction.
The Peak
Sarah goes off on another adventure with new pal, Steven. This is a story based on common childhood memories, being scared of going to a bathroom in the middle of the night.
Blackout
A young boy named Vikela attempts to run from the physical manifestation of his mother's alcoholism. He finds strength in himself through fond memories of his once wholesome family
Substance
Based on True Events; Two brothers battle over the future of the family, but it will be a young girl who changes her fathers SUBSTANCE and the fate of generations.
Corporate Monster
Corporate Monster is a new sci fi/horror short starring Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, Victoria) and Kett Turton (iZombie, Wrath of the Titans) that takes inspiration from 1970s paranoia thrillers like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and John Carpenter's They Live among others.
Ember
In the Fynbos. Mbali, a Nature Sprite looks at all the plants with concern. She tries to revive a wilted flower. Defeated, Mbali sees fiery embers float past. She follows and finds a Fire Sprite scorching plants.
Quitter
A man vows to finally quit smoking, but he falters in the face of the torturous withdrawal. Will he quit?
Shattered
In a factory that builds humans, a new woman awakes to a flawed system. A giant glass wall stands in the way of achieving her potential.
Knitcromancer
A Teenage boy named Aiden goes to his grandmother Pearl’s house for the day. When he’s repeatedly rude and ignores Pearl, her knit cats decide to take matters into their own paws and teach the boy a lesson.
Poppies
a world where flowers represent emotions, Gloria, an Italian Mother, faces devastating loss and loses her way. She must battle her own sadness to find peace.
Infraction
Amandine, an inflexible traffic warden, takes perverse pleasure in punishing every little infraction by handing out a fine. An unexpected event suddenly disturbs her daily routine.
Lander
an alien explorer on his mission to a new planet, during his descent into the atmosphere he discovered a spaceship wreckage hidden in the jungle.
Chimera
Somewhere, on a remote island, a Harpy is hatching her egg, but a vicious creature is going to steal it from her. She will have to defend it at any cost.
Alarm
Snooze buttons, sunlight...the inescapable cacophony of alarm alerts: waking up in the morning is a battle between the present and the future state of mind. A dream-like fight with yourself and other objects that seem to take a life of its own.
Rebirth
The film takes us on a journey through the imagination of a teenage girl, who spins her own interpretation of the history of the country. Using symbolism, the visual side of the movie emphasizes the gravity of the historical milestones and achievements in the field of science, sport, and art.
Hungry Zombie
Jack, a terribly hungry zombie, is reduced to scavenging through garbage. New York is empty, without a single person to eat. Intriguing music will lure him into a house where an old-timer makes his last stand...
Thai Cave Rescue
This story traces events from the day before up until after the boys were rescued including behind the scene footage and planning and how only a massive international effort saved the boys
The Present
“The Present” is a thesis short from the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
The Scarecrow
"The Scarecrow" documents the complete step by step process of creating a character starting from a simple sketch in 2014 to a fully developed gallery show piece in 2016 debuting at Jim McKenzie's "Lost Magic" at Copro Gallery. (Material- Magic Sculpt epoxy clay)
The Expert
Funny business meeting illustrating how hard it is for an engineer to fit into the corporate world!
Big Boom
A film that explores the questions of existence through the eye of a lonely service robot. It was definitely inspired by things like Wall-E and Fallout 4, however Big Boom has it"s own unique voice as well
The Lego Story
As The LEGO Group celebrates its 90th Birthday, we take a look back at its history with this short animated film.
One Per Person
An upbeat animated short film featuring two fast-food workers, Nancy and Chuck, whose vastly different styles of salesmanship build up to an amusing duel and an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
Pigeon Impossible
The inspiration for the animated feature SPIES IN DISGUISE starring Will Smith, Tom Holland.
Pixels
A first-of-its-kind edit of Patrick Jean's homage to classic video games as the Earth gets Cubified. The inspiration for the Adam Sandler film.
Graverobber
GRAVEROBBER is a 30 minute horror short inspired by the 1982 film "Creepshow" and the 90s tv series "Tales from the Crypt."
The Maker
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
New Boy
A young African boy with a haunting back story starts school in Ireland, and finds out quickly exactly what it means to be the new kid.
Shadows
A journalist is imprisoned in a foreign country, where a guard uses every opportunity to brutalize her. She discovers, that she can express herself and liberate her mind by creating shadow figures on the cell walls.
DANCE : The Movie
The new Original Feature film / documentary from BOOMBOXtv. The tale of Setting Sons.
Finley
Three college students move in together. After finding the titular ventriloquist dummy, they learn to coexist with it as it tries unsuccessfully to kill them off.