English fantasy short films

13 min · English · Comedy · Drama · Horror · Fantasy

For Owen, resisting a compulsion feels as if the world could end. This dark comedy takes that fear literally, mixing an everyday struggle with wildly escalating stakes.

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.

25 min · English · Science fiction · Fantasy · Drama

An English sci-fi fantasy: a teenager believes a mysterious plant can save his dying brother, while a government agency wants it destroyed. Twenty-five adventurous minutes.

2 min · English · Comedy · Fantasy

Stolen bicycles and a unicorn collide in a brief comic encounter on the street, in Ninian Doff’s fantastical short.

9 min · English · Science fiction · Fantasy · Comedy

A burglary sends Dave on a search that takes an unexpected turn through time and space. Try this for a little everyday trouble with a science-fiction twist.

35 min · English · Fantasy

Brian Ulrich's award-winning 2014 fantasy, featuring Doug Jones: magic is outlawed, the land is dying and only a fugitive princess may hold the key. Thirty-five minutes of epic ambition.

8 min · English · Animation · Fantasy · Romance

One grand ball, and very little time to find love. Try this puppet fairytale, narrated by Stephen Fry, for a story about making the most of the time we have.

12 min · English · Fantasy · Drama

What happens when Death has only one person left to find? Try this compact English-language encounter at the end of humanity.

4 min · English · Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

A rude encounter becomes an unexpected lesson in empathy. Try Mime Your Manners for a quick animated reversal of roles.

13 min · English · Animation · Fantasy · Drama

A boy and an unusual creature find friendship in the dark. Watch for a fairy tale brought to life through distinctive pinscreen animation.

8 min · English · Animation · Fantasy · Drama

A fall into the ocean opens a strange and magical world. Try this stop-motion fable for an imaginative journey through fear, comfort and hope.

5 min · English · Animation · Fantasy

A monster, a colony of birds and a very small rescuer fill this animated mini-opera. Choose The Tale of How for a brief journey into a richly strange fantasy world.

13 min · English · Fantasy · Comedy

Internet magician Zach King stars in Colin Levy's playful Western: a magic hat throws two friends into the Old West, and an outlaw called Mad-Hat Milton wants it back.