Created by Shaznay Martin.

After her husbands mysterious death, Savannah Brown finds herself under the quiet scrutiny of a detective who seems determined to uncover what really happened.

Creators: Erika Valenciana - Director, Anuradha Rana - Producer, Magdalena Hernandez - Editor

As four female and non-binary brewers navigate their way through the beer crafting process, they also maneuver an environment rife with sexism and racism. Juxtaposing poetic visuals of the brewing proce...

Razzia is a trans woman from Mexico City who, together with her clan, ‘Las Mariposas Negras’, will face a lawsuit brought by the National Cineteca.

Created by Luna Marán.

After a trauma, images of horror repeat uncontrollably. In their search to regain serenity, two women turn to traditional Zapotec medicine.

At a nail salon in the San Cosme Market, Lucero cleans the cuticles of a client with onychophagia. Amid the intimacy of acetone and a nail file, Lucero recalls one of the moments that marked their life. A trans body horror short film by Dano García.

Created by Charlene Carruthers.

Time is critical as two siblings navigate the AIDS crisis at a historical Black queer conference.

PLENUM [ple·num] noun
1: a general assembly of all members of a group
2: a space or all space every part of which is full of matter
3: a short film in which all Bla...

Yris is a young transwoman cornered by her own memories during a party. Trapped in her thoughts, she is guided by memories of her childhood in the alleys of the neighborhood where she was born, until she realizes that the child she seeks still remains within herself.

Created by Juh Almeida during Brave Futures São Paolo.

Jóia Rara is a hybrid documentary that fabulates the heritage, prosperity and transmission of knowledge between generations of black Afro-diasporic women, having as a starting point the historical figure of Florinda Anna do Nascimento, know...

Created by Pedro Nishi during Brave Futures São Paolo.

It's dawn in the LIberty neighborhood. Different spaces, people and facades reveal the layers of a territory beyond the lanterns of Japanese immigration. In a pizzeria in Rua dos Estudantes, the day settles in full, from morning to dawn, ob...

The family matriarch’s unexpected presence creates tension amongst the family when she brings her favorite dish, a large helping of body shame and judgment, to the Thanksgiving dinner table. As Shai vehemently works to accept her body as is, her sister Kyra’s own body dysmorphia intensifies her s...

Directed by Kemi Fatoba, founder of DADDY Magazine.

Produced by a team of BIPOC creatives, this film takes audiences on a journey across Berlin, NYC and London, challenging prevailing narratives by centering the Black gaze and offering a refreshing counterpoint to the pervasive portrayal of Blac...

Created by Gina Chin-Davis.

Trapped in a looping ritual of handwashing, a figure chases the feeling of “clean enough” as the cycle intensifies—until a quiet moment of resistance breaks through.

Created by Cashmere Jasmine for Brave Futures: The Nuance of Neurodivergence.

This Film / Portrait series explores the imagined self—who we believe we are, who we are allowed to be, and who we become when moving through environments not designed for us. Through photographs and moving images sta...

Created by Cedric Tai for Brave Futures: The Nuance of Neurodivergence.

In a single week, Cedric Tai turns their camera toward friends, artworks, and the film making process itself. The amateur filmmaker asks friends about how speculative phone camera technology should work, what a producer act...

Created by Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran.

This archival documentary traces the history of Kilawin Kolektibo, a pioneering collective of queer brown women who came together in NYC in the mid-nineties. Coined by the group’s founding members, the phrase Kilawin Kolektibo combines the name...

A wild chase through Chicago leads Star to confront his deepest fears.

Created by Ahlaam Yasmin.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

A young Black man rustles at a kitchen table in the middle of the night. He begins to reflect on the passage of time with his chosen family, and scenes appear. Roles to one another shift as our emotional and physical realities change in the same intimate, everyday space. Inspired by Carrie Mae We...

Brenden traces his lineage and connects the thread that sews us all together– “I am because we are”.

Created by Brenden Smith.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge

An experimental short film about presence, perspective, and love.

Created by Brenden Smith.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

Deana is excited to meet the new man in her bestie's life. A surprise awaits them all.

Created by Sydney Hart.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

Created by Ashley Tyler.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

Annie is 35, terminally ill, and has never had sex. Her sister Essie refuses to let that be Annie’s legacy. Armed with binoculars, bad advice, and a joint, Essie launches Annie into a search for intimacy.

As Annie gr...

At the onset of the development of Chicago's newest A.I “Quantum Facility,” community organizers and local residents speak out about the impact.

Created by: Javonna "JAH" Hines
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

rev·er·ie /ˈrev(ə)rē/ a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream

Created by Ashley Tyler.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."

Created by Ashley Tyler.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

Nyx and Joy are having trouble sleeping. Are you too? Let’s all try and find some rest together.

Created by: jellystone robinson.
Part of the Filmmaker's Mixtape #FM12for12 Challenge.

Short film created by Kin Marie as a part of Brave Futures: Memory As Medicine.

Through the noise of work, memorial planning, distractions from her younger sister Zeniyah and an unexpected visit from her cousins - Maia discovers she's not meant to grieve alone.

Short film created by Rraine Hanson as a part of Brave Futures: Memory As Medicine.
Starring: Tree, Staz, and Mr. Dacres

A young trans man has made himself sick. He was doing way too much, not listening to his body, ignoring his intuition and now he is in bed with a flu. But we don’t know that ...

Short film created by Jabu Nadia Newman as a part of Brave Futures: Memory As Medicine.

Performance is a process of allowing lived experiences to move from unconscious weight to conscious expression. It becomes a bridge between inner life and outer expression. Which is like a place where we can...

A Black woman develops a connection to an Arab man who works in a bodega, in the midst of a tragedy.

Originally conceived as a short story, "Noor" has undergone several revisions towards its current iteration as a high-stakes, timely romance with subtle commentary on human rights and cross-cult...

CONTENT WARNING: sexual content, vulgar/oppressive language, blood/gore

A disillusioned human/vampire hybrid, takes on escorting to survive a changing society.

Horror drama short by Kyle Hinton.

Kyle is an unapologetically Black nonbinary screenwriter from the suburbs of Chicago, who aspires...

Directed by Bradford Bailey, produced by Jered Everson.

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, killed by the NYPD on Staten Island in 2014, channels her grief into a yearslong fight for justice, drawing international media attention. When the news cameras go away, she surrounds herself with phot...

Oríkì Oshun is an experimental short film that honors the Orisha Oshun, a central figure in Yoruba cosmology and spirituality. Rooted in the Yoruba tradition of oríkì—a performative act of praise that invokes the essence, attributes, and destiny of a person, place, or deity—this film reimagines t...

Short film created by Syrian animator and filmmaker Ashtar Alahmad (she/her) as a part of #BraveFutures Barcelona with the prompt: "Cultivating a Protopia — Imagining and creating a future where technology serves the collective good, not just the privileged few."

In a world already steeped in q...

Short film created by interdisciplinary artists Matheus Mello (they/them) and Bruna Kury (she/they) as a part of #BraveFutures Barcelona with the prompt: "Reimagining A.I. as Ancestral Intelligence — Rethinking A.I. as a reflection of the interconnected wisdom of cultures and communities."

An a...

Short fim created by artist, poet, and creative director Alejandra Estefania as a part of #BraveFutures Barcelona with the film prompt: "Reimagining A.I. as Ancestral Intelligence — Rethinking A.I. as a reflection of the interconnected wisdom of cultures and communities."

Dialed In is a 5-minut...

Short film created by filmmaker and producer Alexandra Delgado Barrientos as a part of #BraveFutures Barcelona with the film prompt: "Cultivating a Protopia — Imagining and creating a future where technology serves the collective good, not just the privileged few."

An immersive journey shows us...

Short film created by Spanish filmmaker, director, and producer Ruth Zapico (she/her) as a part of #BraveFutures Barcelona with the prompt: "Reimagining A.I. as Ancestral Intelligence — Rethinking A.I. as a reflection of the interconnected wisdom of cultures and communities."

In a future where ...

Short film created by Lebanese-born, Paris-based filmmaker and visual artist Hadi Moussally as a part of #BraveFutures Barcelona with the film prompt: "Cultivating a Protopia — Imagining and creating a future where technology serves the collective good, not just the privileged few."

Abjad Ḥawaz...

Short film created by and starring #OTVAtlas Ambassador Makeda M. Declet.

Diane is grieving. Her mom passed away and now she hates the world. After her car is towed, a down-on-her-luck Uber Eats driver signs up for a mysterious new gig App.

In a health clinic in 2040, when Earth’s become a feminist utopia, Octavia shows Mel how to use the Abortion App on her Clock. This biometric device, invented by Octavia gives women precise control over their reproductive system. When Mel pries into the history of the Clock's invention, she tears...

An elderly Creole woman’s life is bound to her flesh-eating garden. When Edette unexpectedly befriends a young girl before her next sacrifice, she must choose between killing her new friend or dying alongside her beloved garden.

Created by Jonathan Andre Culliton (director, co-writer, producer) and Marval Rex (co-writer). Produced by Zackary Drucker.

Trans best friends Sean and Tahmina head into the woods for what’s one of Sean’s post-breakup vacations. But their plans for nature and relaxation unravel quickly when the...

A painful exploration of social media’s role in rendering users as passive spectators.

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

Horror film written and directed by Sharena Sigmon, produced by Angellic Ross.

A Black pregnant woman fears her vicious dreams predict her and her unborn child's untimely demise.

Official selection for the Chicago Horror Film Festival where it won Best Chicago Director and Best Actress
Official...

In 'Kairos', the precarious nature of work-life balance manifests in its most extreme form; literal life or death triggered by productivity rates. Add the pressures of raising a rambunctious child alone and the main protagonist, Greg Chen, now faces the perfect concoction of disasters waiting to ...

A white male artist indulges in his love of the female form. That love is tainted when the fetishized Black female subjects make a choice to admire their own beauty.

An American girl living in South Africa to take care of her sickly grandmother creates imaginary friends to cope with her loneliness but when her grandmother dies, her guilt manifests in her friends who quickly become her enemies.

Located in Southern Utah, just outside of the Navajo and Ute Nations, Hunt’s Trading Post is an irreplaceable gem and third space operated by the charismatic Wayne Day, an enrolled Navajo Nation citizen. Hunt’s carries on the multi-generational legacy of the Days and the Hunts — two family lineag...

Short film coming by Florencia Manóvil.

A cranky Gen X butch is forced to spend time with a disaffected zoomer who seems to represent everything that bugs her about "kids today".

The Dream The Refused Me is split across four aesthetically distinct chapters that ties together myths, attitudes, and rituals from across Africa. Powerful and emotionally stirring, a Xhosa poem narrated by Siyabonga Jim creates draws a narrative line between the ancestral specters and incandesce...

Pablo is in love with his best friend Héctor, but must console him for a breakup and be his shoulder to cry on. This story is familiar to Alam, who seeks to prevent his friend from falling into a game that seems to repeat itself frequently.

When a lonely suburban pool reminisces about its life and the humans in it, it starts to bring up fond memories of Ari and Connell, a young couple who first fell in love by the edge of the Pool’s water.

LA Shorts Fest (2023), Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (2023), SydFest Independent Film Fe...

A writer-director struggles with her profound sense of loss after the sudden death of her father, who dies while visiting his homeland of India. Hena wrestles with coming to terms with their strained relationship, by the only way she knows how: making a film.

Dharamshala International Film Festi...

A weekend “Gaycation” is interrupted when a group of Queer best friends discover their lake house got double booked with a fratty bachelor party. An ensemble comedy about party fouls and Queerness in the South.

Indianapolis LGBTQ Film Festival
London International Short Film Festival
Short Film ...

CONTENT WARNING: Nudity, Suicide

Space and time distort within the splintering mind of a young transgender woman as her relationship slips away from her. Six months after a suicide attempt, Grace feels another psychotic break coming on. She tries to hide her mental instability from her trans par...

Experimental film by Jordan Deal.

"Wetlands of our Mother's Tongues in concrete" is an experimental film that explores the notions of transness, motherhood, and time & space travel. The narrators, Jordan Deal and Ivonne Perez, find themselves dispersed between the channels of the ocean, fragment...

Still not over a past relationship, a singer looks back on his memories through a VHS tapes to reconcile his nostalgia over lost love.

Production Company: Bouy Flms (@bouyfilms)
Dir/Dp/Editor: Ricardo Bouyett (@ricbouy)
Line Producer/Production Designer: Daisy Cardenas (@DaysDC)
Set Designer/PA:...

A Virtual reality designed so the mind and body can’t differentiate virtual experiences from real.

A wicked dessert is enjoyed in a dream world.