Short film

The Beyond the Short Indie Short Film winners showcases incredible works of narrative short films from a diverse, talented group of filmmakers, directors, actors and crew. Explore our entire curated catalog of indie short films from rising filmmakers.

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“Subscribe” by Benji Allred & Merik Richardson

On the run from a bloodthirsty slasher, a young woman desperately turns to an online tutorial to learn “how to load a revolver.”

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“Immutable Uncertainties” by Arielle Friedman & Lucy Blumenfield

Shot in reverse chronological order so that each new joy is an unsettling experience of not remembering the past, Kirsten and Mark start making memories together as Kristen’s mother slowly loses hers to Alzheimer’s.

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“The Holy Path” by Kirsten Hoang

When Vivian attends a Christian summer camp to prove that she is still a church devotee, she quickly discovers that church camp is rampant with hypocrisy.

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“Whatever Comes” by Keenan O’Reilly

In Whatever Comes, Director Keenan O'Reilly explores the textures of deep love and intense grief and the blurred lines created when they coalesce in a single moment. Written on the profoundly moving backdrop of adoption, the film provides a poignant look at the courage it takes to embrace future joy despite the pain of the past.

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“Empty Nesters” by Devon Solwold

It’s autumn 2020, and Leah is “about to pop.”

Twenty-five and married, eight months pregnant, following a promising (yet culturally prescribed) path to domestic life in the midwest, Leah battles with visceral symptoms of doubt. As she and her husband, Aja (a devotee to midwestern sensibilities), endure a romantic getaway, Leah’s past miscarriage gnaws at her, along with a daunting question: have I already outgrown my marriage?

In an effort to rekindle the young love that began at the family lake cabin, Leah fears that they are strangers to each other, which ultimately spirals into a final reckoning of hard truths, unleashed. Also... Spaghetti-Os and a dead bird.

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“I feel, I live, I love” by Dritter.Akt

Life is a collection of memories. Every one as precious and valuable as all the others. You are what your live and your decisions made you to be. But when who you are solely becomes the state of your current emotions, but not the accumulation of memories, personality traits and conscious behavior - then life changes. "I feel, I live, I love" is a visual poem to raise awareness for people living with dementia.

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“The Face of Fear” by Alex Ramsey

Five individuals explore their deeply personal struggles and motivations as they face their fears in completely different ways. Director Alex Ramsey investigates what it takes to cultivate courage, in ways both subtle and extraordinary, and the potential that awaits on the other side of our greatest insecurities.