
“Pasta & Test Score” by Stanley Xu
One day, Luigi receives full marks for his first school test. Excited, he decides to spend the night waiting for his mother’s return so he can share his results.
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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 young corporate professional navigates her family history in search of clarity for her own upcoming decision.
A mother embarks on a search after her son vanishes without a trace.
Music Moves is a dance film that follows four dancers, each transported to a distinct world through sound. As music takes over, they move alone—carefree, expressive, and unbound—revealing how rhythm and melody can shift space and state of mind.
When two best friends decide to prank the wrong house, their friendship and lives are put in jeopardy.
As summer draws to a close, fate pulls a young man to a small island in the Pacific Northwest.
Music videos
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.
"Próxima Parada" is a surreal and atmospheric journey through a nocturnal bus ride, where enigmatic characters and dreamlike moments blur the line between reality and mystery.
documentaries
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.
A Synonym For Art is a short documentary series centering Black experiences told through the personal stories etched in the subject’s tattoos. In this episode, Rodgric J. shares his personal journey of grief and Black existence in the South.A Synonym For Art is a short documentary series centering Black experiences told through the personal stories etched in the subject’s tattoos. In this episode, Rodgric J. shares his personal journey of grief and Black existence in the South.
A New York institution hidden in plain sight.
When Antonio loses his sight as a side effect of his heart medicine, his sister Rosie puts her entire life on hold and moves down to Texas to care for her brother. Memories from the past surface, from their childhood as a Mexican migrant family, to the abuse and abandonment of their father, and their continued steadfast love from their mother until her passing. Family members continue to choose the quiet and often bittersweet work of caretaking, passed down through time.
Art & Experimental Films
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.
Directed and choreographed by Jacob Jonas, INFINITY explores the repetition of movement. Shot by acclaimed cinematographer Nikita Kuzmenko, the film brings together a dynamic cast of 18 performers in a visual journey. INFINITY features an original score by Japanese composer Ayako Taniguchi.
This film was created in June 2023 during one of the most challenging times in my life, immediately following a battle with stage 4 cancer. As I navigated the aftermath of illness and trauma, art became my way of processing the darkness and rediscovering my light.
A young man rumored to be a vampire for never swimming at pool parties must confront the real reason he doesn’t: he doesn’t want to be shirtless in public. And after a new pool party invite comes in the mail, he must fight or flight.