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By Stirling Matheson
#iHunt is a gig economy app where dirt poor gen z and millennials break their bodies and risk their lives to hunt and kill monsters. Maeve comes home from filming an #iHunt promo video only to realize that some of her prey has followed her home and now the monster hunter has become the monster hunted?
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#iHunt is a gig economy app where dirt poor gen z and millennials break their bodies and risk their lives to hunt and kill monsters. Maeve comes home from filming an #iHunt promo video only to realize that some of her prey has followed her home and now the monster hunter has become the monster hunted?
LIFE is a symbolic short film that explores the transformation of an ordinary boy’s monotonous routine into a world filled with passion and meaning. The story follows Vikas, a young student trapped in the dull cycle of daily life. His mornings are marked by the repetitive sound of the alarm, followed by the same actions—brushing, packing his school bag, doing homework, and going to bed. These scenes unfold in a black-and-white palette, visually representing the colorless monotony of his existence. One morning, everything changes. Instead of another ordinary day, Vikas receives a mail of acceptance to Sunshine Badminton Academy. With excitement, he sets aside his school bag and picks up his badminton kit, symbolizing his choice to follow his passion. At the academy, he meets Pragnesh and Nivedita, who welcome him into the court. As he prepares to serve the shuttle, the film shifts from monochrome to full vibrant color, a cinematic metaphor for life becoming meaningful when one pursues what they truly love. The film concludes with the quote: “Life becomes colorful when you do what you like.” Through minimal dialogue and strong visual storytelling, LIFE highlights how passion and purpose can turn a dull existence into something beautiful and vibrant.
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ON A QUIET BEACH, a detective is pulled into a case that blurs the line between duty and blood. Mouth of Salt is a story about loyalty, art, and the unshakable bonds that tie family together even when the truth threatens to break them apart.
By Lars B. Frahm
An old lady tries to enjoy a relaxing moment on a park bench, when a jogger comes by. He is a Roadrunner to her Coyote, and now all hell breaks loose.
By Darius Shu
In a world where everyone has a partner, a woman from the secluded society of rejected singles, known as the Leftovers, takes a bold leap of faith on a revolutionary new dating app, risking everything for one last chance at love.
By Isa Bella Althea
In the wake of her dog’s death, a teenage girl reflects on mortality, womanhood, and the generational pain she carries, finding beauty and resilience in the fragments of her identity.
By Brandon Serneck
a group of aliens do a bad deal that takes them to the surface of Mars. Where all hell breaks loose.
By C.M. S.
Zephyr Sage, drowning in debt, turns to the Global Organ Donor Exchange to sell his body parts. Facing ruthless creditors and a manipulative loan shark, Hyacinth, he treads a perilous path where each choice could cost more than money.
By Mauricio Mazzariol
A surreal mockumentary set in the future, reflecting on the 2025-2030 meme era with solemn nostalgia, exploring viral figures and digital absurdity in a corporate dystopian world.
By Ember Penney
A physics professor's world begins to unravel after he discovers a universal truth.
By Coffeeshop Creative
In a desolate world reshaped by a mysterious event known only as the Shift, survivors Taryn and Conor wander the wastelands, hunted by unseen forces and desperate for refuge. When they stumble upon an abandoned research facility buried beneath the ruins, it promises safety—but the silence hides secrets more terrifying than the wasteland itself. As they descend into the labyrinthine halls, they uncover traces of horrific medical experiments—projects left unchecked when the world collapsed. Deep within the darkness, something unnatural stirs: a shadow-born creature born of failed tests, feeding on fear and mind alike.When the entity takes hold of Conor, turning him violently against Taryn, she’s forced to fight for his life and her own, freeing him by driving a blade through the creature’s influence. Together, they flee the collapsing facility as the darkness expands behind them, the creature growing stronger in the shadows. But as they emerge into the dying light, one truth becomes clear—the Shift was only the beginning, and the shadows are spreading.
By Thomas George
A disgruntled investigative journalist consumed by an old case uncovers a box of videotapes that promises to answer his questions, but each tape brings him closer to the chilling truth that could cost him everything.
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