College is packed with responsibilities and there isn’t always time to relax for two hours and watch an entire movie. Short films, at least, are great for when you’re in a hurry. They have a way of captivating you and giving you the same feelings longer films can, but in a shorter period of time. Here are four short films you can watch on YouTube right now:
1. The Fleeting Little Life of Peter Wright
Peter Wright is contemplating suicide. When he is about to do it, his housemate walks in on him and, realizing what is is going on, tries to talk him out of it. The Fleeting Little Life of Peter Wright takes you on a philosophical and thought-provoking journey that will give you a new perspective on mental illness and the mind’s capacity to prevent and/or instigate it.
2. Dementia
Dementia is an incredibly disturbing horror short film. Hazel Hayes, the creator, uses early 1900s music and setting to create set the scene for this psychological thriller. It focuses on a woman who goes up to an attic and what happens after she turns on a record player.
3. The Imp of the Perverse
This short film is based on the “imp of perverse”, a theory Edgar Allan Poe popularized, described as “an unconscious urge to do the worst possible thing in a given situation,” and Dan has trapped it in his closet. Delving into the psychological basis of this theory, The Imp of the Perverse makes you question where urges really come from and whether you are actually in control of your thoughts and actions.
4. Super Brainy Zombies
Super Brainy Zombies is an original take on zombie movies. It is set in a zombie movie set that gets infested by actual zombies. In the film, the director of the movie and part of her crew stay in a cabin in an attempt to escape the flesh-eating zombies that threaten their lives.
5. Hair and Brimstone
Have you ever wondered how demons in the underworld get their hair done? In Hair and Brimstone we get a closer look at this world and exactly how these unorthodox hair stylists go about their nights at the salon.