Featured Short Films
The chief viewing focus of Act One will always be the official monthly film selections, a complete history of which can be viewed here.
However, in addition to viewing great feature-length works, notable short films have also been shared with the group for further discussion. While this feature is currently on hiatus, a complete history of all previous selections is listed below.
Featured Short Films
01/16
Directed by Tim Burton
02/16
Directed by Shawn Christensen
03/16
A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune) (1902)
Directed by Georges Méliès
04/16
Directed by Adam Davidson
05/16
Directed by Roger Christian
Bonus Short: Pre Vis Action (2016)
Directed by Gareth Evans
06/16 (Summer Serials)
Directed by Alan James & Ray Taylor
07/16 (Summer Serials)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Directed by Ford Beebe & Ray Taylor
08/16 (Summer Serials)
Directed by James W. Horne
09/16
Directed by Virgil Widrich
10/16
Directed by Rodrigo Blaas
Bonus Short: Tuck Me In (2014)
Directed by Ignacio F. Rodo
11/16
The Red Balloon (Le Ballon rouge) (1956)
Directed by Albert Lamorisse
12/16
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
Directed by Peter Capaldi
Bonus Short: Treevenge (2008)
Directed by Jason Einsene
01/17
7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana) (2003)
Directed by Nacho Vigalondo
02/17
Directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen
03/17
Directed by David Lynch
04/17
Directed by Taylor Engel
05/17
Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer) (1992)
Directed by Pepe Danquart
Bonus Short: Soft (2007)
Directed by Simon Ellis
06/17 (Summer Serials)
Directed by William Witney
07/17 (Summer Serials)
Directed by Otto Brower & B. Reeves Eason
08/17 (Summer Serials)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Directed by Ford Beebe & Robert F. Hill
09/17
Stutterer (2015)
Directed by Benjamin Cleary
Bonus Short: Valse (2013)
Directed by Chris Keller
10/17
Geometria (1987)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Bonus Short: The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Directed by James Rokos
11/17
Next Floor (2008)
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
12/17
Tanghi Argentini (2006)
Directed by Guy Thys
01/18
Dinner for One; or, The 90th Birthday (Der 90. Geburtstag) (1963)
Directed by Heinz Dunkhase
02/18
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
Directed by Wes Anderson
03/18
Sunspring (2016)
Directed by Oscar Sharp
04/18
Trevor (1994)
Directed by Peggy Rajski
Bonus Short: In a Heartbeat (2017)
Directed by Esteban Bravo & Beth David
05/18
Room 8 (2013)
Directed by James W. Griffiths
06/18 (Summer Serials)
Flash Gordon (1936)
Directed by Frederick Stephani
07/18 (Summer Serials)
The Green Hornet (1940)
Directed by Ford Beebe & Ray Taylor
Bonus Short: Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Directed by Luis Buñuel
08/18 (Summer Serials)
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Directed by William Witney & John English
09/18
The Postcard (2007)
Directed by Josh Kim
10/18
The Sandman (1991)
Directed by Paul Berry
11/18
Blind Vaysha (2016)
Directed by Theodore Ushev
Bonus Short: Rejected (2000)
Directed by Don Hertzfeldt
12/18
In God We Trust (2000)
Directed by Jason Reitman
01/19
Mount Head (Atama Yama) (2002)
Directed by Koji Yamamura
02/19
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Directed by Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid
03/19
Instead of Abracadabra (2008)
Directed by Patrik Eklund
04/19
Two Cars, One Night (2004)
Directed by Taika Waititi
Bonus Short: What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires (2005)
Directed by Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi
05/19
Late Afternoon (2017)
Directed by Louise Bagnall
06/19 (Summer Serials)
The Batman (1943)
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
07/19 (Summer Serials)
Superman (1948)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Thomas Carr
08/19 (Summer Serials)
Captain America (1944)
Directed by Elmer Clifton & John English
09/19
Dust (2014)
Directed by Mike Grier
10/19
How to Be Alone (2019)
Directed by Kate Trefry
Bonus Short: The House of the Devil (Le Manoir du diable) (1896)
Directed by Georges Méliès
11/19
Rakka (2017)
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
12/19
The Phone Call (2013)
Directed by Mat Kirkby
Bonus Short: The Bloody Olive (1997)
Directed by Vincent Bal
01/20
1999 A.D. (1967)
Directed by Lee Madden
02/20
Dear Basketball (2017)
Directed by Glen Keane
03/20
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
04/20
Merger (2019)
Directed by Keiichi Matsuda
05/20
Esther (2020)
Directed by Rebecca Halfon
06/20 (Summer Serials)
Mandrake the Magician (1939)
Directed by Norman Deming & Sam Nelson
07/20 (Summer Serials)
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Directed by Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind
08/20 (Summer Serials)
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet & Wallace Grissell
09/20
Buy It Now (2005)
Directed by Antonio Campos
Bonus Short: The Animatrix: A Detective Story (2003)
Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe
10/20
Harpya (1979)
Directed by Raoul Servais
11/20
Free Hugs (2011)
Directed by Olivia Wilde
Bonus Short: The Gunfighter (2014)
Directed by Eric Kissack
12/20
Zygote (2017)
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Bonus Short: Captain Voyeur (1969)
Directed by John Carpenter
01/21
The Portal (2014)
Directed by Jonathan Williams
Bonus Short: The Hunt for Gollum (2009)
Directed by Chris Bouchard
02/21
The Neighbors’ Window (2019)
Directed by Marshall Curry
03/21
Geri’s Game (1997)
Directed by Jan Pinkava
04/21
The Heart of the World (2000)
Directed by Guy Maddin
Bonus Short: Save Ralph (2021)
Directed by Spencer Susser
05/21
Achilles (1995)
Directed by Barry Purves
Bonus Short: Mythopolis (2013)
Directed by Alexandra Májová Hetmerová
06/21 (Summer Serials)
Buck Rogers (Chapters 1-4) (1939)
Directed by Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind
07/21 (Summer Serials)
Buck Rogers (Chapters 5-9) (1939)
Directed by Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind
08/21 (Summer Serials)
Buck Rogers (Chapters 10-12) (1939)
Directed by Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind
09/21
Decommissioned (2021)
Directed by Josh Tanner
10/21
Kitchen Sink (1989)
Directed by Alison Maclean
11/21
Feast (2014)
Directed by Patrick Osborne
12/21
La Jetée (1962)
Directed by Chris Marker