Emotional short films

6 min · English · Comedy

Tom Noakes's AACTA-nominated single-take Australian short: why is a metalhead singing Old MacDonald by a rural highway? Five minutes that flip every first impression.

6 min · English · Animation

Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter's Oscar-nominated stop-motion, adapted from Ron Koertge's poem: a son remembers his father through the art of packing a suitcase. Five perfect minutes.

28 min · Malayalam · Romance · Drama

Sanjay Damodhar Renjith's Malayalam romance: Abey is sure he's dying, until lively Twinkle crashes into his grey world. For someone ready for death, learning to live might be the real danger.

13 min · Gujarati · Drama

A daily walk to the post office becomes a story about waiting and hope. A pick for anyone who knows how much a letter can mean.

30 min · Malayalam · Drama

On a rainy evening, Chandra decides to tell her husband Das something intimate she has kept to herself. The disclosure upends everything the couple believed about each other, leaving both of them to ask whether their life together can go on as before.

14 min · English · Romance · Drama

A journey to recreate an old photograph becomes a chance to begin something new. Try Reappear for an English-language romantic short connecting a father's memory with a son's next chapter.

15 min · English · Science fiction · Romance · Drama

Space becomes the setting for a search for connection after loss. Try this if you like science fiction that makes room for memory and love.

8 min · No dialogue · Animation · Romance · Drama

Make room for “Lost & Found”, a tender Australian stop-motion tale in which a knitted dinosaur gives everything, stitch by stitch, for the fox he loves.

34 min · Malayalam · Drama

For anyone who remembers how much a childhood game could matter. Village Cricket Boy follows a young cricket fan through the joy and disappointments that come with growing up.

18 min · Hindi · Drama

For everyone who's wondered who takes care of the person taking care of everyone else. Seema's decision puts everyday household work in a new light.

19 min · Tamil · Drama

Kasimmaidheen's Tamil drama about a girl who can't attend online classes during the pandemic because her family can't afford a phone. Nineteen moving minutes, with subtitles.

16 min · Tamil · Romance · Drama

Some feelings stay hidden until it is almost too late. Try this Tamil musical romance with Amritha Aiyer and Rishikanth for a story of missed chances and second meetings.

13 min · English · Comedy · Romance

BAFTA nominee Amit Shah plays a struggling actor whose health scare makes him rethink his life and love, in Sam Baron's award-winning English romantic comedy-drama.

21 min · Malayalam · Drama

A Malayalam drama about a man drifting towards divorce, until a glimpse of someone else's life nudges him back towards the love he let slip. Twenty minutes on love lost and reclaimed.

12 min · English · Drama

Matthew Saville's New Zealand drama follows a teenager hitchhiking in search of his birth mother. An intimidating stranger with a tattooed face changes what family means to him.

12 min · English · Animation · Drama

“STILL” is a quiet, music-led AI short about memory and grief, and about the people we keep trying for even when we can't fix what's broken.

15 min · Hindi · Drama · Romance

A Hindi drama about Rewa, a bride on the brink of her wedding who dares to take one last journey of her own before taking the leap. Fourteen minutes on doubt and courage.

35 min · Tamil · Drama

A father reaches the hospital with borrowed money, but it may still not be enough. Choose Balloon Doctor for a Tamil drama about care, poverty and what it takes to help a child.

22 min · Hindi · Drama

Yash Verma's Hindi family drama with Sanjay Mishra, Neeraj Purohit and Anupriya Goenka: siblings rush home after a worrying call from their father and find him cooking kheer. Selfish or selfless, what does family love ask of us?

26 min · Marathi · Drama

Phulawa Khamkar's Marathi drama about two widowed women who run a village lunch-box service, until a new customer stirs grief they buried long ago. Twenty-six tender minutes.

8 min · English · Drama

A Short of the Week selection by Julian Doan: as a father dies at home, his youngest son sits by the doorway, unable to say goodbye. Seven raw minutes.

20 min · Hindi · Drama

Gregg Helvey's Oscar-nominated drama about Kavi, a boy forced into bonded labour at a brick kiln who dreams of school and cricket. Its makers cite more than 100 festivals and 50 awards.

18 min · Malayalam · Drama

A picnic can be a very big dream when you're a child. Try Picnic for a Malayalam short that looks at a simple wish from a young person's point of view.

11 min · Malayalam · Drama · Romance

When life changes without warning, what does it mean to be there for someone? Try Midway for a brief Malayalam story about devotion within a marriage.

18 min · Hindi · Romance · Drama

Aniket Chandrakant Dhavale's Hindi drama with Sruthi Hariharan and Vishal Nayer: a couple about to marry, and the secret he's afraid to tell. Billed as award-winning by its makers.

30 min · Hindi · Drama

A home holds more than its walls. Watch for an artist and his family facing what it means to leave during Partition.

24 min · Hindi · Drama

A caregiver's first day with Giri, an elderly man living with Alzheimer's who keeps calling for his wife. A Royal Stag Barrel Select Hindi drama about acceptance, bittersweet and beautifully acted.

22 min · Tamil · Drama

A Tamil drama from Vijay Sethupathi Productions: years after his wife's sudden death, a grieving labourer in Koyambedu market sees a woman who looks just like her.

8 min · Tamil · Drama

A small village boy longs for a balloon that costs five rupees, which he cannot afford. After making a few sacrifices he finally gets it, and the film follows what happens next.

14 min · English · Drama

Inside a lingerie fitting room, two strangers - a customer who has recently undergone a mastectomy and a bra fitter - are bound on a mission to find a bra that works.

11 min · English · Documentary

Residents of a former mining community near Leeds share memories and anxieties as they campaign against demolition of their homes.

18 min · English · Drama

Growing up in Oakland’s hip-hop culture, Eng struggles with her Chinese American identity. To her high school basketball team, she’s just that girl who sits on the bench, but to the Asian kids she’s "Americanized." As her sophomore year of high school comes to an end, Eng tries to find a sense of belonging within the two worlds that don't accept her.

25 min · Marathi · Drama

For a Marathi literary coming-of-age story, try 17 Ve Varsh and its exploration of attraction, growing up and inherited values.

9 min · English · Documentary

Take a short break with “A Marriage to Remember” to see the world from another angle. How Alzheimer's revealed the strength of the filmmaker's parents' marriage.

15 min · Hindi · Drama

What happens when a mother's responsibilities pull against her sense of self? Try Aaeena for a Hindi drama centred on that difficult choice.

18 min · Malayalam · Drama

Two friends become each other's support across the years. Watch for a Malayalam story about connection, trust and the journey a friendship can take.

20 min · Kannada · Drama

Goutham A's Kannada family drama with Ananya Suresh and Kishore Vashista, tied to life in an Indian Army family.

30 min · Malayalam · Drama

A cab ride becomes a journey through the people who shape a life. Watch this Malayalam drama for a reflection on connection and finding closure.

5 min · Japanese · Animation · Fantasy

A 2025 Japanese graduation animation: an angel with no memory lands on an island where only one boy can see her, and he starts to cry. Five bittersweet minutes.

16 min · Tamil · Drama