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Happy Halloween! Enjoy this classic, vintage short featuring dancing skeletons celebrating by the light of the full moon.

En Puntas by Javier Pérez is a stunning film featuring the powerful ballerina Amélie Ségarra. Filmmaker and dancer come together to create a breathtaking video.

I'm a fan of Tarkovsky, so it was a pleasant surprise to find that his Polaroid photos have been published! 60 of his Polaroids from the 70s and 80s have been published in Instant Light: Tarkovsky Polaroids by Thames and Hudson.

Karakuri (Japanese Automata) is a stunning three and a half minute documentary by Matthew Allard. The film features artisan Hideki Higashino creating these traditional moving figures using historical methods. These creations started as far back as 200 - 300 years ago, Japan's Edo period. The cinematography is beautiful as are the karakuri and this short only leaves me wanting more.

Noise is a motion capture video featuring a dance of sorts between black and white noise. The human based skeletal structures support light spheres that create a figure that feels powerful yet light.

Years is a brilliant conceptual piece by Bartholomäus Traubeck where thinly sliced disks of trees are played with an optical record player. Close rings and knots become chords in the melodic symphony derived from nature.

Verschleif is a cool video by Laurin Döpfner where he sands a variety of objects in half including wood, skull, and a DSLR. Shaving off small layers to expose the insides like an MRI. I found the DSLR GIF over on Reddit and I had to find the creator. It was thrilling to see that there was an entire video.

Les Trois Inventeurs by Michel Ocelot is a beautiful, stop-motion film made from cut paper. I find it charming and it's a great story of tradition vs. progress. This is the best quality I can find. Also there's a dubbed version over on Vimeo if you prefer.

Why Do I Study Physics by Xiangjun Shi is a sweet, animated short. I really love the drawing style and the visual representations of concepts from physics. Why Do I Study Physics? (2013) from Xiangjun

The Mite by Walter Volbers offers a new vision of the Overlook hotel. Literally, a bug's eye view. This animated short dives into the infamous carpet and looks at the lives of the critters living in