Best 16 Short Movies Award-Winning Released in 1988

A one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby. Learn about Tin Toy / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley. See more about The Man Who Planted Trees / IMDB / YouTube

Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads. More about Blackadder: The Cavalier Years / IMDB / YouTube

A pesky yellow cat becomes the bane of Mr. Johnson's life as it constantly outsmarts his increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it. Learn about The Cat Came Back / IMDB / YouTube

The industrialization of Montreal (Canada), as seen from the point of view of a rocking-chair. Get info on Crac / IMDB / YouTube

The camera shows us a door handle and the door's striker plate; from this angle, they form a cross. The door opens and in steps someone in a dark trench coat. He approaches a bed in the room, where a shirtless man sleeps. The intruder takes out a knife. His movements are without haste, but deliberate and efficient. Will his sleeping victim awake in time to offer resis. Check out Murder / IMDB / YouTube

A man walks down the exterior staircase of building of flats; he's dressed to go out, taking care to wrap a scarf around his neck. He pauses as he passes a small window that's about eye high. He ventures to look in, and there a young woman stands at a washbasin, drying her hair, the towel that obscures her face her only covering. The peeping tom gets an eyeful and smi. Find out about Teeth Smile / IMDB / YouTube

A man sits down to watch a football match, which seems to consist of the players being violently mutilated in various inventive ways. More about Manly Games / IMDB / YouTube

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor. The story is told as a series of very short vignettes between her and the man and her and her doting mother, a hairdresser. Look into The Short & Curlies / IMDB / YouTube

The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler. Details on The Dirk Diggler Story / IMDB / YouTube

Manufacturing Miracles is the Invalid ranked movie in 1988 short list. Find out about Manufacturing Miracles / IMDB / YouTube

Homer has trouble taking a normal family portrait. Every time they are close to a good picture, the family sabotages the shot. Read about The Simpsons: Family Portrait / IMDB / YouTube

As a brave couple demonstrates, the narrator uses quotes, examples and advice to help us all reach the highest heights in the art of kissing. Check out How to Kiss / IMDB / YouTube

A short film about a young girl who cares for a wise old scholar in exchange for guqin lessons. Details on Feelings of Mountains and Waters / IMDB / YouTube

An office clerk, fearing replacement by a robot, fights back. Check out Technological Threat / IMDB / YouTube

Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. After finding his doctor sharing his intimate. See more about The Appointments of Dennis Jennings / IMDB / YouTube