16 min · English · Science fiction · Thriller · Action · Fantasy
A rescue mission crosses into the spirit world. Try Kodama for an action-fantasy short about a samurai SWAT officer fighting to bring his father home.
Action short films
16 Action short films in the cafe, running 9 to 36 minutes. Many are suspenseful or adventurous. They span 7 languages. Each is a complete standalone short film, chosen by the cafe and played through its original video provider.
12 min · Vietnamese · Action · Thriller
A Vietnamese martial-arts thriller: a scooter-taxi driver's past catches up with him one night in Saigon. Twelve kinetic minutes.
20 min · Russian · Science fiction · Action
A nineteen-minute AI-created science-fiction adventure written and directed by NOAH, made for the Higgsfield film festival, with Russian dialogue.
37 min · Malayalam · Comedy · Action
One wedding, a village full of expectations, and the hope of a star guest. Try this Malayalam action-comedy for a celebration that refuses to go to plan.
24 min · Malayalam · Fantasy · Action
Ancient secrets meet a warrior's calling in Anantha. Choose this Malayalam short for a blend of mythological fantasy, mystery and action.
16 min · English · Action
A Western inspired by Marty Robbins's ballad Big Iron: an Arizona Ranger rides into Agua Fria to find the outlaw Texas Red. Fifteen minutes building to a showdown.
34 min · Tamil · Action · Thriller
Choose Classified for a thirty-three-minute Tamil action short from Hari Prazad, built around an enigmatic mission and the name Jananathan.
31 min · Malayalam · Thriller · Action
A deaf former soldier loses everything to a crime that unfolds without him hearing a sound. Six months later, fate brings him face to face with the people or events behind it, and the silence he has lived with stops being a weakness as he sets out to settle the score.
22 min · English · Science fiction · Action
Calvin Sander Romeyn's English sci-fi for DUST: in a walled nuclear exclusion zone, a young woman and her decommissioned military droid plan their escape. Twenty-two minutes of retro-future action.
15 min · Hindi · Drama · Action
A Hindi drama set on the India-Pakistan border in 1999, just before Kargil: the son of a former Pakistani soldier learns that understanding, not war, brings peace.
30 min · Malayalam · Thriller · Action
Police officers learn that a murder will take place that night between 8 and 9 pm, and race to prevent it. As the deadline approaches and they struggle to stop the killer, tension and suspicion build among the officers themselves in this Malayalam crime thriller.
9 min · English · Action · Science fiction
Corridor Digital's Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski direct this effects-heavy sci-fi action short starring Jimmy Wong and Mary Kate Wiles.
16 min · Malayalam · Action · Thriller
A familiar story returns - darker, sharper and more dangerous. A mystery action thriller.
21 min · Tamil · Thriller · Action
SHAAN's Tamil crime thriller, based on a real incident, was made to warn audiences about robberies happening close to home. Twenty minutes, with English subtitles.
18 min · English · Science fiction · Action
A battlefield is not the only place this war is being fought. Try this science-fiction short for its collision of vast machines and an inner, spiritual struggle.
17 min · Malayalam · Japanese · Action · Thriller
An assassin's failed job draws his past into the streets of Kochi. Try Whispers of the Lost for an Indo-Japanese action-thriller premise built around a dangerous pursuit.
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