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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

Beyond the Short - Short Films
“Los Chicos” by Jaime Dezcallar
“Los Chicos” by Jaime Dezcallar

In Spain, Prostitution is becoming more common among younger people. How normal can it become?

“OK/NOTOK” by Pardeep Sahota
“OK/NOTOK” by Pardeep Sahota

OK/NOTOK is a genre-bending love story set in the very near future with a darkly comic edge. Loretta, a working-class British Asian woman, struggles to navigate a turbulent world, a new stranger in her life and unskippable adverts.

“Where Love Once Was” a film by Michael Wamara
“Where Love Once Was” a film by Michael Wamara

James battles with time to look for the one he loves, until he hears a knock on his door, that changed everything.

“Trashy” by Alyssa Standen
“Trashy” by Alyssa Standen

Who are your friends when nobody's watching?

“Olive” by tom koch
“Olive” by tom koch

While caring for his grandmother, Sam begins to question the nature of their relationship.

“On Purple” by Joe Quartararo
“On Purple” by Joe Quartararo

After coming home to find her partner in a bad mood, a poet shares her daily writing, only to be given a poem in return.

“Claire, Sara, and Mary” by Gianna Kelliher
“Claire, Sara, and Mary” by Gianna Kelliher

Sara and Mary are roommates who are cordial for the most part until Sara brings home Claire. Claire begins to wear Mary's clothes and eat her food. Claire and Mary succumb to a state of extreme sloth and immaturity until it's not clear to Sara who's who.

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Music videos

Narrative Music Videos
“Hundred Acres-Noname” by Daren Rabinovitch
“Hundred Acres-Noname” by Daren Rabinovitch

A visual poem exploring rebirth and ritual, Hundred Acres is a self-commissioned collaboration between artist Fatimah Nyeema Warner and director Daren Rabinovitch of Encyclopedia Pictura.

“Karlee Girl - Little Things” by Zach Arquilevich
“Karlee Girl - Little Things” by Zach Arquilevich

Alone in a world that feels just out of reach, she moves through soft shadows and empty streets. The visuals are raw, intimate, and stripped back, like memory caught on film. It’s not just a journey through space, but through everything she’s holding inside.

“T.R.A. - SOFIA THOMPSON” by Lariss De La Vega
“T.R.A. - SOFIA THOMPSON” by Lariss De La Vega

In a world where reality and dreams blur, Sofía Thompson descends as a being of light seeking connection with the human experience.

“Questions4Later – "EASTERN EUROPEAN 2" by LIAKH
“Questions4Later – "EASTERN EUROPEAN 2" by LIAKH

LIAKH imagines the suffocating life of an immigrant in London for Question4Later’s single "EASTERN EUROPEAN 2".

“Chew Bear - The Morning” by Molly Shears
“Chew Bear - The Morning” by Molly Shears

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.

“Bibiza-Tanzen” by Roland Schafek
“Bibiza-Tanzen” by Roland Schafek

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.”

“maslo chernogo tmina- outro” by Igor Klepnev
“maslo chernogo tmina- outro” by Igor Klepnev

Thoughts of death are spinning in the nomad's head.

Was he real or was it a mirage?

All Music Videos

documentaries

Documentary
“New Looks of Arabia” by Reinis Spaile
“New Looks of Arabia” by Reinis Spaile

A road-trip fashion documentary exploring the booming youth culture of Saudi Arabia.

“Wave Through” by Brandon Li
“Wave Through” by Brandon Li

Los Angeles dancer Jon Gifted explores his signature waving style, grounded in his connection to the natural world.

“Legacy Is Not Inherited, It's Earned” by Fabian Fraikin
“Legacy Is Not Inherited, It's Earned” by Fabian Fraikin

A quiet portrait of a father and son keeping their family craft alive between wind and tide.

“Seed” by JT McCreery
“Seed” by JT McCreery

The Story of Sonia Sardar.

“Wild Clay” by Scotty Beitz
“Wild Clay” by Scotty Beitz

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.

“5ish Hours 'til Showtime” by Nick Deliberto
“5ish Hours 'til Showtime” by Nick Deliberto

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.

“A Brutal, Beautiful Life” by Beau Gaughran 
“A Brutal, Beautiful Life” by Beau Gaughran 

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.

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Art & Experimental Films

Art & Experimental
“Don't Forget To Breathe” by Nicholas Freeman
“Don't Forget To Breathe” by Nicholas Freeman

A one-minute meditation disguised as an ad — selling nothing but the reminder to breathe.

“Neon Souls” by Daniel Carberry
“Neon Souls” by Daniel Carberry

Neon Souls is an experimental short film of raw emotion dripping in color and whispered truth.

“Clean Girl” by Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah 
“Clean Girl” by Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah 

To the women in high-pressure sports who refuse to be boxed in. Never neutral. Never clean. Never boring.

“Valeria” by Genís Baró
“Valeria” by Genís Baró

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.

“Lotus” by Jacob Jonas
“Lotus” by Jacob Jonas

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.

“Boy Inside” by Luke White
“Boy Inside” by Luke White

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.

“EXPOSURE” by Daniel Algarin
“EXPOSURE” by Daniel Algarin

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.

All Experimental