Andrew Buckner’s 10 Favorite Short Films of 2025 (So Far)

by Andrew Buckner

*Please note that the short films included in this list are done so based on an official release date, which excludes film festival premieres, in 2025 in the U.S.

10. “The Review”

Director: Dean Midas

9. “Mugs”

Director: Samuel DeAngelis

8. “Fireflies in the Dusk”

Director: Jonathan Hammond

7. “Don’t Forget About Me”

Director: Elle Mills

6. “Two The Flowers”

Directors: Aaran McKenzie, Adam Savage

5. “Better the Devil You Know”

Director: Daniel Silverman

4. “The Guest on Topsfield Road”

Director: Luke St. Germaine

3. “Sweeps Week”

Director: Steve Blackwood

2. “Wander to Wonder”

Director: Nina Gantz

1. “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Director: Jeremy Arruda

The 10 Best Short Films of 2023 (So Far)

By Andrew Buckner

*Please note that the inclusion of the short films on this list is based on the criteria of an official release date of 2023 in the United States. This excludes premiere showings in film festivals.

10. “Mantid”

Director: Krista Michaels

9. “Rise”

Director: Nisha Ganatra

8. “Ivalu”

Directors: Anders Walter, Pipaluk K. Jorgensen

7. “Weathering” 

Director: Megalyn Echikunwoke

6. “Disregard”

Director: Mike Messier

5. “Captcha”

Director: Andy Compton 

4. “Sisyphus Unbound”

Director: Ryan Fleming

3. “The Devil on Derby Street”

Director: Luke St. Germaine

2. “Mrs. Halloway”

Director: Connor Morley

1. “The Ground Beyond”

Director: Jeremy Arruda

Runner-up:

“Rewriting Mallory”

Director: Emerson Adams