Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is done in support of Filminute, a really cool online festival that lets filmmakers tell their stories in 60 seconds or less. Why Watch? Our final Filminute entry is a simple tale of vacation stress painted on an interesting canvas. The filmmakers have taken a sandy beach and drawn their stop-motion film right on top of it. A bit crude, yes, but it makes for a nice afternoon distraction. What will it cost you? Only 1 minute. Skip work. Watch more short films.

Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is done in support of Filminute, a really cool online festival that lets filmmakers tell their stories in 60 seconds or less. Why Watch? This Filminute entry is momentary perfection. In it, a woman carefully, almost joyously makes herself beautiful with a few dabs of make-up. Then, she hits the verge of emotional collapse, and we get to see why. It’s a delicate balance of ideas and a fantastic example of how the camera can be used to deceive. What will it cost you? Only 1 minute. Skip work. Watch more short films.

Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is done in support of Filminute, a really cool online festival that lets filmmakers tell their stories in 60 seconds or less. Why Watch? The symbolism of Macromouse isn’t hard to spot, with its jagged edges and rough cuts of a mouse enjoying a piece of cheese while a trap snaps shut over it. Ending with that old saying about free lunches drives it home, but despite the hammer-to-the-head message, this filminute competitor has strong editing and visuals going for it to tell a complete story. It’s a quick story, and it’s an adorable story, but it’s also incredibly depressing. What will it cost you? Only 1 minute. Skip work. Watch more short films.

Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is done in support of Filminute, a really cool online festival that lets filmmakers tell their stories in 60 seconds or less. Why Watch? Long sweeping shots, a foggy road, a rickety house. These are the elements of Folklore, the super short from Charles Yeager which feels equally like a trailer and as an ominous filmic threat. There’s no story in the traditional sense, but it’s excellent at building an eerie atmosphere and showing off what can be done with limited time and wallet space. What will it cost you? Only 1 minute. Skip work. Watch more short films.

Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is done in support of Filminute, a really cool online festival that lets filmmakers tell their stories in 60 seconds or less. Why Watch? If you watch Brothers, you won’t have to work out today. The Russian short film opens with a young man running staggered and quick down a country road, presumably being chased by nothing. Flashes of the recent past illuminate the danger and combine old memories with new fears. It’s a sharp, relentless piece of filmmaking that ends with the same kind of shock it begins with. It’s a great, visual-centric squeeze to get your heart pumping. What will it cost you? Only 1 minute. Skip work. Watch more short films.

Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is done in support of Filminute, a really cool online festival that lets filmmakers tell their stories in 60 seconds or less.  Why Watch? How many short film directors does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Munir Alper Dogan‘s answers with minimalist charm. This is story at its least complicated – there’s a problem followed by a solution. Although it ends with a great visual, the rest of the film does its best to create a sense of what’s going on even with overpowering darkness. It succeeds in varying degrees. Overall, it’s tough to understand why this particular moment has been captured in a movie, but maybe the answer lies somewhere in the stone-stillness of our hero at the opening or the blinded flash of surprise he shows at the end. What will it cost you? Only 1 minute. Skip work. Watch more short films.

Editor’s Note: Today’s entry is done in support of Filminute, a really cool online festival that lets filmmakers tell their stories in 60 seconds or less. It’s the first of seven, so keep an eye out. Why Watch? A camera floats through a nursing home following a nurse carrying a tray while a narrator explains the bullet points of his life. Hol vs Rus is an enigmatic title until the film’s punchline – which acts as a sort of anti-pretension antidote to the ephemeral nature of the rest of the (minute-long) runtime. It’s a wink during existential pondering. It’s airy, but ultimately a delightful bite of what might be a larger tale; it could very well be the opening to a lost, Russian Wes Anderson film.  Plus, the visual approach – while simple – is a refreshing use of misdirection. What will it cost you? Only 1 minute. Skip work. Watch more short films.

If you only had a minute to tell a story, what would you say? Would it be enough time to express great human sorrow? A gut-punch of a laugh? As it turns out, filmmakers from all over the world achieve this feat every year at the Filminute International One-Minute Film Festival. Currently in its 7th year, executive director John Ketchum is once again issuing the challenge to everyone to deliver a strong movie in only a minute. It seemed only fair to give him a single minute to pitch his film festival. We go slightly over, but maybe that’s just more proof of tough the challenge is. The online festival will run during the month of September, and you can check out the entire proceedings at Filminute’s website, but for now, here’s Ketchum with a bit about their philosophy and what you can expect. Check out the incredibly brief interview below: Download This Interview Enjoy More Reject Radio

Filminute, the International One-Minute Film Festival, is looking for filmmakers who can cram their vision into 60 seconds or less. It’s a compelling challenge for everyone except the 5-second film team. For them, this would be epic. But if you have a camera and an idea that’s collapsable, they’re hungry for your work. You’ve got to have it into them by August 20th, so get crackin’. For more information, check out their call for entries. For inspiration, check out their highly inspirational Pinterest page. For short films of all sizes, feel free to peruse our curated collection. If you’re not filmmaking-ly inclined, this is the kind of short attention span festival that is perfect for all sorts of spectators, and we’ll be hosting a handful of the shorts that make the cut and play at the festival. Keep an eye out for those later in the month.