prism index
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed'
This short explores the humorous history of White House Liaison Ernest Carlton and the way he bungled press relations during John F. Kennedy's presidency.
'Sevilla' by Bram Schouw
'Sevilla' tells a story of three inextricably intertwined lives and depicts the joyful optimism of aimless adventure that comes with youth.
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Danse Macabre'
Director Pedro Pires depicts a powerful encounter with a grooving cadaver in his short film Danse Macabre.
I'm Short Not Stupid Presents: 'The New Tenants'
Moving apartments in any city can be rough, but in New York it can be especially harrowing. This aspect of carrying burdens, even if they aren’t ours to carry, is the basis of the 2010 Oscar-winning short film The New Tenants by Joachim Back.
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Boobie'
In Boobie, writer and star Brian Petsos is playful with his violence, taking it to obscene levels but leveling it with deadpan comic delivery. Going head-to-head with a mustached Elijah Wood, he hosts a Mexican standoff in a sick take on the...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Food'
In 1992, crazy Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer completed his three-part short film entitled 'Food,' which tells gastronomic allegorical tales of "Breakfast," "Lunch," and "Dinner" in his trademark comedic surrealist style. Watch this short after you eat...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I, an Actress'
In 'I, an Actress,' legendary cult filmmaker George Kuchar takes over an aspiring actress's real screen test to show her how to do it right—groping his chest and groaning out her lines like, "I’m on my knees, Harold, haven’t you seen women on their...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Bydlo'
'Bydlo' is an animated nightmare, where man becomes a slave driver and ultimately drives himself into the ground. Director Patrick Bouchard’s animation steals the show, as he breathes life into everything from water droplets forming and arid earth...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Tastes Like Chicken'
'Tastes Like Chicken' is Quico Meirelles's riveting short, which tells the story of a chicken living in a factory farm who miraculously becomes self-aware. As the chicken achieves lucidity, she desperately searches for meaning in her life and struggles...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Voice Over'
This short—'Voice Over'—opens with a desperate space pilot who has been jettisoned from his ship after crash landing on an alien planet. To make things worse, one of the local creatures has crawled inside of his suit and is getting frisky with his...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'A Chjàna'
Until I saw 'A Chjàna,' I had no idea race riots were occurring in Italy as recently as two years ago. I’m not going to pretend like there aren’t a million messed up things happening in the world at any given moment, but it’s a rare thing when a piece...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Removed'
This short is the ultimate cocktease. Director Naomi Uman uses the film to examine the female form through the reappropriation of vintage porno. But before you break out a bottle of Jergens, you should know that you don't actually see the sexed-up...