Top 18 Short Movies Fan Favorites from 1993

In a desert diner, five people are connected through a twenty-dollar bill. Learn about Cigarettes & Coffee / IMDB / YouTube

During a picnic, Baby Herman follows a beaver into a perilous sawmill - with Roger Rabbit in frantic pursuit. Find out about Trail Mix-Up / IMDB / YouTube

Tales from the Crisper: Junior Asparagus, after watching a scary Frankencelery movie, is afraid to go to sleep; he gets help from Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, who teach him that God is bigger than anything he might be afraid of. Daniel and the Lion's Den: Daniel becomes King Darius' trusted advisor, but some jealous scallions throw Daniel into the lion's. Info on VeggieTales: Tales from the Crisper / IMDB / YouTube

A first-time feature-film director (who's also the writer and producer) is casting the lead actress. We meet him talking to his wife about the picture and the process. We meet the actress, Sandy, negotiating with her roommate and talking by phone to her mother. Then, we watch Sandy audition for the director at the call-back session; also attending are the casting dire. Learn about I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook, and Now I Have a Three Picture Deal at Disney / IMDB / YouTube

An account of the history of the police telephone box, used as the model for the TARDIS in Doctor Who (1963), including a 1930s cinema reel explaining how to use them. Details on Bigger Inside Than Out / IMDB / YouTube

Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spirit instead. Details on The Junky's Christmas / IMDB / YouTube

The piece begins with the title History of Finland 1952-1960 and cuts to a shot of a baby (with a full size male head and the requisite Leningrad Cowboy hairstyle and curled tip boots) and the lyrics You keep saying you got something for me start off the song. The parents have the same hairstyle - although the man is balding, so it's his beard that stretches in front of his face for a foot and a half. The child is thrown out of school for drinking vodka. When he gets married he and his bride are riding on a tractor. At the funeral of his parents, their curled boot tips are sticking out of the coffins. hofnarr Info on Leningrad Cowboys: These Boots / IMDB / YouTube

Mary was a good girl until she decides to kill all the sexist pigs. She of course encounters many of which, and enjoys killing them. Explore I Was a Teenage Serial Killer / IMDB / YouTube

A little girl witnesses her aunt being taken dragged into hell, for defaulting on a washing machine payment. The aunt, while officially dead, feels that she has forgotten something, and returns to find out what it is... Check out Not Without My Handbag / IMDB / YouTube

Justin, a 17-year old entering his final year of high school, gets a job as a life guard at a fitness center. Surrounded by hard bodies of both sexes and instructed by his boss to keep an eye on the steam room to report any men having sex, Justin begins to divine the direction his erotic feelings point. In separate incidents, Vicky and Russell, two older co-workers, h. More about Pool Days / IMDB / YouTube

Bargearse was spawn from the hit TV show, The Late Show (1992). It was originally titled Bluey (1976) and made in the 70's. It was then re-edited, re-recorded with new lines and given a new name. Find out about Bargearse / IMDB / YouTube

A young man is in love with an image in a picture frame. To find out if the love he feels is returned he picks a flower and starts picking the petals off it. Info on Loves Me... Loves Me Not / IMDB / YouTube

With visual aids, a narrator tells a story of forbidden love in Feudal Japan, but life has other plans. Look into Screen Play / IMDB / YouTube

Five HIV positive gay black men discuss their struggles with the disease. Look into No Regret / IMDB / YouTube

Go on a breathtaking adventure through time and across five continents to reveal nature's most vital secret. Look into The Secret of Life on Earth / IMDB / YouTube

Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye's relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies and Dunye's special brand of humor. Info on An Untitled Portrait / IMDB / YouTube

Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck. Details on The Potluck and the Passion / IMDB / YouTube

A young man struggles with grief over the death of his older brother. See more about Family Style / IMDB / YouTube