Short Films

Short Films

Short films created by award-winning independent mediamakers from around the world.

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Short Films
  • The Price Of Freedom

    A mother, convicted of a crime she did not commit, makes a last resort attempt at freedom. But that decision comes at a cost.

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  • Meet B.O.B.

    A widow still honors her wedding anniversary 5 year after her husband's death. Her two adult daughters doesn't think this is healthy for their vivacious mother and explores other options for her to fill the void.

  • Long Way Home

    Edgar and Amber Rhodes receive news of the failing health of their father and travel home to see him,

  • World of Diamonds

    World of Diamonds (WOD) short film is an artistic experimental piece that sheds light on the vital issues affecting humans worldwide today while offering a new, bright path forward into a far more equitable future. Inspired by the 2020 pandemic, this piece highlights the inequities across our glo...

  • Ways Of Talking

    A sister whose brother died under mysterious circumstances refuses to accept simple explanations as she confronts the eerie buzzing that haunts her home.

  • Identity

    After struggling with anxiety for years, 17-year-old Shoye discovers that she's a member of the LGBTQ community. Overwhelmed by fear of rejection from her family, Shoye has a vision of her loved ones abandoning her after she comes out. However, Shoye finds solace in a podcast, The Observation Pod...

  • Room for Dessert

    'Room for Dessert' explores systemic injustice and racism through the eyes of a well-bred, professional Black man who has been pushed to his breaking point. The story gives a glimpse, through a hypothetical scenario of a need for revenge versus a cry for justice. At a critical moment, when he dec...

  • Chapter I

    Chapter I is a coming-of-age story for Talia Matthews a 17-year-old biracial girl who was once sweet and outgoing but turns resentful. Talia must not only learn how to start over in a foreign place but also cope with being assaulted by her classmate, Josh Yearwood. He’s the high school quarterbac...

  • Suga West

    A charming Speakeasy Server meets an old friend while at work. The friend gives her a case, and she starts working as a Private Investigator.

  • Day Dream

    A modern noir thriller with sinister twists and turns. Lucas is a young novelist who unexpectedly has dreams that tell him about future events. The reason is a mystery and so is his fate.

  • Alma

    Alma (14) is in charge of her brother's, león (8), care in her loneliness. an unfortunate accident will leave her true reality exposed.

  • The Sorrow

    A saddened romance between the couple, Jarren and Maya, that's went through a recent loss, which is heavily weighing in on the two, emotionally.

  • Granny's Daughters

    Granny's Daughters is a semi-autobiographical family drama about three women and their connection to Granny, the family matriarch. It explores the nuance of intergenerational relationships amongst Black women as well as the significance of care, community, and property. This film paints a family ...

  • Hiding Spot

    When a happily married woman's repressed childhood trauma surfaces at the thought of having kids, she realizes that in order to heal she will need more than therapy.

  • MTI

    Mti (29), a Haitian immigrant, after years of saving money during his stay in Chile decides to return with his wife and daughter in Haiti. However, his plans will be truncated by the unexpected theft of his money.

  • ALMA

    Alma (14) is in charge of her brother's, león (8), care in her loneliness. an unfortunate accident will leave her true reality exposed.

  • The Final Tour

    In the summer 1960, Milton Davis and his quartet hit the road on a European tour. At the time the band leaders of the group, Milton D. and "Catfish" Evans, were engaged in a contentious relationship held together only by their mutual love for "the music". Agreeing that it is time for the two to g...

  • Twisted Female Bodies

    This documentary focuses on the depiction of women in the media and society. The question driving this film is, "Should the media and society stop portraying the idea of a perfect woman?" Jakyrah Harris, a student documentarian, came up with this question because as a woman she has noticed that t...

  • Paludarium

    The man is in self-quarantine at home. But he doesn't hate this situation. He keeps a fishbowl at home.

  • The Grey Space

    Liam Neeson voices this heart wrenching PSA about the rescue of Americans and our allies stranded behind the front lines of war in Ukraine, left behind following the ill-fated evacuation in Afghanistan, and during the carnage of a Cat 5 Hurricane IAN. Produced, shot and directed by William Goins,...

  • A Travers

    Louise is in her seventh month of pregnancy, but will have to terminate it for medical reasons. In the hospital, together with her husband Pierre, they will struggle to survive this ordeal. How to mourn a child they will not have? How to share these last hours with this child and accompany him fo...

  • Bien Parecidas

    Maria allows Cecilia to dye her hair while waiting for Agustin's rehabilitation therapy to conclude. This simple fact will change the way both mother and daughter see their relationship and will help them withstand this difficult moment they're both living.

  • Derriere La Nuit

    Julia is a photographer like no other. At night, in the heart of the forest, she brings together members of the same family: the living and the spirits of the dead.

  • Far Away

    On the days when the darkness covers the city, Sahand needs a photo to complete his photo collection. He meets his lover in a part of Iran's dark history, but history is repeating itself.

  • Frey

    Where is Johanna Frey? Separated from her family and sold into indentured labor, young Luisa embarks on a search for her sister. But soon two gendarmes encounter a dead body. And while the gendarmes try to uncover the motives, Luisa sets out on a journey between revenge and redemption.