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I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Slomo'
Filmmaker Josh Izenberg's short documentary, Slomo, tells the story of Dr. John Kitchin, who goes from being an affluent neurologist in a lab coat to a homeless-looking rollerblading weirdo.
'Obvious Child' Is the Best Abortion Date Movie You'll See This Summer
If you sit through rom-coms thinking, What would happen if someone farted right now? and Where are the Holocaust jokes?, then this is the subversive abortion date movie for you.
'Sevilla' by Bram Schouw
'Sevilla' tells a story of three inextricably intertwined lives and depicts the joyful optimism of aimless adventure that comes with youth.
Why Are So Many Girls Wearing Cat Makeup on Tinder?
It shows up more than the Friday night outfit, the bikini picture, the cleavage selfie, the business suit, the goofy face, and the picture with pets.
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Can We Talk?'
Filmmaker Jim Owen brings this painful possibility into a hilariously deadpan, and ultimately bittersweet, reality in the 2010 short film Can We Talk? It finds a patronizing boyfriend, Vince, attempting to break up and score a blowjob from his...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Boobie'
In Boobie, writer and star Brian Petsos is playful with his violence, taking it to obscene levels but leveling it with deadpan comic delivery. Going head-to-head with a mustached Elijah Wood, he hosts a Mexican standoff in a sick take on the...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Food'
In 1992, crazy Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer completed his three-part short film entitled 'Food,' which tells gastronomic allegorical tales of "Breakfast," "Lunch," and "Dinner" in his trademark comedic surrealist style. Watch this short after you eat...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I, an Actress'
In 'I, an Actress,' legendary cult filmmaker George Kuchar takes over an aspiring actress's real screen test to show her how to do it right—groping his chest and groaning out her lines like, "I’m on my knees, Harold, haven’t you seen women on their...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Bydlo'
'Bydlo' is an animated nightmare, where man becomes a slave driver and ultimately drives himself into the ground. Director Patrick Bouchard’s animation steals the show, as he breathes life into everything from water droplets forming and arid earth...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Tastes Like Chicken'
'Tastes Like Chicken' is Quico Meirelles's riveting short, which tells the story of a chicken living in a factory farm who miraculously becomes self-aware. As the chicken achieves lucidity, she desperately searches for meaning in her life and struggles...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Voice Over'
This short—'Voice Over'—opens with a desperate space pilot who has been jettisoned from his ship after crash landing on an alien planet. To make things worse, one of the local creatures has crawled inside of his suit and is getting frisky with his...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'A Chjàna'
Until I saw 'A Chjàna,' I had no idea race riots were occurring in Italy as recently as two years ago. I’m not going to pretend like there aren’t a million messed up things happening in the world at any given moment, but it’s a rare thing when a piece...