Greatest 27 Short Movies Fan Favorites from 1998

A factory worker creates a pair of goggles that puts its wearer in a state of bliss. But is that true happiness? Find out about More / IMDB / YouTube

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard. Explore Everest / IMDB / YouTube

A balloon wraps itself around a young child's hand, bringing him higher and higher, much to the child's delight... but... See more about Billy's Balloon / IMDB / YouTube

In seductive central Paris, an undernourished gendarme willing to go to great lengths to feed himself hatches a desperate, yet utterly cunning plan. See more about The Old Lady and the Pigeons / IMDB / YouTube

On his way to the polls, an idealist yet absent-minded voter must endure continuous waves of racist cab drivers and their offensive remarks. See more about Election Night / IMDB / YouTube

Kate has been absent from high school for a week due to a broken foot. Upon returning, she learns her clique of girlfriends have devised a new secret plan based around the codename Lick the Star. Look into Lick the Star / IMDB / YouTube

An elderly widowed rabbit grieving her husband's death is encountered by a moth who invites her into the afterlife. Explore Bunny / IMDB / YouTube

A sculptor is traumatized by the death of his wife in a car accident. He builds a sculpture in her memory. As the lifelike sculpture begins to bleed through the cracks of clay, the sculptor's flesh mutates and crumbles away... Explore Genesis / IMDB / YouTube

It's the Christmas season. With her mom's help, Lynne, a girl of perhaps eight, dresses up; her younger brother Steven plays with a toy car. The children leave with their dad, who's affectionate with them. They walk down a railroad track where an unkempt woman waits with two children, about the same age as Lynne and Steven. The children go with them. They're all heade. Details on Gasman / IMDB / YouTube

The title of the cartoon is also the theme. Based on an article adopted at the Child Rights Convention, this little animation by Italian animator Guido Manuli takes on child labor around the world, and how it is harmful not only to their health, but also to their advancement in social and educational spheres. Info on Children Have the Right to Protection from Works That Threatens Their Health, Education or Development / IMDB / YouTube

From the get-go, Arnold was fascinated by the careless, seemingly simple choices people make in their day-to-day lives that lead to unintended, complicated consequences. Details on Milk / IMDB / YouTube

A devoted and happily-married housewife organises a surprise party on the occasion of her husband's birthday, unbeknownst to her that her dentist spouse is experiencing a sudden mid-life crisis at his office. More about Bob's Birthday / IMDB / YouTube

When the darkness in a musician's dreams tears its way into his waking life, a series of brutal murders rocks the city and word spreads of a spectral form looming over the rooftops. Read about Idle Mist / IMDB / YouTube

Seven brief scenes, each with a couple, explore the surprises and the changes of heart that can occur during sexual encounters. Only one of the seven couples has been in bed together before; several are strangers or new acquaintances. A prostitute and her john, an older woman and a youth who follows her home, two women friends, a gay man with a straight man, a man wit. Find out about Scènes de lit / IMDB / YouTube

When a little girl loses her teddy bear in the polar bear enclosure at the zoo, she is surprised but very happy when the polar bear turns up at her home to return it. Look into The Bear / IMDB / YouTube

Luffy, Nami and Zoro come across an island that has been enslaved by a cruel pirate gang, and resolve to liberate it. Check out One Piece: Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack! / IMDB / YouTube

Thang, Rose and Didi help the young Queen Jo build a new ant hill while avoiding the sinister geckos and keeping Sal Caterpillar out of trouble. Read about Bug Bites: An Ant's Life / IMDB / YouTube

Egypt is and ever was a place of mystery. Many rumors spread around the great Pyramids of Gizeh. Here, an old Egyptian is asked by his granddaughter about those mysteries of which we all heard in one way or the other. Info on Mysteries of Egypt / IMDB / YouTube

While vacationing, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand the possession of Lord Enma's coveted Golden Seal. Botan finds Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara on their summer vacation as well, and asks for their assistance in Koenma's rescue. More about Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie / IMDB / YouTube

An exploration of how completely different the television series is from the film. The cast and filmmakers underwent quite a change in order to create the film X Files, The (1998). We are also given a breakdown of how the Texas explosion was conceived and put together. This is a fairly enjoyable piece to watch, what with several interesting and funny interviews with t. Explore The Making of 'the X Files: Fight the Future' / IMDB / YouTube

A vaudevillian's act involving the juggling of dogs is no longer a hit. He and his partner must face a brutal villain and assorted obstacles in order to secure their future. Read about Stage Fright / IMDB / YouTube

A young man journeys through a desert, where he is kidnapped by a sadistic stranger clad in a pig mask. The stranger proceeds to brutally torture the young man, who then finds himself escaping into his imagination, with fantasy and reality intersecting. Explore Pig / IMDB / YouTube

Three interlocking tales of damsels in distress. An urban scene: a man sees a woman fall off the roof of the neighboring apartment building. A Western scene: a cowboy hears a woman tied to the railroad tracks and an approaching train. And a fantasy scene: seven dwarfs, reading the tale of Snow White, sense a witch passing by with a poison apple. Each races to save the. Find out about 3 Misses / IMDB / YouTube

Seven amazing locations in the world - Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango and Tibet - depicted by the Science Museum of Minnesota. See more about The Greatest Places / IMDB / YouTube

An elderly man owns a small, isolated general store somewhere in rural South Africa. After suffering a series of burglaries that culminates in the murder of a night-watchman, the Storekeeper finally takes the law into his own hands--with tragic consequences. More about The Storekeeper / IMDB / YouTube

Parody of Saving Private Ryan about war heroes who must save their buddy's penis. More about Saving Ryan's Privates / IMDB / YouTube

A passionate love story in the 1920s, told through a series of flashbacks around the world. Get info on T.R.A.N.S.I.T. / IMDB / YouTube