Short action movies of 2022
POACHERS (UK)
DIRECTOR: ADAM ETHERIDGE
WRITER: ADAM ETHERIDGE
PRODUCER: SASCHA MAY
WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR
Returning to her childhood home for the first time in 15 years, Kat finds herself caught in the middle of South Africa’s brutal ivory poaching crisis. Once ill-equipped and shambolic, the ivory poachers are now well funded, heavily-armed, and cunning. The local rangers are losing badly. Kat is forced to make a decision, run away or stay and help (14min)
SURVIVORS (UK)
DIRECTOR: HARRY KIRBY & GEORGE KIRBY
WRITER: HARRY KIRBY & GEORGE KIRBY
PRODUCER: HARRY KIRBY & GEORGE KIRBY
WINNER – BEST SHORT
WINNER – BEST ACTION
When the unexpected side effect of a trial cancer treatment brings about the apocalypse, a group of young friends must use their martial arts skills to survive the infected horde. (7min)
FISTS OF ABSINTH (Japan)
DIRECTOR: BRIAN PARKER
WRITER: CHUCK JOHNSON
PRODUCER: CHUCK JOHNSON
WIINER – HONORARY AWARD
Samurai-obsessed American visits Tokyo for the first time, where he drinks Absinthe, time-slims back to ancient Japan, and has to defend his new sneakers against Samurai and Ninja. (22min)
ONE IN THE CHAMBERO (Canada)
DIRECTOR: HUBERT BOORDER
WRITER: HUBERT BOORDER & ILAN ROSENBERG
PRODUCER: ILAN ROSENBERG
WINNER – BEST STUNT
WINNER – BEST FIGHT
Hanna unknowingly wakes up in an abandoned building swarmed with (mercenaries) She must survive her way out to escape. Failure is not an option, Failure is death! (10min)
SURPRISE ROBBERY (Chile)
DIRECTOR: DAVID G. MORGAN
WRITER: DAVID G. MORGAN
PRODUCER: DAVID G. MORGAN
In broad daylight, downtown, a man steals another’s briefcase, starting a chase. In the nearby streets, another guy is riding a bicycle. The fate of these three men will cross, changing their lives forever. (3min)
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN RENO (USA)
DIRECTOR: NICOLAS MARIO BULLENTINI
WRITER: NICOLAS MARIO BULLENTINI
PRODUCER: NICOLAS MARIO BULLENTINI
Action-comedy short film. It features real martial arts and was written, directed, choreographed, and stars the same person. Just Another Day In Reno is a film perfect for anyone who wants a good laugh and especially for anyone who likes action. (6min)
YUTAKA’S BAD DAY (Japan)
DIRECTOR: CHUCK JOHNSON
WRITER: CHUCK JOHNSON
PRODUCER: CHUCK JOHNSON
A young man who simply wants to buy a warm coffee on a cold day encounters more than he asks for when picks up the wrong coin. (3min)
SWORD HERO (Canada)
DIRECTOR: MALIK BOUABID
One man, one sword, many other swords. (2min)
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