Drama Shorts

Dramatic shorts in our collection.

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  • This Physical World

    When Sey wakes up for the first time as a fully formed adult, they venture out into the world in search of what it means to be a person.

    Through performance and play, this film examines how language, personal experiences, and gender expectations shape our perception of self-worth and identity.

  • The CrashOut Diaries

  • Greene

    The movie Greene is about a 28-year old black gallery owner, Marcus Greene, who is struggling to find peace with the fractured remnants of his life, however, due to Marcus's depressive state his gallery has been failing, despite the efforts of his brother-in-law and is now facing foreclosure. Thi...

  • Dragonfly

    A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing through her brother’s eyes.

  • Introducing Wonder of #Futurewomen

    Open TV has been documenting the development of Honey Pot Performance's next dance-theater work, "Ma(s)king Her," which explores black super-heroines who must survive oppressive environs.

    All of the characters have been developed with the help of artists and community members in open workshops a...

  • Duvar

    When a black man in Mesquite, Texas discovers his 4-month-old not breathing; he struggles to save her life while the criminal justice system threatens his own. Based on True Events.

  • Country Love

    Short film by Wapah Ezeigwe coming to OTV March 1, 2023.

    A queer man returns home after 15 years only to discover that there is no reason for him to stay.

  • THANDO

    After Reza, a non-binary rising performing artist from a township in Soweto, begins to settle into Johannesburg when Mase, a writer struggling to understand his identity, unexpectedly arrives into his life. Through their brief introduction they suddenly begin to reveal intimate vulnerabilities th...

  • Something Like Intimacy

    Created by Grecia Aguilar.
    A timid woman attends a costume party and rediscovers true intimacy in ways she doesn't expect.

  • Beware of the Leopard

    Guests at an LA party discover a sexual predator in their midst protected by his celebrity status. As they each share their increasingly distressing interactions, we experience their emotional state in surreal interludes.

    "Beware of the Leopard" explores sexual power imbalance in the world of Ho...

  • JADE

    When Jade 'clashes' (read: is on the receiving end of racist behavior) with yet another teacher, her high school guidance counselor demands that she see the new school therapist. Having had terrible experiences in the past, she is very skeptical, even with her big brother's words of encouragement...

  • MUM

    When a suicidal teen runs into a grieving mother at the train tracks, an unspoken bond is forged.

  • Stress Fracture

    A young transgender woman struggles to get a grip on space and time as her relationship falls apart.

  • Bermuda

    On the evening of her 25th birthday, Tomi Adebiyi is surrounded by half-packed suitcases in a frantic attempt to book a one-way ticket to the island of Bermuda. An all too familiar interruption from her hysterical praying mother and proverb reciting uncle serves as a frightening preview for what’...

  • Searching for Isabelle

    While being held captive, Isabelle discovers a mysterious ability to project herself to the outside world. When she appears to her friends in a desperate appeal for help, they work together to try and find her - but time is running out.

    Created, written and directed by Stephanie Jeter

  • Pictures Only

    Set in 1950s Bronzeville, Louise Parker is facing eviction from her home. Desperate to keep her independence and status, she is introduced to a lucrative performing opportunity. While attempting to keep this new venture a secret, she simultaneously gains popularity, risking being exposed to and d...

  • Noodles & Incense

    Short film created by Rey Tang.

    “Noodles represent our lives. The longer they are, the more years we have. They separate and tangle, only to come together once
    more in the broth… The smoke rises to the heavens, and blurs the lines between life and death.”

    When Amy finds out that her girlfriend...

  • Introducing Althea of #Futurewomen

    Open TV has been documenting the development of Honey Pot Performance's next dance-theater work, "Ma(s)king Her," which explores black super-heroines who must survive oppressive environs.

    All of the characters have been developed with the help of artists and community members in open workshops a...

  • Awake Before Dawn

    Santi, a young immigrant boy must find a way to save his family’s flea market lot from eviction.

  • Chestbound

    Following Ray's top surgery, intimate moments with their chosen family are interrupted by the news of their father's stroke, but returning home to see him would mean confronting Ray's estranged mother.

  • TRANSFINITE

    TRANSFINITE is a sci-fi omnibus feature film composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect, love, teach, fight and thrive.

  • Drive Slow

    "Drive Slow", follows a teenager from the South-Side of Chicago attempting to finish his college essays. As he struggles to boil down his complex surroundings in 500 words, his friends' disparate opinions, racist news narratives, and the threat of lingering danger only complicate the process.

  • Compromise

    Three siblings with no parental support walk down their own road of destruction.

  • Renee

    A dark comedy about an elder millennial woman serving as caretaker for her ailing and abusive parents at the expense of living her own life.

    //CAST//
    Renee-Atra Asdou
    Mom-Toya Turner
    Dad-Griffen Wenzler,
    Tinder Date-Gary Pascal
    Medical School Advisor-Marissa Chastain

    //CREW//
    Cinematographer...