Wasp (Dir. Andrea Arnold, UK 2003, 15 mins)
A young mother struggles with her responsibilities as a parent, and her desire to be young. Short film Oscar winner in 2005.
Me (Dir. Ahree Lee, USA 2004, 2.30mins)
Beautiful experimental doc in which the artist photographs her own face every day over four years.
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Fishy (Dir. Deva Palmier, UK 2003, 10 mins)
An unemployed misfit falls in love with her goldfish. BBC Talent, joint Runner-Up
Tyger (Guilherme Marcondes, Brazil 2006, 4 mins)
Beautiful experimental animation based on William Blake’s poem “The Tyger”.
The Sheep Thief (Asif Kapdia, UK 1997, 24 mins)
Multi-award winning short about a young boy caught stealing a sheep who is branded and cast out of his village.
Nits (Dir. Harry Wootliff, UK, 10 mins)
Seven-year old James has nits and wants his mum to check his head. His mum has other things on her mind.
Binta and the Great Idea (Dir. Javier Fesser, Spain/Senegal 2004, 30 mins)
A small girl sets out to change the life of her cousin in a Senegalese village.
What’s Wrong With this Picture (Dir Jeffrey Travis, USA 2003, 2mins)
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Three year-old Aidan gets more than he bargained for when he draws a new picture in this animation
Last Train Ride (Gokhan Okur, Turkey 2006, 4mins)
Dreamy animation about the soullessness of modern commuter life – fabulous score.
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Monster (Dir. Jennifer Kent, Australia, 9mins)
A hassled single mum and her young son are haunted by the child’s visions of a monster.
Spin (Dir. Cath Le Couteur, UK , 10 mins)
Polysexual tension emerges at a teenagers’ party during a game of spin the bottle.
One to Watch (Dir. Isobel Anderton, UK, 5 mins)
Two best friends like the same guy.
Terminus (Dir. John Schlesinger, UK 1961, 33 mins)
BAFTA winning observational doc about the comings and goings at Waterloo station.
Free Speech (Dirs. Ben and Chris Blaine, UK, 5mins)
Dirty talk gets serious as a couple discuss their fantasies in the bath. Stars a pre-football factory Danny Dyer and Jacqui Oceane.
D.E.B.S. (Dir. Angela Robinson, USA, 11 mins)
Super-agent spoof meets high school love story between two girls in this camped-up award-winner.
Love Me or Leave Me Alone (Dir. Duane Hopkins, UK, 15 mins)
Two teenagers try to express their feelings for each other in the subtle and cinematic short.
Where Have All the Insects Gone (Dir. Lee Kern, UK, 3 mins)
Evocative personal documentary about childhood and torturing insects.
Snack and Drink (Dir. Bob Sabiston, USA 1990, 4 mins)
A boy with autism into a 7/11 to buy a snack and drink in this short doc.
David the Great (Dir. David Hughes & Jacqueline Wright, UK, 3 mins)
Melancholy comedy on B&W Super 8 film.
The Cat with Hands (Dir. Robert Morgan, UK, 3 mins)
Stop-frame animated legend about a cat who wants to be human.
O Dreamland (Dir. Lindsay Anderson, UK, 12 mins)
Anderson’s brilliant 1956 documentary looks at a funfair in Margate.
Rubber Johnny (Dir. Chris Cunningham, UK, 6 mins)
Johnny is a shape-shifting mutant child kept looked in a basement for scientific observation. Part music video for Aphex Twin, part experimental short from Warp Films.
Mercy (Dir. Candida Scott-Knight, UK 2004, 14 mins)
Excellent drama with Natalie Press about a bullied boy at school who exacts revenge.
Everything Hits at Once (Dir. Divya Srinivasan, USA 2001, 4 mins)
Short from on of the Waking Life animators using same technique set to the music of Spoon.
Gone (Dir. Matthew Thompson, UK, 10mins)
A boy witnesses a horrific event at a teenage party and is incapable of acting to stop it. An extremely wellscripted and directed drama.
Extracted from The Shooting People Shorts Directory: buy the book at www.shootingpeople.org/shortsbook