What is the best short film you've seen in the last year?

Pavlov had a video to watch said Sat, Mar 14th 2015 at 5:16am ET

Okay, the music thread is great fun . . . However, being the cinephile I am, I'm curious - what is the best short film that you've seen in the last year? I have a hard time distinguishing what may be the "best" (and perhaps we might want to categorize by genre if this thread gets traction) - but here's the best short-doc I've seen in a long, long while. Enjoy! And share!

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Pavlov said Sat, Mar 14th 2015 at 5:34am ET:

And there's also this masterpiece:

Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960's, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of two-thousand years ago. It is a story about relationships that intertwine around an unprecedented astronomical event, as a couple navigate life's realities at a time of unfathomable significance. Filmed on location in NYC, Maine, Kansas, and Colorado.

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Pavlov said Sat, Mar 14th 2015 at 5:39am ET:

Double click (quickly) once it begins to launch full screen or click to watch it on Vimeo directly . . .

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Teripie said Sat, Mar 14th 2015 at 10:05am ET:

Okay, this is a 2013 video but I didn't see it until last year. It's embedded in this Rolling Stone page but it is well worth looking at. Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone," seen on TV with changeable channels and every channel lip syncing the song.
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/pictures/20-most-unforgettable-viral-videos-of-2013-20131224/bob-dylans-interactive-like-a-rolling-stone-0327438

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Starblind said Sat, Mar 14th 2015 at 12:02pm ET:

David Cronenberg's "The Nest". It's on YouTube but I won't link it 'cause even the preview pic is NSFW. Probably not one to watch with the whole family, but it is quite a bit more horrifying than even most full-length big-budget movies even come close to.

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Potatoboy said Sat, Mar 14th 2015 at 12:07pm ET:

I'm not a film buff, but I know what I like.
Too Many Cooks really stuck out for me based on it's bizarre surrealism and innocent foreshadowing. Honestly, you have to watch it multiple times to really appreciate what's going on.

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JonT said Mon, Mar 16th 2015 at 5:32pm ET:

I really like this topic, I didn't get a chance to watch these yet so...

bump

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carl669 said Mon, Mar 16th 2015 at 5:43pm ET:

this one:

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- @carl669 I enjoyed that one too, however, if I remember correctly it took a lot of heat for being somewhat "recycled" (storytelling) . . . I didn't necessarily agree. Great VFX. Good pull.
  
  Pavlov said Mon, Mar 16th 2015 at 7:20pm ET
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- @carl669 Thought you may enjoy this:
  
  Pavlov said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 5:20am ET
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Pavlov said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 5:30am ET:

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Pavlov said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 5:46am ET:

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Pavlov said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 5:50am ET:

@JonT

I think you're just about skewed enough to like this one about as much as I do . . . .

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- @Pavlov I wanna check out a bunch of these tonight, thanks!
  
  JonT said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 6:47pm ET
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- @JonT If you have time, this one is short - about a year / year and a half old . . . But kicks ass.
  
  Pavlov said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 8:26pm ET
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Pavlov said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 5:21pm ET:

This one will mess with your head for a few weeks (or more). Click the image to watch on Vimeo.

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dweeb said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 10:12pm ET:

Your first selection - Beautiful by Night - "Everything is desperately important to me, but nothing matters".

Brilliant.

Thanks for sharing.

I like this thread too - don't know why it doesn't get more traction.

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thismyusername said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 11:01pm ET:

This one is my favorite from last year...

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- @thismyusername Very nice!
  
  Pavlov said Wed, Mar 18th 2015 at 11:19pm ET
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Pavlov said Fri, Mar 20th 2015 at 9:14am ET:

This one popped up on Vimeo recently.

Not perfect . . . . But, Whoa.

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SSteve said Fri, Mar 20th 2015 at 11:23am ET:

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