Trust

Trust empowers filmmakers by providing meaningful funding, development support, and distribution expertise. Whether you have a short film, passion project, or spec ad you want to create, we're here to turn those into sparks for your career.  Create on your own terms. Learn more about Trust and our funding opportunities at withtrust.com.

New from Trust: Ripple, Written and Directed by Morgan Gruer In the shifting reflections of New York City, a woman searches for herself in the aftermath of divorce, weaving together fragments of identity, memory, and love. Ripple is an exploration of the link between physical reflections and self-reflection. The film weaves together reflections – both literal and emotional – into a meditation on identity, love, and loss. “I was fascinated in exploring how our memories can warp and refract over time, and how one’s environment can take on a new life depending on one’s headspace.” —Morgan Gruer Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Writer/Director - Morgan Gruer @morgangruer Executive Producer - Trust @madewithtrust Producer - Megan Duffey @megkatdu Production Company - Moon Skin Productions @moonskinproductions Director of Photography - Jared Levy @jared_levy Colorist - Jared Rosenthal @jaredrosenthal Sound Design & Mix - Hansdale Hsu @hansdalehsu Composer - Robinson Senpauroca @robinson_senpauroca Editor - Camilla Hayman @camillahayman Editorial Assistant - Katie Sadler @k80sadler 1st AD - Christopher Amaya @tatamidreams_ 1st AC - Shane Duckworth @dpduckworth Gaffer - Jason Penza @jp_gaffer Key Grip - Miles O’Bryan Swing - Jeremy Ponafala @jpona1 Production Sound Mixer - Jackson Martel @jackson__martel Production Designer - Karen DeMaio Weber @kwyoyo Wardrobe - Sasha Hramova @sashahramova Hair & Make-Up - Meg Murphy @megmurphy_hmu VO Recording - Ben LeHouillier @benlehou @seer_audio_productions Production Assistant - Rebecca Gever @leaveit2gever Production Assistant - Steve Hamlin Cast: Jennifer Jones @rockette_jenn Dan Cordle @iamdancordle Voiceover - Joy Foster @joyfoster_actor Giovanni Naarendorp @gnaarface Sarah Herrman @sarahherrman

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface. Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave. “Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan , Trust @madewithtrust Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e Producer: Isabella Key Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65 Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon Flame Artist: Leon Woods Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound Thank You LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY, W.A.M. BLEAKLEY, THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY, ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND. Featuring Freya Andriesson Reilly Crompton Angel Dempsey Lilly Garven Georgia Hanley Michelle Johnson Sihana Kadriv Lexi Mae Prinsloo Rhianna Prpic Charlize Thorpe Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret Joy Tanquezon Shelley Wells Amy Thomas

Our short film ‘Vaivén’ is out today on Vimeo. Shot on 4 perf 35mm last October in Barcelona with some of my closest friends / favourite collaborators. Big thanks to Trust for the funding, Annex for the production support and love to all my new friends in BCN that helped out 🧡 Director / Editor: @rileyblakeway 
Director of Photography: @jackbirtles 
Music / Sound design: @thompringle Colour Grade / Key Art: @_wesgrant Executive Producer: @sarah_t_brannan @madewithtrust 
Production Company: @annex0annex0 
Executive Producer: @martitorrebadella 
Producer: @1666sophie Production Coordinator: @ainarariztoy 
Production Designer: @mjgilg 1st AC: Martí Estupinyà 
2nd AC: Ferran Hernández
Gaffer: Dani Álvarez
Sound Recordist: Agus Balda
Runner: Juliana Hernández Cast:
@vermoose 
@latifa_ounaceur 
@irene_marsal 
Lazaro Izquierdo Alvarez 
@idontdrinkcoffee 
@tatyanabakwenye 
Anna Oge Bakwenye
Scout Pliz
Kodak Pohl
 Special Thanks:
@imogenevonbarron 
@herrera.marti 
@guillemcruells 
Minh Pham
@sandra.pohl Napalm Rentals

New from Trust: Goodnight, Day, Directed by Kyle Sawyer Firefighters, truck drivers, bakers, cooks, executive assistants, graphic designers, and factory workers tell us why they hate to love their jobs. Told through a series of interwoven vignettes and recorded phone conversations, the film moves through the messy, painful, stressful, and gratifying realities of work—unpacking the tension between what we do and why we keep doing it. “People even had brutal experiences yet still found satisfaction in it.” —Kyle Sawyer Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust Executive Producer: Kyle Sawyer @kyle.sawyer Producer: Carly Williams @carlysnotfunny Director and Editor: Kyle Sawyer DOP: Paul Duck @pauljduck 1st AC: Joshua Payne Smith @joshuapaynesmith Steadicam Op: Talia Woodland @taliawo Grip: Jordan Westcott @jordan.westcott PA: Trent Weber @trentwebr PA: Toby Coleman @_toby_tobes

New from Trust: Keynote, Directed by Jared Malik Royal As a CEO delivers a triumphant keynote about a company’s latest product launch, we cut away to the unseen workers whose fragmented, exhausting, and quietly absurd daily rituals actually made it possible. While one man commands the stage, a series of intimate vignettes unfold behind the scenes—late-night takeout, gridlocked traffic, spilled coffee, and stolen naps. Keynote rhythmically shifts between corporate spectacle and everyday strain, revealing the fragile, interdependent system behind every standing ovation. “Keynote lives in the tension between what we celebrate and what we overlook.” —Jared Malik Royal Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Directed by: Jared Malik Royal @Jaredmalikroyal DP: Peter Longno @peterl.tv Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust Edited by: Myles Bolden @mylesjbolden Copywriter: Chase Zreet @Chasezreet Color: Alex Winker @Alex_winker Sound Design: Hush Forte @hushforte Cast: Graham Sean Witherspoon @gs_weatherspoon Justin Heron @justindheron Roué Vera @starangel.jpg Ryan Macalanda @ryanmacalanda Leevin Mao @leevinmao Abby Newsom abbynewsomm Chad Ostrum Kyle Ostrum Haskell Ostrum Cassius Ostrum

New from Trust: Ember, Directed by Jane Qian A quiet, visual meditation unfolding across California’s open roads. Set against some of the state’s most iconic landscapes, Ember traces the final quiet moments of fading love, a reflective journey through stillness, distance, and what remains. “What started as an exploration of subtleties gradually became an exploration of the heart.” —Jane Qian Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Executive Producer - Trust @madewithtrust Executive Producer - Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan Director - Jane Qian @_janeqian Cinematographer - Jake Bianco @jakebianco_ Editor - Matthew Gabzdyl @matthewgabzdyl Post - Final Cut @finalcutedit Sound Designer - Christian Stropko @cstropko Colorist - Phil Choe @philchoe Color - The Standard Art @the_standard_art Special Thanks - Matthew Palmer @matthewjpalmer

A road trip across Saudi Arabia, exploring untouched corners and meeting aspiring young people through the unique lens of fashion. on #DirectorsLibrary ↗ 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 “𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩” 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 💬 @reinisspaile

New from Trust: New Looks of Arabia, directed by Reinis Spaile. A road-trip fashion documentary exploring the booming youth culture of Saudi Arabia. Spanning the country and stepping into its untouched corners, this film captures a new generation eager to share their stories. Through conversations and style, they offer a look into a culture long kept at a distance—and now ready to be seen. “This road-trip fashion documentary is our chance to discover this thriving culture and meet the people who are looking in the mirror.” —Reinis Spaile Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Directed by: Reinis Spaile @reinisspaile Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust Production Company: Steve Spencer @steve_spencer_production Produced by: Helvijs Finkis @finkis_h Director of Photography: Emils Ozolins @emilsozolins 2nd Camera, Assistant Camera: Mark Kadek @jazzy.marky Sound Design: Andis Ansons, Mute Sound Studio @skandis Editing: Reinis Spaile @reinisspaile Color Correction: Robins Švarts @robbbbbbinnnn Camera Equipment: BBrental @bbrental.eu ilm Stock: Kodak @kodak_shootfilm

New from Trust: Don’t Forget to Breath, directed by Nicholas Freeman A one-minute meditation disguised as an ad — selling nothing but the reminder to breathe. Moving through quiet vignettes of everyday tension, the film reframes advertising as an invitation to pause. No dialogue. No product. Just a moment to be still, inhale, and return to yourself. “I wanted to capture moments that feel less serious and easy to miss in our day-to-day life to illustrate just how important it is to constantly seek mindfulness.” —Nicholas Freeman Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Director: Nicholas Freeman @frickneeman Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust Production Company: XX @xxprods Starring: Eileen Wolter @eileenawolter , Marisha Urushadze @1marisha_ , Simon Dricker, Joannie Taveras joannietaveras, Quadiri Bolare, Lucas Foster, Rebecca Corey @rebeccacamzengicorey , Uswelo Mzengi Corey, Rommy Hidmi @rommyh Executive Producers: Farah Jabir @farahjabir , Maxx Evan @polobear_irl Producer: Maxx Evan, Farah Jabir DOP: Gabriel Connelly @gabrielconnelly 1st AC: Griffin Deutsch @qriffin 2nd AC: Jade Williams @jadexalexia Camera Assistant: Shana Purnama @shanapurnama Gaffer: Rob Woods Key Grip: Sam Stulin @stulinsta 1st AD: Maxx Evan Production Designer: Katie Balun @katiebalun Art Director: Kyra Boselli @kyra.bos Props: Dennis Thomas Art Assistants: Sonia Wong @sonia.t.wong , Ishana Shyamalan @ishy_night Edit: Nick Freeman Sound Design: Alessandro Visonà @alessandro_visona Colorist: Nick Metcalf @nick__metcalf Production Assistants: Jake Barr, David Kopriva @davidkopriva

New from Trust: Neon Souls, directed by Daniel Carberry Neon Souls is an experimental short film of raw emotion dripping in color and whispered truth. Told through a series of portrait-style vignettes, the film captures twenty individuals as they move through joy, sorrow, love, anger, and vulnerability—each emotion refracted through vibrant neon light and stylized intimacy. “My intention was to create space where authentic emotion could be not only expressed but magnified—capturing raw emotion in its most honest form, heavily stylized and dripping in color.” —Daniel Carberry Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Director / Cinematographer / Editor: Daniel Carberry @danielcarberry Producers: Brittany Carberry @bcarberryyy Patrick Abramson @pat_ehhhh Daniel Carberry @danielcarberry Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust Talent: Kuoth Wiel @kuothwiel Ivy Levan @ivylevan Giorgia Santorelli @giorgiarose.s Draper Mark Forte @draperforte Shaquala Bell @shaqualab Bili Nhu bili.nhunguyen Julia Wein juliaawein Julia Sholeen @juliasholeen Nicholas Sauer @nicholasjsauer Alejandro Rodriguez @alejandro.rod515 Rishi Avvaru @rishiavvaru Hunter Garner @hunterg32 Patrick Abramson @pat_ehhhh Nicole Saulter @nikkisaulter11 Kelly Pantaleoni @kellypantaleoni

New from Trust: Clean Girl, directed by Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah. To the women in high-pressure sports who refuse to be boxed in. Never neutral. Never clean. Never boring. A new generation of women athletes is redefining strength in sports long dominated by men. Fierce, bold, and unapologetic, they’re rewriting the rules of femininity—one hit, throw, and sprint at a time. “I wanted to capture that energy through every detail: hair, accessories, makeup, nails. Anything but neutral. Anything but clean.” —Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah Watch the full film now. Link in bio. Credits: Director: Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah @raekua Producer: Parco Richardson @parcorich Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust PM: Julianna Oommen @juliannaoommen DP: Zach Cooper @zachcooperdp Production Designer: Ilana Portney Preston @ilananotilana Editor: Abby Doherty Colorist: Alexia Salingaros Production Sound: Josh Morrison @josh.morrison_ Sound Designer and Mixer: Jacob Zacharia @plush.sound Music: Andrew Asemokai @andrewasemokai Stylist: Nataly Berrio-Gil @vntgnata HMU: Aeni Domme @aenimakeup Braider: Leslie Martin @lesliemartinhm Nail Artist: Jaysee Nails @jayseenails Gaffer: Chris Carson @youknowcarson Steadicam: Mike Ross @_mkross 1st AC: Drake Dewar @drakedewar 2nd AC: Irma Ramirez @irma.gram B Cam OP: Huy Nguyen @hellaclose Key Grip: Alyssa Ramirez @a1yssaramirez Swing: Ben Branch @potatoegram11 BTS + Second Unit B Cam Operator: Jazz Shambo @jazzshambo BTS Stills: Emilio Miguel Torres @emiliofilms PA: Quinn Barker @quinn_bark Camera PA: Kaleigh Brown @theprimepotato Art PA: Jackilyn Lund @jackilynlund , Andy Campa @andy.campa , Jessica Alfano Scott @jessalfascott Teaser Editor: Jasmyn Lynn Cast: VO: Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah, Naomi Lily @nay_lilly Football Player: Destany Henning @destanyhenning Tennis Player: Rylan Bratspis rylan.bratspis Martial Artist: Dilsat Tugba @dilsattugba Hurdler: Azriel Walker @azriel._.walker Sprinter: Amira Young @amira__young