Top 10 Animation Short Reel Collection pt.1
This blog consists a list of the animation short films I personally like that I've collected in the past from my old Tumblr account. So if you're in search for inspiration and stories you're in the right spot!
5/29/2026
“A young Inuit boy reaches waters no one has ever reached before while trying to fish in the Arctic wilderness. School of Visual Arts thesis film, 2013.”
1. Mirage
by Iker & Dana
“A couple of pencil-outlined birds escape from a little girl´s drawing, leading us through the life she dreams of.”
2. A Short Love Story
by Carlos Lascano
“A thesis film produced at the School of Visual Arts by animator, Kyle Moy and 3D artist, Ellen Su.”
3. Spacebound
directed by Ellen Su and Kyle Moy
“Through the eyes of a young girl suffering from mental illness, CALDERA glimpses into a world of psychosis and explores a world of ambiguous reality and the nature of life and death.”
4. Caldera (2012)
by Evan Viera
From the creator - “I wanted to make something that focuses on how meaningful it is to make food for someone you love. My family's lives practically revolve around cooking for each other, so it's a theme that I'm deeply attached to. I hope you enjoy it!”
5. Omelette
by Madeline Sharafian
“A stop motion animation short film project done very uniquely”
6. Astigmatismo
by Nikolai Troshinsky
“As long as anyone can remember, the coming of The Undertaker has meant the coming of death. Until one day the grim promise fails and tension builds as the God fearing townsfolk of Backwater wait for someone to die By: Bo Mathorne, Tue T. Sørensen, Arthur Gil Larsen, Rie C. Nymand, Mads Simonsen, Thomas H. Grønlund, Esben Jacob Sloth, Martin Holm-Grevy”
7. Black Water Gospel
by The Animation Workshop
“All dogs chase their own tails. One dog succeeds in catching his tail. This changes his whole life.”
9. My Happy End
by Milen Vitanov
“Animated short film by 3dar Studios. Based on a true story.” XD Check more of their works below!
10. Shave It
by 3dar Studios
