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The Oscar-nominated short comedy (based on a story by Roddy Doyle) poignantly captures the experience of being the new kid in school through the eyes of Joseph, a nine-year-old African boy.

Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for. Raising their tiny charges, declaring themselves vegetarian and dreaming of running a chicken farm, the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.

Retirement home resident Arthur sets out to woo the beautiful new girl.

Spanning a spectrum of filmmaking styles, tones, and techniques, these seven films all have one goal common: to lighten your day with humor. From whimsical and ridiculous to dry and ironic, you’ll find the hit of comedy you need in this collection from the editors of Stash Magazine.

Nominated for an Oscar in the Live Action Short Film category, THE LETTER ROOM follows an empathetic corrections officer (Oscar Isaac) who finds escape in the deeply personal letters written to an inmate on death row. Co-starring Alia Shawkat.

Inspired by real-life events, this **Oscar**-winning short is set In a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a 10 year old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash. Winner of the 2019 **Academy Award** for Best Live Action Short Film. "*It's a narrow treatment of a now pressingly relevant subject, but one that still rewards as a powerful,...

In the snowy and mystic landscape of Iqaluit, Nunavut, a small town in the Canadian Arctic, Ippik, a young Inuk woman, is silently suffering from the pains of an abusive relationship. Lost in a community that’s been tragically separated from its past, Ippik, through a job with the Department of Justice, begins to connect with other victims of violence in her community, and seeks to reclaim her voice. Winner of Best Short Film at the American Indian...

A traumatic memory of a Holocaust survivor sends a young schoolgirl on an inner journey, searching for her own path as the boundary between animal and human nature blurs.

An apocalyptic world. A devastated city. One last survivor. Edgar has learned to survive on his own avoiding areas contaminated by the "incident" which destroyed life as we knew it. But Edgar's routine is suddenly disrupted by the discovery of a wall with graffiti by his bed. Just one word reveals the presence of another survivor: "Anna". Winner of Best Short Film at the **Santa Barbara International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Short Film...

A reinterpretation and exploration of William Shakespeare's intentions when writing Othello. The film examines the play's racial themes in a historical and contemporary setting, while drawing wider parallels between immigration and blackness in the UK today.