ShortsHD presents THE SHORT FILMS OF MATTHEW MODINE, a collection of short movies directed by the award-winning actor of Vision Quest, Full Metal Jacket, and The Dark Knight Rises. This retrospective follows Modine's career as a short filmmaker over the last two decades beginning with his first short, WHEN I WAS A BOY, that he co-directed with Todd Field. Also included in this collection are SMOKING (written by David Sedaris), ECCE PIRATE (filmed during the making of Cutthroat Island), TO KILL AN AMERICAN, I THINK I THOUGHT, and the award-winning JESUS WAS A COMMIE, co-directed by Terence Ziegler. Each short includes an all-new video introduction by Modine.

Relations between the United States and Iran take an unexpected turn when two senior diplomats and their interpreters meet for secret negotiations.

Olivier had a mid-life crisis, and decides to get married - to himself. This is the story of his relationship, and how he discovers some truths about life and love on the way.

For a period of time, while we believe it to be perfectly still, lifeless flesh responds, stirs and contorts in a final macabre ballet. Are these spasms merely erratic motions or do they echo the chaotic twists and turns of a past life?

A young couple confronts a painful future by looking to the past.

A timeless tale of love, a leap of faith, and transformation featuring various village characters that embody the archetypes of good and evil battling over what force will control their village and save the magic of Christmas.

Death touches a little girl's soul by granting her fondest wish on Christmas Eve.

Penny and Devon, a pair of high school outcasts, are best friends in their isolation in the small town of Blackfoot, Idaho. However, things take a nasty turn for the worst when penny inadvertently turns Devon into an unspeakable evil, the most popular boy in school.

A man and a woman meet at a coffee shop and dispense pleasantries as if on an awkward date. However, as their conversation unravels the terrifying truth behind their meeting is revealed.

The dead are rising and the city has been evacuated. Two survivors remain.

In a lawless, Godless outpost of 18th Century England, Highwayman Gabriel (John Simm) enters a dark contract with enigmatic stranger Dante. Matters are complicated by Rossetti, a new-comer whose beauty catches Gabriel's eye as much as her chilling tales intrigue his ear. Neither she, nor Dante, are what they seem.

Justin hangs by a thread in a nightmarish world of desperation. Sharp-tongued visitor arrives at Justin's door and launches a relentless interrogation that forces him to the edge of sanity. With the clock ticking loudly on second chances, Justin must face his darkest fears before it's too late.

THE CONTINUING AND LAMENTABLE SAGA OF THE SUICIDE BROTHERS short film is a Beat Pictures production in association with JMM Film and Kompass Pictures starring Rupert Friend, Tom Mison and Keira Knightley. A darkly comic fairytale set somewhere between the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm and Tim Burton, THE CONTINUING AND LAMENTABLE SAGA OF THE SUICIDE BROTHERS is set in the black forest woods of fairytale Bavaria. Brothers Barath (Tom Mison) and Bourbon (Rupert Friend) break up the clockwork-like monotony and boredom of their everyday lives by repeatedly trying to kill themselves while forever overlooking the presence of their fairy companion (Keira Knightley) who tries to show them that life is worth living.

Narrated by Richard Gere, MUSTANG - JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION, is the remarkable story of a Tibetan culture pulled back from the brink of extinction through the restoration of its most sacred sites.

A German soldier awaiting his doom in the pocked of Stalingrad spots an undamaged piano in the no-man's land between the lines. The urge to play one more time becomes irresistible.

William; a Los Angeles stud, Jimmy; a fun-loving Miami boy and Farrell; a hard -working Kansas man all reach an important moment in their lives...Manscaping. Each man chooses the best option for himself as they embark on a journey towards genital hairlessness. The road is wrought with danger, embarrassment and pain. As these three men look down and see who they are underneath their manes of manhood, they begin to question if the journey is really worth it.

Wednesday is the story of a girl and a boy, born on the same day, at the same time, in the same hospital, whose paths cross again years later, in the very same place.

The romantic story of how Jessica, a beautiful young actress, has her life turned upside down when she falls in love with the "Spirit of the Fox", who is the ghost of a man who loves to be loved.

The dynamic pace of Quincy's basketball match soon calms when he is faced with a life changing dilemma.

Ireland, 1942. While the adults are off fighting in the War, two children are forced to walk a fine line between responsibility and childhoood fantasy. In the dripping taps and ticking clocks of their home, they discover hidden Morse Code messages.

A British Agent in the war on terror discovers that he and a suspect are not so different after all.

Working with the PlayStation stimulus word "Play", Xavi decided to film this enigmatic character portrayal on the streets of New York. "Hands" is a shocking and gripping tale of two friends with a dangerous secret that threatens to tear them apart.

A Caucasian boy whose next door neighbour happens to be his native friend, is informed by his judgemental and intolerant father that he is no longer to have any contact with him. This stems from his strong prejudice against the native people.

A woman and her uncommunicative neighbors closely monitor a new tenant's movements until they meet up via their intercom.

Two men in an apartment. One victim, one former school bully. One strapped to a chair; one strapped to fifteen-year-old memories that still give him nightmares. Over the course of one morning they sink deep into an acerbic battle of wills, where words are weapons and the stakes are high.

Six-year-old Haley Davis has had imaginary friends before, but until now she has never pretended to be one of them. On occasion, she will take on her new imaginary friend's personality, referring to herself by the name of Holly Goldman. As time goes on, her mother discovers that Holly Goldman might not be just another one of Haley's inventions.

In this fun family film, 8-year-old Alex prepares for Halloween by dressing up in different costumes and imagining himself as those characters. More than anything, he wants to go trick or treating with his older brother, who only agrees to go if they can acquire tons of candy and sneak it past their health-fanatic mom.

The Toll is a 10 time award winning Computer Animated mockumentary and a character study in the guise of a student project created by fictional film student Harvey Stevens. Harvey delves into the realm of not-so-fantastic myth to interview a troll who works as a toll collector and lives under his bridge. He's aggressive, uncouth, temperamental, and has a nasty habit of eating people. His pet is a malicious cross between a dragon, a pug, and a Cuisinart. Yet strangely, the troll wants acceptance from the society he preys on, and sees the young filmmaker as an opportunity to clear up the 'misunderstandings' that have always plagued him.

A true story about a very dissatified Continental Airline passenger sitting in the now infamous "Seat 29-E."

Through very lovable and entertaining choreography, an incredibly talented French street dancer leaves Europe with a one-way ticket to Hollywood to show the world a style of dance they've never seen before. Along his strides reaching for his dreams he discovers that through dancing backwards he can actually rewind time! Staring 'Salah' (Salah Benlemqawanssa), the world famous dance performer and winner of the hit French TV show Incroyable Talent, with appearances by 'Lockadelic' (Celine Thubert Cole) and 'Bboy Colione' (Cole Walliser), this amusing non-stop dancing musical short received a Regional Student Oscar ® nomination and was a favorite at the Cannes Short Film Corner and the Los Angeles Downtown Film Festival.

Has an determined inventor finally found the means to possess the object of his desire?

The film recounts backwards the last moments of three friends who are betting their lives and a million on a game of Russian Roulette.

An intimate story of one family's struggle through divorce... and a tell-all book about it. Starring Ron Silver (The West Wing, Ali) and Jobeth Williams (Poltergeist, The Big Chill). Directed by Alex Rose.

2008 Oscar NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM. Three young women share their problems while spending the holidays in a hospital cancer ward. Directed by Christian E. Christiansen. Produced by Louise Vesth.

3 cutting edge Brit animations sold as a package. Killing Time At Home: Isolated from the outside world, all that’s left to do is kill time. For some, the only way to make friends is to grow them; Welcome To Glaringly:The sinister tale of a man who visits an old friend in a new town, but is suspected by the townsfolk of coming to Glaringly for a completely different reason.; Trip to Yatkumchatka: The annual holiday goes terribly wrong when a family ends up in Yatkumachatka instead of sunny Lanzarote and young Molly begins her first endeavor as a secret agent!

Shy Audrey is asked to take care of her neighbor's fish. Reluctantly she agrees, but becomes increasingly annoyed and locks him away. The next day she finds Einstein has retreated to his castle. Will she succeed in getting him out?

In a school classroom, the children are completely absorbed in making decorations for the Christmas festivities. A new kid arrives to join the class, he is in an extraordinary wheelchair, which causes a sensation. In the following days, decorations begin to mysteriously disappear. A clever take on animation.

Risen from the grave, an undying romantic returns from the grave to find his true love with her new slacker boyfriend, and embarks on a campaign to win her back. With eloquent wit and a supernatural artillery, he attempts to divide and conquer – precipitating an unforeseen and ill-advised confrontation between love, life and afterlife.