“A THOUSAND LITTLE TREES” OF BLOOD BY LORENZA DE BENEDICTIS
An anniversary date in the park doesn’t end as planned.
Latest Submissions
This is our curated list of the latest short films, documentaries, animations and music videos from today’s independent filmmakers. Take some time and add these to your queue - these films demand your attention.
Short Films
A quiet son on the cusp of adolescence becomes the fragile glue holding his shattered family together after his mother's sudden death-until a heart-wrenching misunderstanding forces him to shoulder the blame in his grieving father's existential standoff with a silent God.
A childhood memory carries a woman back to the wonder of play, still lingering at the edges of her imagination.
An anniversary date in the park doesn’t end as planned.
Driven by school pressures and unhealthy obsessions, a med student chases success by any means.
Sick of being bullied by their classmates, two queer high schoolers Bex and Wren strike back like anyone else would: with witchcraft.
A vampire couple locks themselves in a New York City room for three days to face their demons.
Music videos
In a world where reality and dreams blur, Sofía Thompson descends as a being of light seeking connection with the human experience.
LIAKH imagines the suffocating life of an immigrant in London for Question4Later’s single "EASTERN EUROPEAN 2".
The music video follows a young woman who, each time she enters a liminal dreamscape, seeks out a faceless companion who visits her in her dreams. The two embark on a peaceful journey, relishing in the friendship that they have...until she wakes up.
A night of dancing turns into a fierce reckoning when a group of women confronts unwanted male advances—unleashing a raw, collective rage that transforms the club into a battleground of empowerment.”
Thoughts of death are spinning in the nomad's head.
Was he real or was it a mirage?
FARAONIKA gambles everything—her possessions, her identity, and even her chihuahua—in a desperate pursuit of beauty, hyaluronic acid and luck.
documentaries
Wild Clay is a short film that follows Ben Ruble as he sources and harvests natural clay to create pottery. This hands-on process deepens his connection to the land, fostering a greater appreciation for the craft.
We follow Greg, the lead singer of the band Tino Drima, as he prepares for his dream show: opening the middle school fair for late 90s legends Sugar Ray.
In the vast, rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountains and high desert, ranching women, their dogs, horses, and cattle, share powerful connections that reveal nature’s quiet ways.
A reflection on Belfast's murals, tracing conflict, sectarianism, resilience, and a shared hope for peace across borders.
After serving 25 years in prison, a man with a violent past seeks redemption through training service dogs.
Still Alive in Paris, a captivating 7-minute documentary by film director Andrea Nazarian, paints an intimate portrait of the life and artistry of Elliot De-Graft, the visionary Paris-based, Ghanaian-German designer behind rising ready-to-wear and accessories brand Still Alive.
When color stirs beneath the surface, it reveals more than paint — it uncovers the artist’s journey through healing, identity, and rebirth.
Art & Experimental Films
To the women in high-pressure sports who refuse to be boxed in. Never neutral. Never clean. Never boring.
Based on the true story of Valeria, a young model caught between her father’s illness and the pressures of the modeling industry, where her image became an obsession that exposed her solitary vulnerability.
Unbelievable surrendering. Encouraged by the depths of love to survive. A chase of the shadows. A protection of what we hold closest to us. The sun, roots, and life all around are signs to keep going. The curiosity occurs to give up, but it is not followed. Her life, more fragile than could have ever imagined. The tide is high. Dusk marks the transition from light to dark. He is here, with the moon.
The past doesn’t speak, it hums, pulses, returns in fragments. A boy remains inside, untouched by time but changed by everything. What the body can’t say, it finds another way to release.
A short film depicting the chaotic birth of WikiLeaks, a digital revolution that shook empires and redefined power. Utilizing the latest in AI animation and motion capture technology, and featuring newly uncovered quotes from Julian Assange.
In the Peruvian village of Palma Real, a member of the Ese’Eja nation shares the story of falling in love and running away with his wife. As he urges for their memory to live on, he slowly slips into a haunting reverie.
The sun bird. Come as you are, as a new beginning. We are small in the rhythm of it all. The leaves grow, until fall. A new season awaits.
A jaded DJ escapes the city to find his true purpose.