We know that we shared some of these for our “National Short Film Day” post, but we’re bringing them back to your attention this month! Here are some short films by Women that you’ll definitely want to check out. We suggest a deep dive into the actresses, directors and writers credits as well to find even more of their work!

Much like a short story, Short Films are bitesized nuggets of storytelling; they’re perfect when you want to take yourself out of reality for a short break, but don’t want to commit to a whole movie. Each of these flicks below leverages their minimal run time to the maximum potential, creating little capsules of heightened emotional impact. I personally find short films vastly more interesting sometimes than their feature length counterparts, because they have such a small space to captivate an audience and unravel an entire narrative. It is no easy feat to be able to deliver compelling dialogue, story, atmosphere, and garner empathy from your viewer in such a limited timeframe. I love the intensity with which they’re created in dark genres (fantasy, scifi, horror, and mystery.) It’s also pretty satisfying to be able to experience dozens of stories in the same amount of time the average feature presentation gives you. Who doesn’t want to immerse themselves in MORE COOL STORIES?! (Okay they’re not everyone’s jam, but that’s okay!) Please, enjoy the following short films I’ve selected to share with you! And I do recommend checking out the Final Girls Film Fest which is offering virtual screenings of both short and feature length films by women starting this week in February! (In person events will be in the fall, in Germany)

Content Warnings: Some of the short films below in this post may contain sensitive subject matter. We urge viewers to proceed with caution, and please care for your mental health if anything is too much or to triggering! Some films contain gore, violence, misogyny, sexual situations, violence, and may be difficult for some viewers to continue watching.

“Blood Runs Down”

Zandashe Brown

“Wake”

Bree Newsome

“Skintight”

Ciara Boniface

“Suicide by Sunlight”

Nikyatu Jusu

“The Stylist”

Jill Gevargizian

“Invisible Friend”

Izzy Lee

“Monster”

Jennifer Kent

“White Song”

Katrina Graham

“Persephone”

Lisa J Dooley

Film list compiled by Ellen Avigliano

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