2023 Short Film Hot Films

A young caregiver clashes with an elderly widow over her hoarding tendencies.

Fred, a lonely ghost, haunts a small village in Downeast Maine, visible only to her long-lost twin Jesse who moved away when they were children. When Jesse returns, they struggle to reconnect as past resentments and breakdowns in communication are exacerbated by Fred moving through time. Eventually, they begin to process their shared trauma and accept their bond as siblings.

After becoming hypnotized by her microwave Dani is driven to satiate its hunger. When it becomes apparent what the appliance craves we find out just how far she'll go in order to feed the machine.

Everyone's machine is different; it's that drive, that motivation to attain our goals. Depending on who you are, you'll give the machine different things as you strive to learn what it wants from you. In the end what it wants is your body and your time and will take all that you're willing to give it. Through Dani's small encounter we see a literal interpretation of this idea told with the touch of dark humor that only a hypnotic microwave can bring.

A young female immigrant battles interviewers and her own self doubt as she searches for a job after receiving her work authorization card.

In the wake of his best friend's death, Hank must come to terms with his social environment, navigating the morally dubious waters of guilt and narcissism that go hand in hand with grief in the modern age.

A man convicted of manslaughter, confronts a heartless world upon his release from prison where disownment, stalkers & conspiracy lie in wait.

A married couple's celebratory date night is derailed when the wife let's the wrong name slip out during sex – her husband's dead name. For him, hearing this name stirs up unresolved tensions about the couple's past and the choices they made along the way to stay together.

As she prepares to end her nomad life and return home, a middle-aged immigrant woman who has run away from home for months is thrown off course when she encounters an underage escort stranded in a remote town.

"Maya & Lydia" follows two teenage girls who must confront their contrasting relationships with their bodies when they attend the popular girl's pool party —
the one place where they can’t use their clothes to hide.

When a Nigerian-American teenager returns to Nigeria for a family funeral, her mourning is interrupted when she suspects she's being followed.

Mmanwu, Igbo for masquerade, is a 2D-animated short film set in modern day Nigeria. It mixes magical realism and horror/thriller to explore themes of grief, spirituality and cross-cultural understanding.

A man’s suspicions about his wife’s infidelity reach a horrifying climax.

In a sleepy Texas town, a girl group formed in their parents' garage. In order to find the perfect band name, the girls consulted a Spirit Board. They got a bitchin' name, Daughters of Evil, but they also got possessed. Beleth, a king of Hell, sent his minions to distort the band's style and songs. Suddenly, the band started to receive attention for their macabre flair and they enjoyed modest popularity on local radio and television. After a rather gruesome incident on the music show "Sulphur Scene," Beleth and the Daughters of Evil returned to Hell. Decades later, a YouTuber accidentally summons the band back to the land of the living by playing their album backwards.

An idyllic, weekend mixed doubles match devolves when the players find themselves stuck in deuce for what feels like an eternity. This fast-paced, comedic short by creator and writer Shelby Slauer explores human nature and the ways in which sports bring out our worst (and best).

Set in the year 2014, Outside The Lines is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story that tackles racial tension between Blacks and Hispanics in Boyle Heights , when the family of a Latin girl finds out she's dating a Black boy.

A young woman struggling to overcome her fear of flight finds courage from her father's former flight instructor.

Logline: "Agape" explores the enchanting and tender connection between Kiro, a young dreamer, and Umi, a girl who exists solely within his dreams.

Description: "Agape" is a dialogue-driven short film that explores the connection between Kiro and Umi as they plane watch from an airport parking lot. Umi feels trapped, longing to explore the world beyond her reach, while Kiro desires to experience more in life. As they bond over laughter and vulnerability, they discover a shared history that transcends time and reality.