The charming tale of a robin raised by mice, this Christmas special from S/W alums Mikey Please ( The Eagleman Stag, Marilyn Myller) and Dan Ojari ( Slow Derek) follows its avian lead as she tries to prove her worth to her adopted rodent family. Robin Robin Dir: Dan Ojari & Mickey Please Netflix’s catalog is in a constant churn as titles cycle in and out, so if you spot something interesting, you better watch it soon: already notables like 2016 Oscar nominee Chau, Beyond the Lines, acclaimed independent animator Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow and S/W 2016 Short of the Year Kung Fury have departed from the platform.Īs titles depart and new ones arrive we’ll occasionally update this list, so be sure to check in periodically. Sure, these are not free-to-view films like our normal picks, but if you’re one of the 213M people who subscribe to the global service, or one of the uncountably greater number of folks who have access to an account, it sure feels free doesn’t it?īelow we’ve gathered our ten favorite shorts that are currently available worldwide. Netflix isn’t known for short films and they don’t make them easy to find (a search for ‘short films’ won’t bring them all up), but you shouldn’t sleep on the quality of their catalog, which contains some true gems.