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Narrative Shorts

Aaron With 2 A’S

Film Aaron With 2 A’S Directed by Michael Goldburg Aaron starts his second career at age 65 as an actor, but when he finally manages to land…
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After (A Love Story)

Film After (A Love Story) Directed by Clare Cooney After surviving a violent event, a couple tries to overcome the space trauma created between them.
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Assaman

Film Assaman Directed by Katrina Brook Flores ASSAMAN is a cosmic twin love story with the future. A man named Tukki meets a sky-being named…
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Ball is Ball

Film Ball is Ball Directed by Kayla Robinson Inspired by the life experience of Writer/Director Kayla Robinson, BALL IS BALL is a narrative short film about…
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Boiling Over

Film Boiling Over Directed by Paulo Miranda Wife asks husband for a divorce, and he accepts it. From there, an unusual and amusing conversation happens…
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Break Any Spell

Film Break Any Spell Directed by Anton Jøsef In this collision of reality and fantasy, a teenage girl uses Live-Action-Role-Playing (LARPing) to cope and escape from…
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Brother

Film Brother Directed by Lisanne Sweere BROTHER is a short film about the impact of psychosis on a family. Brothers Ivo (16) and Tom…
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Chaos Theory

Film Chaos Theory Directed by Dakota Sky, Skyler James Sandak Danny has a drug problem, he knows that. He thinks his parents know when they sit him down…
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Circle Equals Square

Film Circle Equals Square Directed by Scott Galloway A divorcee attempts to navigate an awkward battery of speed dating prospects in hopes of making a connection.
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Could This Have Been An Email

Film Could This Have Been An Email Directed by Nicole Kemper, Sarah Alison Hodges Three coworkers struggle with the horrific possibility of speaking with a customer on the phone.
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Cruise

Film Cruise Directed by Sam Rudykoff We’ve all received scam phone calls, but what about the person making the calls? CRUISE is a dark…
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Daybreak

Film Daybreak Directed by Yaser Yari It’s a female physician's first day of work as a forensics examiner. She must approve a prisoner's health…
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Dead End

Film Dead End Directed by Kiarra Goldberg, Sydney Scotia When Lily finds out she’s being cheated on, her best friends come to the rescue to lift her…
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Dead Men And Devils

Film Dead Men And Devils Directed by Robert Filion After a mysterious, deadly virus has infected the world population, targeting everyone except "the pure" - those born…
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Earthworm

Film Earthworm Directed by Grace Gregory When 21-year-old Claire finds out she’s pregnant, she knows she wants to have an abortion. With confidence in…
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Everybody Don’t Electric Slide

Film Everybody Don’t Electric Slide Directed by Rodney Stringfellow At a large family gathering after a funeral, an older woman confronts an awkward young man she doesn’t…
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Everybody Goes To The Hospital

Film Everybody Goes To The Hospital Directed by Tiffany Kimmel Based on a true story, EVERYBODY GOES TO THE HOSPITAL is a stop motion animated exploration of physical,…
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Fine Lines

Film Fine Lines Directed by Jim McQuaid A mom wakes up and makes a decision–whether or not to look at her phone. What follows is…
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Flames

Film Flames Directed by Deondray Gossfield, Quincy LeNear Gossfield Two childhood friends: Ahmad, a streetwise, college-bound scholar on the precipice of a new, bright future, and Sadik,…
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Homesick

Film Homesick Directed by Will Seefried HOMESICK is an absurdist thriller about an unhappy man who attends a retreat offering adults a second chance…
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Housemaid #2

Film Housemaid #2 Directed by Roxanne Stam When 52-year-old Nora plays her supporting role for the umpteenth performance and again undergoes the toxic behavior of…
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How Many More?

Film How Many More? Directed by Lucas de Jesus João only wanted to fight for a better and fairer world, but a sad reality comes to light.
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I’m Still Ethan

Film I’m Still Ethan Directed by Raffaello Degruttola When his hero is unexpectedly imprisoned, young Ethan starts to see himself through the judgemental eyes of the…
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In Sickness & In Health

Film In Sickness & In Health Directed by Sarah Smick A married couple struggles to accommodate one another in the lead-up to a high-stakes business lunch.
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In The Dead Of Light

Film In The Dead Of Light Directed by Daniel Hamby A dying man must use his out of body existence to save his life before THE LIGHT takes…
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Inertia

Film Inertia Directed by Mat Johns Rabia and Maddie, a pupil and teacher, form a friendship under the unlikeliest of circumstances.
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Intinction

Film Intinction Directed by Bobby Canipe Jr. A dark history doesn't stop 4 young adults from venturing into the old house on the edge of…
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Jim of Earth

Film Jim of Earth Directed by Justin Arwood A lonely man searches the stars for signs of extraterrestrial life.
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Jung & Restless

Film Jung & Restless Directed by Joanna Priestley A dreamlike synchrony of sound and image that uses patterns and mandalas to explore the poetics of psychoanalyst…
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Keep/Delete

Film Keep/Delete Directed by Kryzz Gautier In a future world where memories are handled like computer files, two lovers decide to undergo a procedure…
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Lead/Follow

Film Lead/Follow Directed by Colby Day Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl have baggage. LEAD/FOLLOW takes us through…
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Lioness

Film Lioness Directed by Molly E. Smith Barricaded in a motel room, a mother’s determination and primal instincts kick in to protect her child's innocence.
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Mairzy Doats

Film Mairzy Doats Directed by Seth William Chatfield Following a friend's wedding, a couple return to their woodland cabin for a relaxing weekend, but a strange…
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Mary Meet Grace

Film Mary Meet Grace Directed by Faryl Amadeus When a stranger appears in Grace's life with disturbing news about her long-lost birth mother, she must fight…
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Me Against The World

Film Me Against The World Directed by Kali Bailey Mala and Doug live parallel lives in high school. He is the next Michael Jordan and she could…
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Meat Friend

Film Meat Friend Directed by Izzy Lee An ex-con, sentient pile of hamburger meat teaches after-school lessons to a child.
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Memento Mori

Film Memento Mori Directed by Izzy Lee In 1983, a scientist in isolation resurrects a dead colleague.
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My Left Arm

Film My Left Arm Directed by Christopher Sheffield, Melissa Vitello After a debilitating stroke, Malorie, on the brink of a career breakthrough, finds herself at war with her…
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Navel Gazers

Film Navel Gazers Directed by Kimmy Gatewood In the inevitable future where everyone has a permanent curve in their spine from looking at their screens,…
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Pan

Film Pan Directed by Alex Lippert A tragedy happened in a small town, now a little boy haunts the woods.
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Rescue

Film Rescue Directed by G.G. Hawkins A newly adopted puppy contemplates his escape from the couple he thinks kidnapped him.
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Run Out Groove

Film Run Out Groove Directed by Paige Henderson After a mysterious record player lands outside of her house, a disillusioned painter journeys through her tumultuous breakup,…
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Scooter

Film Scooter Directed by Chelsea Lupkin Abandoned by her boyfriend in the middle of the night, a woman is faced with an unthinkable choice…
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Senseless

Film Senseless Directed by Deandre Sanders In a fight for survival, a young Black woman must outwit two merciless criminals when a grab-and-go car…
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Sequin

Film Sequin Directed by Averi Israel While waiting for the bus, a spirited young girl–to the disapproval of her grandma– befriends a familiar-seeming stranger…
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Shakespeare For All Ages

Film Shakespeare For All Ages Directed by Hannes Rall How can you give the target age group, "smartphone" an overview of the work of a unique literary…
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Silt

Film Silt Directed by Emilie Upczak A Native botanist, grieving the death of a beloved aunt, travels alone to Northern Mexico, where she is…
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Sweat Of His Cow

Film Sweat Of His Cow Directed by Alan Smithee, John Stuart Wildman From the depths of someone's lost VHS tapes is the story of an impossibly gorgeous doctor lawyer who…
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Taffeta

Film Taffeta Directed by Lovell Holder Based on their play "Lavender Men," playwright-performer Roger Q. Mason explores questions of identity and vicious cycles of…
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Talk Black

Film Talk Black Directed by Destiny Macon Mahogany is a talented black engineer working in the not-so-subtly racist south. She's been working at TLS for…
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The Bottom

Film The Bottom Directed by James Kautz, Morgan Ruaidhrí O'Sullivan At the edge of a mysterious lake, a reckoning between friends becomes a fight for life–as one man’s…
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The Censor of Dreams

Film The Censor of Dreams Directed by Léo Berne, Raphaël Rodriguez Every night, The Censor and his team moderate Yoko’s dreams. Every night, they do their best to mask…
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The F-Word

Film The F-Word Directed by Alex Cannon, Paul Cannon When a young girl asks her father what the word "fuck" means, he falls into a feedback loop…
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The Hive

Film The Hive Directed by Greg Karvellas Flora is used to being wanted. Needed actually. But once her inattentive husband Andrew gets busy with his…
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The Manager Position

Film The Manager Position Directed by Craig Trow From Oscar® winning producer Andrew Carlberg (Skin), starring Emmy nominated female actor Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the…
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The Night Courier

Film The Night Courier Directed by Mason McDonald A single night offers a suffocating glimpse into the life of a woman whose occupation is feeding people…
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The Vacation

Film The Vacation Directed by Jarreau Carrillo In Flatbush, Brooklyn, four friends are stuck in their car after it breaks down on the way to…
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The Wise Guys

Film The Wise Guys Directed by Jonathan Smathers Two hit-men have an intimate conversation while having a killer day at work.
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The Woodsman

Film The Woodsman Directed by Kyle Kuchta Bernie Davis, a Christmas tree salesman, has three trees left to sell on Christmas Eve. As the night…
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Through The Barricades

Film Through The Barricades Directed by Alexandrine Benjamin In the midst of the treacherous social protests that have paralyzed Haiti for months, a modest couple must…
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Tommy and the Guru

Film Tommy and the Guru Directed by Brian Russell A middle aged man seeks out a new-age master to help him overcome a life filled with loss,…
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VIP

Film VIP Directed by Mahmood Yazdani Bahramabadi A tale of resilience in an environmentally unfriendly world.
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Warsha

Film Warsha Directed by Dania Bdeir Mohammad is a Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take…
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We Got A Dog

Film We Got A Dog Directed by Ryan Valdez Morgan comes home to find that her boyfriend Mason has decided to bring in a new pet.
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We Should Get Dinner!

Film We Should Get Dinner! Directed by Eliza Jiménez Cossio, Lexi Tannenholtz WE SHOULD GET DINNER! is a chaotic comedy about bottled-up anger and boundaries set in relationships. Abby runs…
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What A Harvest

Film What A Harvest Directed by Austin Rivera Davison, Matt Shapiro A father tries to connect with his video game obsessed daughter, until he learns she hasn’t been eating…
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Worm Radio

Film Worm Radio Directed by Austin Smith The story of how Ellie Miller got to space.
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Youth

Film Youth Directed by Trey Riley It's a Friday night in the summer of ‘98. For two teen girls, tonight is everything. Because tomorrow,…