Short Films

Short Films

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

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  • Tsunami

    A marriage is tested when a secret is revealed while the couple have yet to come to terms with a recent death.

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  • Fried Hard

    Love Well Done | A 1970's love story about a young black couple chasing their dreams in a city of madness. History, black love, social commentary, laughs and more.

  • 3.15am

    Every night at 3.15 a.m., a thud sound of shovel from under the bed begins to haunt a man. Perplexed with the sound and other happenings around him, he suspects that his wife is haunting him. But night after night the happenings intensify until he decides to deal with the situation. On the final ...

  • Africa, USA

    Africa, U.S.A. follows Naomi, a young 25-year-old discovering herself, as she explores Igbos Landing, an area where Igbo descendants decided to rebel and where African descendants built the historical Harrington School; Oyotunji Kingdom- a real Yoruba Village in South Carolina; and, Africatown lo...

  • The Source 1996

    A saturation diver discovers an old sea chest at the bottom of the underwater oil rig in the southern Caribbean Sea and carries the chest away with her. To her surprise, the chest brings unforeseeable trouble for her manager on the ship.

  • Love Is A Losing Game

    Ramona, a somber spirit, has her (after)world rocked when she falls for a living man.

  • Peat and Patty

    A fun, comedic short story of environmental scientist Patty and, her parrot, Peat striving to complete an experiment that could potentially solve the environmental condition of their world.

  • Mitja Lluna I L'estel

    "Mitja Lluna i l'Estel" captivates through a handcrafted short film, blending Al-Andalus' symbolism. Using 2D pencil animations, it unfolds in Granada's Alhambra. A young woman's initiatory journey unfolds against a backdrop of migrating storks, desert scents, and Andalusian winds. Souls and star...

  • Möbius Trip

    Jeremy Brandt is an agent on a mission to stop a man with a device containing a button that must not be pushed -- but has been -- resulting in an extensive chase. This leads to an electric struggle, against each other and ultimately for a solution to the greatest challenge anyone can face.

    This ...

  • Assaman

    Assaman is a cosmic twin love story with the future. A man named Tukki meets a sky-being named Asé. Together, they become suspended in a visual and sonic examination in search of flourishing joy and self-care. What may seem a simple love story quickly expands into a kaleidoscope of introspective,...

  • Cara Romero: Following The Light

    A documentary on contemporary fine art photographer Cara Romero. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA and the urban sprawl of Houston, TX. Romero’s identity informs her photography...

  • Broke Down Drone

    Poverty, Death and Hopelessness is all that can be expected in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Chicago. For Roc and DeVontae, on the brink of potential stardom, the opportunity to escape all three is within reach, if only...

  • The DragonFly Tale

    1964. Hereford, Texas. June Bug Brown is determined to save his family, by killing his father. Based on true events, it is the story of human courage that dwells within us all.

  • Paralysis

    Paralysis is a poetic film featuring spoken word artists who capture the stream of consciousness of bystanders who witness a young Black boy fight for his life.

  • Lilian

    Lilian Bader, a mixed-race war veteran of Barbadian-English descent, had enlisted into the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in 1941 as an instrument repairer, and rose to the rank of Corporal. The story begins in Bournemouth 1960, where Lilian enrols as a mature student. During her studies into...

  • This Much

    Laura is grappling with a divorce, moving into a new apartment, and raising her young daughter, Avery. When she accidentally leaves Avery’s favorite stuffed bunny on top of the car one morning, Laura struggles to tell the truth. She fears, more than anything, letting her daughter down. However, s...

  • Sons of Toledo

    After receiving the early morning news of his younger brother’s murder, a mourning barber pushes through the muddy waters of grief to find the courage to do the impossible - give his brother one last cut.

  • Home Soon

    Set at the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, a weary mother's fears and desires for her mentally distressed son’s future hang in the balance while awaiting his arrival home. HOME SOON examines a family’s collective, and unprocessed trauma, which is often eclipsed by police violence.

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  • How to Hack Birth Control

    ‘How to Hack Birth Control’ is a 3-segment pilot of the satire series 'How to Hack' by Sassy Mohen. The pilot focuses on how to navigate and take charge in today’s contraception universe. Told through the sharp wit and perky charm of the narrator Ruth (Xanthe Paige), Birth Control takes a run at ...

  • Sheila

    In this experimental short documentary, a dancer SHEILA ROHAN, blows out a candle and finds herself in a magical world of memory, dance and presence. Featuring Sheila Rohan, one of the founding members of Dance Theater of Harlem.

  • Just Love Stories: The Do Over

    Ashlyn Sanders has a powerful story of love and transformation shared in this short documentary. Therapist, Iresha Picot makes her directorial debut with this story exploring the transformation from childhood trauma to renewal and community responsibility. The Do Over tells the story of friendshi...

  • Just Love Stories: Queens Rule Together

    This short film explores what love and community look like through the vehicle of cycling and how one woman went from quarantine to QRT, Queens Rule Together, a Philly based global cycling community whose mission is to promote a healthy fun lifestyle while being fully committed to bringing divers...

  • Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    Should I Stay or Should I Go addresses the rarely talked about social issue of Euthanasia. This family drama uncovers the hearts of 3 siblings and their opposing points of view regarding the end of life care for their pop. Julia the Atheist, Morgan the Christian, and Raegan the Wicken all clash v...

  • Inches and Miles

    A silent, short film about two estranged lovers who communicate via notebooks and scraps of paper.