
“KATO SAKE WORKS” BY PHILIP BRADLEY
We trace the story of how Shinobu Kato went from growing up in a small neighborhood in Tokyo, to starting a now booming sake brewery in Brooklyn.
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 gritty drama about a young mother, who is convinced by her boyfriend to help him with one last unusual heist before she leaves her hometown for a better life.
After the death of a young boy a local priest, Fr. Tim Casey, visits the grieving mother, Joyce Miller, to offer her support. However, the priest may know more about the boy's death than he appears to, and the mother may not be who she seems.
After new evidence proves his innocence, the wife of a notorious serial killer must come to terms with the fact that her husband is not the murderer she fell in love with.
A tormented child escapes into fantasies to save his alcoholic father and salvage his shattered family.
Blaire hasn’t seen Will since the assault, but she’s known his every move.
In the isolated woods, on a camping trip with her son, a widowed mother faces a haunting Creature that feeds on her deepest fears and unravels her grip on reality.
Music videos
A tormented young woman crafts a ski mask as her descent into paranoia leads to a fiery showdown that tests her grip on reality.
When Husband and Wife unexpectedly reunite in the afterlife, they must learn how to navigate their new eternity together.
Inspired by Robert Altman's Three Women, the story follows the relationship between Makk, a timid new roommate, and Mad, an outgoing, often oblivious woman.
Inspired by Robert Altman's Three Women, the story follows the relationship between Makk, a timid new roommate, and Mad, an outgoing, often oblivious woman.
¨La Cuadrada¨ tells the story of a high-class hitman couple (Belinda & Tito Double P) who are given the mission to kill each other by “Damiano” the leader of an Italian mafia.
What if there were a way to atone for your sins during your lifetime and, in doing so, unlock a new level of existence?
This music video is a love letter to youth. The song is infused with a summer vibe of carefree spirit and bright hopes in a space of Eastern Europe.
It’s a story about brotherhood and forgiveness. And love.
documentaries
Diabetes is more than a diagnosis — it’s a daily reality. Crônica Mellitus explores the experience of Adriana de Carvalho, a brazilian woman who has lived with Type 1/LADA diabetes for 17 years, challenging perceptions and deepening the conversation about a lifelong health condition.
An Indian social activist grapples with the new demands of motherhood and her desire to continue bringing social change in the world.
Pasteis de Nata was first made over 300 years ago in a monastery west of Lisbon. Now George Kaya maintains the ritual in Brooklyn.
This short documentary offers an intimate look at Brooklyn-based industrial designers Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of CW&T, exploring their seamless blend of art, design, and engineering, the unique dynamic of their home-based studio, and their philosophy on longevity in both work and life.
Jensen Ramos was serving three life sentences for attempted murder when a local dog rescue brought him a second chance at redemption and the courage to start anew.
We trace the story of how Shinobu Kato went from growing up in a small neighborhood in Tokyo, to starting a now booming sake brewery in Brooklyn.
A former soccer star finds his calling training 6-year-old children in Los Angeles to find their superpowers on and off the pitch.
Art & Experimental Films
"Tides of Freedom" is a poetic exploration of self-discovery. The film delves into the process of reflecting on memories and finding liberation in one’s inner spirit.
Untouchable. An homage to the rodeo. And to those who get thrown down, chewed up and spat out - just to do it all over again.
Members of an unnamed suburbia prepare for an apocalyptic storm, in a lyrical vision of America in decay. Blending fact and fiction, LIVING IN A MIRACLE is an existential tone poem that finds the hidden beauty within the impending catastrophe.
"MIME II" is an experimental film aesthetically exploring the complexity of identity and the journey to self-acceptance.
In a fusion of fashion and dance a narration unfolds. The film uses the contrast between gentle, flowing movements and abrupt, mechanical gestures to illustrate the inner and outer struggles of self-definition.
A visual poem that invites you to appreciate and embrace your true self.
A Pictar, an art film depicting the intimate relationship between a performance artist and her physical canvas.
"How to Bake a Cake in the Digital Age" is a half-hour comedy special set in a cooking show that may or may not ever start, starring Christina Catherine Martinez, who may or may not be playing a character that may or may not be having a real emotional breakdown.
Based on a true story. Two interwoven moments in the relationship of a couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal, revealing their sacrifices, their love, and the things the never felt safe to say.