DRAMA SHORT FILMS

DRAMA SHORT FILMS

A collection of the best drama short films from around the world today.

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DRAMA SHORT FILMS
  • ALMOST THERE short film, 5min., Japan, Action/Drama

    Two refugees from a broken land have to fight their way into civilization.

    http://www.quietflame.org/almost-there

    Directed by Chuck Johnson

    Director Statement:

    As an immigrant to Japan myself, I created this film to be a visual representation of the struggle of immigrants and refugees told t...

  • MOSAIC short film, 8min., USA, Fantasy/Sci-Fi

    Frank, a tile and mosaic specialist receives a mysterious videotape that turns his life into pieces.

    Directed by Keith Qi Chen

    Key Cast: Jay Pratt

    Cinematographer: Guy Staley

    Sound Designer: Ling Zhu

    Produced by Simon Jones

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22023224/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1

    Director ...

  • THE GIRLS OF BATHROOM B short film, 5min., Canada, Comedy/Drama

    Tensions ebb and flow during a busy morning in 1980 as impatient teenagers wait to use the girls' bathroom.

    https://www.saleigh.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/sal.eigh.info/
    https://www.instagram.com/sal_eigh/?hl=en

    Directed by Sal Eigh

    Director Statement
    Products of economic uncertainty or pol...

  • PULLING THE GOALIE, 23min., Comedy/Drama/Sports

    INFERTILITY ON ICE: A beer league hockey player struggles with infertility.

    "Avsharian has cleverly framed his film about male infertility from a conventionally male perspective using hockey as a metaphor to provide both context and levity. Sport provides an immediate connection to an uncomfort...

  • THE COAT ROOM, 10min., TV Web Series / Comedy / Drama

    The Coat Room is a comedic web series about a troubled woman in lingerie who traps herself in the coat room of a party, hoping to entice her one true love. Instead, she keeps running into guests (1 guest per episode) who just want to get their coats.

    The series stars Second City writer-performer...

  • AND WE COLLIDE, 19min., China, Romance / LGBTQ+

    Inspired by the local rocket launch site, And We Collide depicts an unexpected tropical encounter. This is a story about two men, two worlds and one real rocket.

    https://www.threeowlsstudio.com/work/andwecollide

    Directed by Dongni Lanca Li

    Cast: Huang Kejing, Wang Yancheng. Sun Jiatong. Ye Zi

  • VIRGINIA, FOREVER, 16min., Mystery / LGBTQ+

    A woman mourns the mysterious disappearance of her wife.

    Directed by Daria Rountree

    Written by Jordan Campbell

    Cast: Brit Landa, Taylor Carr

    https://90degreefilms.wixsite.com/virginiaforever

  • CROSS, 16min., USA, Drama / LGBTQ+

    A Korean immigrant mom in the US goes through a journey against her religious faith to embrace her only son who is discovering his sexual orientation.

    Writer/Director: Hyunjin Lee

    Cast: Cindy Choi, Vinh Nguyen, Bomin Kim, Ja Eun Koo, Jason Tian

    Director Statement

    Who can easily say what is ri...

  • ADONAI, 9min., USA, Drama / Inspirational

    After a devastating accident, a man decides that the only way forward is to take his own life. That attempt is undoubtedly thwarted by a gorgeous party goer who interrupts those plans. Her fortunate emergence allows time for a glimmer of hope but it’s her mysterious departure that ultimately leav...

  • WISH YOU WELL, 29min., Drama / LGBTQ+

    Hope Oliver grows up in the suburbs of Portland where she attends high school. In her final year of school, she has endured enough bullying to send her over the deep end. Hope is a ticking time bomb. When Hope’s older sister dies unexpectedly, Hope becomes completely unhinged. Days later, Hope ta...

  • BODIES OF WATER, 14min., USA, Drama / LGBTQ+ / Romance

    It's 1982, Marsh is 24 years old, and he struggles with a tormenting secret. Feeling disconnected human relationships others take for granted, Marsh treads water in the often painful doldrums of everyday life.

    One night, a spark ignites Marsh's imagination of what could be and he embarks on a pr...

  • SHUKRAN HABIBI, 35min., Finland, Drama/Romance/LGBTQ+

    Refuge man Mohamed finds a special connection with Kristian, a finnish family man.

    Directed by Ville Tanttu

    Cast: Bakr Hassan, Patrick Henriksen

  • STOCKHOLM short film, 10min., UK, Drama/LGBTQ+

    A young gay man embarks on an unusual first date in a conquest to take control of his past.

    http://www.silverprincepictures.com/stockholm
    https://www.instagram.com/silverprincepictures/
    https://twitter.com/silverprincepic

    Director Statement

    ‘Stockholm’ is the story of a young gay man who embar...

  • A KEPT BOY, 32min., USA, Drama/LGBTQ+

    "A Kept Boy" is inspired by true events.
    At the age of 17, Jason meets Anne, 35, a bubbly and joyful woman who hires Jason. A unique friendship flourishes as Anne helps Jason to break out of his shell. This is until one night when Anne decides to take their friendship to an unexpected place by t...

  • ANYTHING FOR MY MOTHER, 13min,. USA, Drama/Family

    Mercedes is a loving Mother with an aggressive cancer. The family is going through financial struggle that causes conflict specially between her two sons Franco and Agustin.

    https://www.instagram.com/alexmeridy/

    Directed by Alex Meridy

    Written by Giovanni Navarro

    Executive Producer: Jennifer ...

  • HANN short film, 13min., USA, Romance, Drama, LGBT

    Andri, an anxious teenage boy, hides and represses his sexuality in fear of his masculine father's reaction but, on the eve of Andri's first date, he finds a clever way to reveal his secret.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saPvavEHTKo
    https://facebook.com/hannshort

    Directed by Runar Thor Sigurb...

  • COUNTING short film, 10min., USA, Romance/LGBTQ+

    In 1951 Violet and Milly make a love promise over a penny. In 2015, the promise comes due, and Violet must face a heartbreaking reality.

    https://facebook.com/Countingthemovie

    Directed by Dan Pal

    Written by Kari Morris

    Cast: Kenzie Seibert, Carolyn Reynolds, Joan McGrath

  • THE MIDNIGHT TRIP short film, 7min., USA, Experimental/Drama

    On his way through the desert at night to an important business meeting a man’s car breaks down and he is forced to confront his own past and to reconsider his values.

    http://www.lobofilmproduction.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/lobofilmproduction/
    https://www.instagram.com/lobofilmproduction/

    D...

  • BETWEEN THE CREAG AND THE SKY short film, 20min., Environment/Drama

    Attempting to find a re-connection, a father takes his estranged teen daughter on a trip into the wilderness.

    Screenplay and Direction by
    Kurt Gerard

    Adapted from
    Jessica Morgan's
    The Space Between the Sand and the Sea

    Produced by
    Kirchner Films
    with support from Missouri State University Coll...

  • MAGPIE, 2min., Canada, Experimental

    An interpretation of Catriona Wright's poem "Magpie" which explodes domesticity.

    http://www.kevinandrewheslop.com/film

    Cast: Ruth Douthwright, Niki Carr

    Director Biography - Kevin Andrew Heslop
    Kevin Andrew Heslop is a polydisciplinary doofus whose debut collection of poetry, the correct fury...

  • A FOREST short film, 11min., Argentina, Experimental/Drama

    The past and the present are intertwined in an old abandoned house in the middle of a forest. Into the trees, Martin walks. A tragedy. Into the trees, into the trees. Based on the song "A Forest" by The Cure.

    Directed by Adriano Curci

    Produced by Christian Sotelo

    Director Biography - Adriano C...

  • MILD short film, 4min., Australia, Documentary/Drama

    Campbell Sims expresses on what it's like to grow up having a learning difficulty in and out of school, whilst talking about how different things such as art has helped him get through life.

    Directed by Daniel Woods

    Cinematography: Thomas Snowden

    Editor: Matt Temby

  • LATE NIGHT SWIM short film, 21min., USA, Romance/Drama/Comedy

    "Late Night Swim" is an introspective psychedelic narrative about a man drifting through his days, until his vibrant ex-girlfriend appears in a dream, only to wake him up to life.

    https://www.facebook.com/latenightswimfilm
    https://www.twitter.com/collinchute
    https://www.instagram.com/chutemeiste...

  • VAINSANITY, 7min., USA, Drama/Experimental/Action

    A man attempts to get the best out of himself for himself.

    Writer/Director: Pierre Schlumberger

    Produced by Danielle Afori

    Cast: Josh Hardwick

    Cinematographer: Christopher Pilarski