By Andrew Buckner

*The inclusion of the short films on this list are done so based based on the criteria of an original release date in the U.S. of 2023.*

21. “Rewriting Mallory”

Director: Emerson Adams

20. “The Ratcatcher”

Director: Wes Anderson

19. “Clean Up Duty”

Director: Christopher Di Nunzio

18. “Disregard”

Director: Mike Messier

17. “Cascade”

Director: Thomas Angeletti 

16. “Mantid” 

Director: Krista Michaels 

15. “Ivalu” 

Directors: Anders Walter, Pipaluk K. Jorgensen

14. “Poison”

Director: Wes Anderson 

13. “The Swan”

Director: Wes Anderson

12. “Many Keys – The Heartbreak Monologue”

Director: Mike Messier

11. “Captcha”

Director: Andy Fleming

10. “Sisyphus Unbound”

Director: Ryan Fleming

9. “Soul Mates”

Director: Michelle Tomlinson

8. “The Devil on Derby Street”

Director: Luke St. Germaine 

7. “Mrs. Halloway”

Director: Connor Morley

6. “Strange Way of Life”

Director: Pedro Almodovar

5. “The Locked Door”

Director: Richard Griffin

4. “The Wonderful Story of Henry sugar”

Director: Wes Anderson 

3. “The Ground Beyond”

Director: Jeremy Arruda 

2. “The Hatchling”

Director: Tim Cimiano

1. ”After”

Director: Thomas Angeletti

Runners-up:

“Fields”

Director: Charlene Wango

“Rise”

Director: Nisha Ganatra