The Manicurist
A woman whose passion for nails has a desperate tinge to it meets a man whose passion for her is similarly tainted.
2018, USA, 11 minutes
Directed by Jeremy Berkowitz
The Meeting
After a firing goes wrong, an executive enlists an underling to help her dispose of the mess.
2019, United Kingdom, 7 minutes
Directed by Simon K. Matthews
The Mumbler
An anxious young woman seeks a replacement for the corrective device she and all stutterers are forced to wear.
2019, USA, 13 minutes
Directed by Madison Bounds
The Nightmare
A woman struggles to come to terms with the reality of living with the embodiment of her past trauma.
2019, USA, 4 minutes
Directed by Pimvenus Clark
The Onion House
Infatuation and jealousy explode into violence at a glamorous WWII-era brothel.
2019, USA, 6 minutes
Directed by Corey Householder
The Past inside the Present
Two lovers mired in the drudgery of their own routine attempt to reconnect with their former ardor.
2016, USA, 12 minutes
Directed by James Siewert
The Plan (Le Plan)
A monster fashions a sentinel to protect him during his evolution.
2016, France, 13 minutes
Directed by Pierre Teulières
The Program
An obsessed thrift-store clerk embarks on a quest to locate the last entry in a series of self-help videos.
2018, USA, 15 minutes
Directed by Michael Elliott Dennis
Winner: Bloody Keyboard Award
The Queen Wants Revenge
In a slick and seedy underworld of rival drag houses, one young drag queen crosses into enemy territory to seek revenge on an abusive ex.
2024, USA, 14 minutes
Directed by Tyler Soares
The Return of the Näcken
A forlorn water demon is doomed to feed on the souls of wayward travelers.
2024, USA, 22 minutes
Directed by Cassandra Sechler
Winner: Lisa Frank Award
The Rimmers — Personal Shopping
Beleaguered parents take their daughter on a quest for a bat mitzvah dress and find help from an exceedingly patient shopper.
2019, United Kingdom, 11 minutes
Directed by Alex Eisenberg, Candy Gigi, and Tom Joseph
The Rise
The lone survivor of a long gone death cult is offered a new opportunity to meet his dark gods.
2021, Italy, 10 minutes
Directed by Lorenzo Fassina