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Narrative Shorts
Narrative Shorts
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Directed by Sean Nam
In front of an abandoned phone booth, Mila returns to the place where her mother died, guided by…
Narrative Shorts
5:28 AM
Film
5:28 AM
Directed by Anton Sinitsyn
Aeon, a startup leader and its most hardworking individual puts a lot of effort into “Timekeeper”—his company. Day…
Narrative Shorts
After What Happened at the Library
Film
After What Happened at the Library
Directed by Syra McCarthy
Inspired by my viral true story.
Akita the drag queen hasn't left her apartment in days. Her inboxes overflow…
Narrative Shorts
An Island
Film
An Island
Directed by Ricardo Muñoz Senior
Amidst uncertainty of emigration, a family takes refuge in imagination and fantasy.
Narrative Shorts
Apology
Film
Apology
Directed by Sam Hyatt
Richard lays his heart on the table in an attempt to get Amanda to forgive him.
Narrative Shorts
Back In Baby’s Arms
Film
Back In Baby’s Arms
Directed by Jackson Giuricich
When struggling actor Jonathan is kicked out by his girlfriend, he finds himself the unlikely housemate of Colleen,…
Narrative Shorts
BALDY The Film
Film
BALDY The Film
Directed by Eddie Griffith
Travis' birthday is upcoming and his friends want to celebrate, can he get a haircut?
Narrative Shorts
Berta
Film
Berta
Directed by Lucía Forner
Berta wants Alex to understand the harm he caused her years ago and will do whatever it takes…
Narrative Shorts
Blood Boys
Film
Blood Boys
Directed by Jordan Hahn
In a cutthroat competition for the coveted position as a billionaire’s Blood Boy, Sam faces off against top-dog…
Narrative Shorts
Bugaboo
Film
Bugaboo
Directed by Benjamin Morehead
A woman gets revenge on the man who wronged her with the help of a cursed doll.
Narrative Shorts
Cascades
Film
Cascades
Directed by Brian Russell
A couple walks towards a crossroads on the day of their 30th wedding anniversary.
Narrative Shorts
Celeste In Spring
Film
Celeste In Spring
Directed by Kat Mills Martin
A pregnant woman tries to have a one-night stand.
Narrative Shorts
Chips Or Crackers
Film
Chips Or Crackers
Directed by Michael Gabriele
A simple goodbye turns into an awkward predicament.
Narrative Shorts
Chocolate Chip
Film
Chocolate Chip
Directed by Josh Deepan
A mortgage advisor attempts to swindle a downtrodden farm owner into selling her property, only to reveal she’s…
Narrative Shorts
Cycles
Film
Cycles
Directed by Chinwe Okorie
A woman processing grief on Father’s Day in a late-night laundromat finds unexpected comfort in the kindness of…
Narrative Shorts
DEMONBOY
Film
DEMONBOY
Directed by Aaron Lovett
A reclusive twenty-something develops an all-consuming obsession with another man he encounters on the internet.
Narrative Shorts
DISC
Film
DISC
Directed by Blake Winston Rice
A hook up gone too far up.
Narrative Shorts
Emotional Support Demon
Film
Emotional Support Demon
Directed by Dave Harlequin
A young woman seeks assistance from an emotional support agency, only to discover she's been assigned an unconventional…
Narrative Shorts
For Every Breath
Film
For Every Breath
Directed by Erika Arlee
A young girl goes on an illicit scavenger hunt to find drugs for her strung-out grandmother.
Narrative Shorts
Gender Reveal
Film
Gender Reveal
Directed by Mo Matton
Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The...
Narrative Shorts
Hāfu
Film
Hāfu
Directed by Josh Wolff
When an American bride-to-be spends the day reuniting with her Japanese grandmother, she
discovers through the dance of communication…
Narrative Shorts
Halfway Haunted
Film
Halfway Haunted
Directed by Sam Rudykoff
A tenant in a haunted house teams up with a ghost to stop a real estate developer from…
Narrative Shorts
Journey To The AfroFuture
Film
Journey To The AfroFuture
Directed by Montë Murphy, Sidney Beeman
Through the medium of dance, this film moves through three key eras: the harrowing realities of plantation life,…
Narrative Shorts
Lend a FRND
Film
Lend a FRND
Directed by Chance Saller
When Darren accidentally rents an android escort named Roxy from a company called FRND, it’s already too late…
Narrative Shorts
Life Support
Film
Life Support
Directed by Jamon Tolbert
Inspired by true stories, an emergency doctor
struggling under the weight of life-and-death
decisions must confront his own hidden
traumas as…
Narrative Shorts
Like Stars
Film
Like Stars
Directed by Kali Bailey
A North Korean asylum seeker and an asylum attorney—both unseen women—who in the face of intense pressures learn…
Narrative Shorts
Loss
Film
Loss
Directed by Sivan Levy Zakin
Goni is nine. She always runs faster than the boys. Always scores more goals. Until one day, they…
Narrative Shorts
Love Machine
Film
Love Machine
Directed by Jon Clark
In the not-so-distant future, two women ask each other intimate questions on a date—things get weird.
Narrative Shorts
Maggie’s Not Okay
Film
Maggie’s Not Okay
Directed by Vance Smith
Maggie, a chronic people pleaser, is always getting pushed around. But when she tries to return a lost…
Narrative Shorts
Masks
Film
Masks
Directed by Andre LeBlanc
A husband draws his wife from a long-standing catatonic state by having her wear a series of increasingly…
Narrative Shorts
Muses
Film
Muses
Directed by Simon Vermeulen
Inspiration, power, replacement.
Narrative Shorts
Night Light
Film
Night Light
Directed by Luke Baker
A young woman, feeling the pressures of the outside world, has a panic attack while trying to fall…
Narrative Shorts
OH, DEER
Film
OH, DEER
Directed by Dante Russo, Marjorie Lewit
When a couple's explosive argument is interrupted by a tragic accident, the night takes a turn they never…
Narrative Shorts
Open Wide
Film
Open Wide
Directed by Sam Fox
Phoebe, a pious young woman questioning her faith, matches with a charming couple on a flirty dating app…
Narrative Shorts
Out For Delivery
Film
Out For Delivery
Directed by Chelsea Christer
When terminally ill Joanna makes the decision to pursue end-of-life options through Death with Dignity, the systems set…
Narrative Shorts
Please Come Home
Film
Please Come Home
Directed by Daymon Britton
After the tragic loss of their wife and mother, Harry and Ann find themselves emotionally adrift. As the…
Narrative Shorts
Quick Fix
Film
Quick Fix
Directed by Will Smart
A young man attempts to fix his car, but he soon realizes there is no owners manual for…
Narrative Shorts
Randy as Himself
Film
Randy as Himself
Directed by Margaret Miller
A Hollywood production crew comes to West Texas to recreate the grisly murder of a local woman. Using…
Narrative Shorts
Recesses
Film
Recesses
Directed by Dylan Trupiano
A midwestern elementary school secretary waits with a student to be picked up after being disciplined for an…
Narrative Shorts
Sammie Quits Football
Film
Sammie Quits Football
Directed by Dan Giraldo, Stephen Venezia
After one heartbreak too many, lifelong football fanatic Sammie Taylor decides he’s done with his team for good.…
Narrative Shorts
Sins Of The Father
Film
Sins Of The Father
Directed by Dominic Fogarty
A father raises his daughter in the post-apocalypse after monsters attack. But when the daughter ventures outside to…
Narrative Shorts
Somebody Cares
Film
Somebody Cares
Directed by Julien Lasseur
A gambler's luck runs out when the only one who shows up for his birthday is the hit…
Narrative Shorts
Spray Bottle
Film
Spray Bottle
Directed by Jenna Kanell
An angry former stunt woman struggles as a caregiver for her neurodivergent brother. Spray Bottle is about their…
Narrative Shorts
Stronghold
Film
Stronghold
Directed by Meghann Artes
When a group home closes, the house mother must go in search of the last boy’s mother before…
Narrative Shorts
Stuck & Leaving
Film
Stuck & Leaving
Directed by Zoe Dahmen
Two best friends believe they’ve found evidence of a missing teenager in a box of photos from the…
Narrative Shorts
Such Good Friends
Film
Such Good Friends
Directed by Bri Klaproth
After ending a toxic friendship, a people-pleaser falls into old pattern's with her ex-best friend's family.
Narrative Shorts
Summer’s End
Film
Summer’s End
Directed by Adam Conversano, Grant Conversano
Elliott discovers his father on a hookup app while on a family vacation. His confrontation with his alcoholic…
Narrative Shorts
Tame
Film
Tame
Directed by Will Schneider
Near the end of a long shift, a stressed diner waitress has to serve an especially difficult customer.
Narrative Shorts
Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad
Film
Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad
Directed by Nicholas Luciano
Set in 2005, a driven high school student obsessively studies Spanish all year so she can test up…
Narrative Shorts
Teenage Waistband
Film
Teenage Waistband
Directed by Lee Wilkof, Liv Boren
Bullied by his brothers and father, 15-year-old Kippy's only real friend in 1967 Ohio is his grandparent's maid,…
Narrative Shorts
Thank You For Your Time
Film
Thank You For Your Time
Directed by Ricki "Ricasso" Nelson
In an unassuming HR office, April Moore sits down for her exit interview, determined to leave her job…
Narrative Shorts
The Artis Residence
Film
The Artis Residence
Directed by Sarah Dresser
When Vera, the matriarch of the quirky Artis family, decides to make a break with her old life,…
Narrative Shorts
The Blue Diamond
Film
The Blue Diamond
Directed by Sam Fox
At her mother’s funeral, a woman meets her mother’s very special friends.
Narrative Shorts
The Callback
Film
The Callback
Directed by Jeremy Carr
An aging rock star seeks redemption as he gets a callback for the most important gig of his…
Narrative Shorts
The Hermit Of Cape Fear
Film
The Hermit Of Cape Fear
Directed by Robert Cummins
Guided by a mysterious Hermit, Mark navigates multiple realities, coming to terms with his past and reconnecting with…
Narrative Shorts
The Man Upstairs
Film
The Man Upstairs
Directed by Wendy Wang
After being kidnapped, Julian wakes up in a stranger’s basement, where another child already lives—and where survival means…
Narrative Shorts
The Release
Film
The Release
Directed by Clare Austen-Smith, Sofia Dobrushin
A wannabe wellness influencer goes viral for all the wrong reasons — but a mysterious cult might just…
Narrative Shorts
To Charlie, From Kamryn
Film
To Charlie, From Kamryn
Directed by Kamryn Sands
As Kamryn pieces together moments from her past with her older brother Charlie, fragments of joy and quiet…
Narrative Shorts
Waiting For Aphrodite
Film
Waiting For Aphrodite
Directed by Richard Stephen Bell
It’s after midnight, and Atticus Bates is not happy. In this tidy tale of a broken curfew, we…
Narrative Shorts
We Buy Houses
Film
We Buy Houses
Directed by Scott Burkhardt
When a house flipper encounters something unexpected at one of his properties he is forced to reconsider the…
Narrative Shorts
Ya Hanouni
Film
Ya Hanouni
Directed by Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib
While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them:…
Narrative Shorts
You, Me, Chaz & Rodney
Film
You, Me, Chaz & Rodney
Directed by Lillian Lion
After making a plan to hook up with boys for the first time, two curious thirteen-year-olds are quickly…
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