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"The creature at the film’s center, an otherworldly mollusk named Henrietta, was a fully cable-driven puppet, operated through holes cut in the tables on set."⁠ ⁠ Casey’s attempted surprise dinner date gets derailed when Taylor, her girlfriend, reveals she has brought home a strange, wounded creature she intends to nurse back to health.⁠ ⁠ Steak Dinner⁠ Dir. Nathan Mark Ginter⁠ ⁠ ▶️ Watch Now 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ "The film blends tones and genres in a way that feels both conceptually inventive and emotionally recognisable, managing that rare feat of being formally distinctive and thematically grounded. Although its premise could easily have drifted into something alienating or overly surreal, the film instead maintains a surprising emotional realism beneath its absurd surface." - S/W Curator, @_robmunday ⁠ ⁠ CREDITS⁠ ⁠ Written, Directed, and Edited by: @nathan_ginter ⁠ Starring @lucyerr & @guzzlingplastic1000 ⁠ Supported by Kodak, with the support of Neon, curated by @bakermovies ⁠ Production Company: @bigkid.tv ⁠ Producer: @willnoyce @carpe__dm ⁠ 1st AD/ Producer: @chelseaeisen ⁠ Production Manager: @rphamzoian ⁠ Executive Producer: @nickscully ⁠ Creature Design & SFX: @nicholaswinstead ⁠ Director of Photography: @shanebagwelldp ⁠ 1st AC: @bradavision ⁠ 2nd AC and Loader: @jacob.l.dugger @chastinnoblett ⁠ Camera utility: @stilljustgrace ⁠ Gaffer: @trev_photo ⁠ Key Grip: @ecto.grip @bradpowers.kg ⁠ BBE: @harrison_segal ⁠ Dolly Grip: @adrian_proleiko ⁠ Grip: @kaleighschoen @moscow.asian ⁠ Colorist: @brianchrls ⁠ Sound Mixer: @baritobobb ⁠ Musical Compositions: @vincent_difrancesco ⁠ Production Sound: @paddy_mixes Diego Romero⁠ Production Designer: @harlockerr ⁠ Art Director: @niamhannigan ⁠ Prop Master: @abloodycohen ⁠ Set Dresser: @thegnarleymarley ⁠ Mollusk Mold Makers: @robskenefx ⁠ Mollusk Painters: @lisette_santana @jennifercorona ⁠ Production Assistants: @isaac_friedenberg @augustmez ⁠ Developed and scanned by KODAK Film Lab Atlanta⁠ ⁠ Created through the Kodak x Anora Short Film Contest with support from @bakermovies & @drewalandaniels

ONE WEEK LEFT TO SUBMIT 🎬⁠ ⁠ With our Pride Shorts competition we’re looking for short films that explore queer identities, experiences, and perspectives in all their forms - stories that challenge, inspire, surprise, and resonate.⁠ ⁠ Narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, and hybrid works are all welcome. What matters most is a distinct voice and a filmmaker with something to say.⁠ ⁠ If you’ve been waiting to submit your film, this is your sign. Entries close in ONE WEEK.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ Send us your stories. We can’t wait to see them. ✨⁠ ⁠ #PrideShorts #ShortFilm #LGBTQFilm #QueerCinema #Filmmakers #ShortOfTheWeek #FilmFestival #IndieFilm #QueerStories

"The concept of masculinity was very much tied to the act of procreation. So I wanted to explore that both within myself and within the film."⁠ ⁠ Tony and Lindsay are looking for a permanent solution to their family's fertility, but for Tony, the simple procedure poses a threat to his fragile masculinity.⁠ ⁠ The Snip⁠ Dir. Ben S. Hyland⁠ ⁠ ▶️ Watch Now 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ "While The Snip will feel particularly relatable to men of a certain age - myself included - it remains an accessible comedy with broader appeal through its exploration of relationships, family, and masculinity." - S/W Curator, @_robmunday ⁠ ⁠ CREDITS⁠ ⁠ Starring ⁠ @ciarandowdcomedy ⁠ @shozzashorty ⁠ @sunilpatelsolutions ⁠ @matts_entertainment_ ⁠ ⁠ Writer/Director⁠ @ben_s_hyland ⁠ ⁠ Producers ⁠ @hiddenartfilms ⁠ @produceradamsmith ⁠ @jadenicoleway ⁠ ⁠ Exec Producers⁠ @bflynnfilms ⁠ #DavidOCallaghan⁠ @Henk_Brugge ⁠ #MelMackaron⁠ #RichardPate⁠ #ChristianZeise⁠ #EliasSavada⁠ #JamesSeyer⁠ @reginaldwelkin ⁠ @taggoulet.filmproducer ⁠ ⁠ Co-Producer⁠ @_hiorns_ ⁠ ⁠ Associate Producers⁠ #AbidMajid⁠ #DocDivecchio⁠ bgbullies⁠ @rankin01 ⁠ #BarryVonk⁠ @jenniferhaufler ⁠ @schadowschroeder ⁠ #PaulSlootweg⁠ ⁠ DP @davidcawleydop ⁠ 1st AC @dannystrasserac ⁠ 2nd AC @shortyninsta ⁠ 2nd AC @marironcalli ⁠ Gaffer @daniel_templelighting ⁠ Spark @tamas.m.szabo ⁠ joaolu_rib⁠ ⁠ Production Manager @carlmasonfilm ⁠ 1st AD @j.wayfilm ⁠ 2rd AD Jans Ivans Matvejevs⁠ Sound recordist @simonpetrov99 ⁠ Production Desiner @a.dpalma_ ⁠ Props @kellypyner ⁠ Costume Designer #LeocadiaFandos⁠ Make Up Artist #TillieRobindon-Smith⁠ @katierebecca.makeup ⁠ @unluckywednesday13_whmua ⁠ Unit Stills @nikibruckner_unitstills ⁠ @maxtuite ⁠ ⁠ Editor @iamjimpage ⁠ VFX @MariusSirliFinnstun ⁠ Animator @claire_winter_animation ⁠ Composer @hollieboohiya ⁠ Sound Designer #MichaTheofanopoulou⁠ Colourist @georgeneavecolour ⁠ Poster designer #ChrisClayton⁠ Picture Post @residencepics

Cannes is one of cinema’s most hallowed stages - a Palme d’Or can cement a legendary career or launch an extraordinary new one. ⁠ ⁠ As the festival begins this week, thousands of shorts will screen across the market, sidebars, and satellite sections - but the crown jewel remains the ultra-exclusive Official Selection, where one filmmaker leaves with the Short Film Palme d’Or.⁠ ⁠ To celebrate, we’ve gathered every Short Film Palme d’Or winner of the 21st century into a Shortverse playlist - with 14 of the 25 films available to stream free online.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ #Cannes2026

“Without ever name-checking AI, the film is clearly critical of the technology’s effect on artistry and social behavior [...] I want people to question what they’re seeing throughout the film."⁠ ⁠ Under the pressures of fame and parasocial demands, pop star Poppy relinquishes control to Aura, an AI clone trained on her past content. As Aura begins dictating her every word and action, Poppy battles to reclaim her autonomy.⁠ ⁠ The Most Perfect Perfect Person⁠ Director @paultrillo ⁠ Starring @impoppy ⁠ DO @robwittdidit ⁠ Production Design @aliisaksen ⁠ Costume Design @paola_erazun ⁠ Produced by @artclasscontent @asteriafilmco and Fable studios⁠ ⁠ ▶️ Watch Now 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠

When a powerful wind disrupts life in a park, several strangers are swept into intersecting paths that carry them toward unexpected new horizons.⁠ ⁠ Jour de vent (Windy Day) | @jour_de_vent ⁠ Directors: @tofuz__ @pump_kiim tllz_hugo @camille_trud @momoo.leaf @ciel.fou ⁠ Made at @ensi.avignon ⁠ Music by @camille_riey ⁠ ⁠ ▶️ Watch Now 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ "I remember standing in the wreckage of my own plans and having to quietly ask what I was actually living for. Windy Day takes that solitary reckoning and makes it communal. It holds your gaze and says: this is what it means to be alive at the mercy of forces you never chose – terrifying, and yet it’s the only story we have." - S/W Curator

▶️ WATCH NOW ON YOUTUBE⁠ ⁠ Sisters Dinky and Flossy are truly at rock bottom, but when they discover their estranged deadbeat dad flaunting wealth on some sugar baby site, they pay him a visit to uncover the truth...and maybe some cash.⁠ ⁠ Finding Daddy⁠ Dir. Emily Wilson⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ CREDITS⁠ ⁠ Lauren Servideo: @servideo ⁠ Cricket Arrison: @cricketcricketcricket ⁠ Jake "The Snake" Roberts: @jakethesnakeddt ⁠ Manzy DeYoung: @manzi_rae ⁠ ⁠ Writer/Director: Emily Wilson @emilyannewilson ⁠ Producer: Suki-Rose @suki_rodeo ⁠ Cinematographer: Kelsey Talton @kelsography ⁠ Production Designer: T Marsh @_t.marsh_ ⁠ Hair and Makeup + Special Effects Makeup: Derya Derman @derya_was_here ⁠ Composer: Cody Fitzgerald @stojomusic ⁠ Colorist: Drew Tekulve @drewtekulve ⁠ Sound Designer: Tyrelle Massey @tyrellemassey ⁠ ⁠ Editor: Emily Wilson @emilyannewilson ⁠ Assistant Director: Elizabeth Avelar @simply_avelar ⁠ Associate Producer / Production Manager: Michael Scott michaelscott⁠ Executive Producers: Emily Wilson, Suki-Rose, Dimitri Simakis⁠ Costume Design: Suki-Rose @suki_rodeo ⁠ Production Sound Mixer: Destiny Ferrant @destinyfarrant ⁠ 1st Assistant Camera: David Castro @davidmcastro ⁠ 2nd Assistant Camera: Joel Berhamand @xtravaluemeal ⁠ Key Grip: Al Vasquez⁠ Swing Grip: Joseph Gutierrez⁠ Gaffer: Eddy Scully⁠ Set Decorator: Rachel Colonna @shi.la.rosa ⁠ BTS Photography: Seannie Bryan @seaniebryan , Brian Russo⁠ Graphics and Title Design: Dimitri Simakis @dimitrisimakis

"I wanted Finding Daddy to feel lived in, where no detail is too small. If it’s meant to feel raw and less than pristine, that has to carry into everything: costume, hair, nails, production design, camera, and color palette."⁠ ⁠ Sisters Dinky and Flossy are truly at rock bottom, but when they discover their estranged deadbeat dad flaunting wealth on some sugar baby site, they pay him a visit to uncover the truth...and maybe some cash.⁠ ⁠ Finding Daddy⁠ Dir. Emily Wilson⁠ ⁠ ▶️ Watch Now 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ "From the color palette and framing to the production design, everything feels palpable and enhances the overall tone of the film . . . and there is something very organic about the way they paint the mess and chaos in the film, which complements both the comedy and its deeper layers.⁠ ⁠ CREDITS⁠ ⁠ Lauren Servideo: @servideo ⁠ Cricket Arrison: @cricketcricketcricket ⁠ Jake "The Snake" Roberts: @jakethesnakeddt ⁠ Manzy DeYoung: @manzi_rae ⁠ ⁠ Writer/Director: Emily Wilson @emilyannewilson ⁠ Producer: Suki-Rose @suki_rodeo ⁠ Cinematographer: Kelsey Talton @kelsography ⁠ Production Designer: T Marsh @_t.marsh_ ⁠ Hair and Makeup + Special Effects Makeup: Derya Derman @derya_was_here ⁠ Composer: Cody Fitzgerald @stojomusic ⁠ Colorist: Drew Tekulve @drewtekulve ⁠ Sound Designer: Tyrelle Massey @tyrellemassey ⁠ ⁠ Editor: Emily Wilson @emilyannewilson ⁠ Assistant Director: Elizabeth Avelar @simply_avelar ⁠ Associate Producer / Production Manager: Michael Scott michaelscott⁠ Executive Producers: Emily Wilson, Suki-Rose, Dimitri Simakis⁠ Costume Design: Suki-Rose @suki_rodeo ⁠ Production Sound Mixer: Destiny Ferrant @destinyfarrant ⁠ 1st Assistant Camera: David Castro @davidmcastro ⁠ 2nd Assistant Camera: Joel Berhamand @xtravaluemeal ⁠ Key Grip: Al Vasquez⁠ Swing Grip: Joseph Gutierrez⁠ Gaffer: Eddy Scully⁠ Set Decorator: Rachel Colonna @shi.la.rosa ⁠ BTS Photography: Seannie Bryan @seaniebryan , Brian Russo⁠ Graphics and Title Design: Dimitri Simakis @dimitrisimakis

▶️ WATCH NOW ON YOUTUBE⁠ ⁠ During a cold Midwestern winter, Julie, a factory driver with a mysterious illness, attempts to unravel the truth behind the loneliness and the decay that plague her and her industrial town’s waterways.⁠ ⁠ A Black Hole Near Kent County⁠ Dir. Hannah Schierbeek⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ CREDITS⁠ ⁠ Lead Cast: @nathaliaacevedo @mariealuisa ⁠ ⁠ Writer/Dir/Prod: @primamateriapictures ⁠ Prod/Composer: @don.ebb ⁠ DP: @prochoroffoto ⁠ Editor: @brandonbunr ⁠ 1st AD: ruruwake ⁠ 1st AC: @jgsosa ⁠ Gaffer/Photographer: @krawczyk_tom ⁠ Script Supervisor: @manoverboardprod ⁠ Production Sound Mixer: @chrisnavroski ⁠ Production Coordinator: @yessi.creates ⁠ Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Editor: @henry___hawks ⁠ VFX Artist: @keatonmcquarrie ⁠ Colorist: @shmowells

"With this film, I wanted to explore a genre of environmental mystery, inspired by my feelings during Midwestern winters."⁠ ⁠ During a cold Midwestern winter, Julie, a factory driver with a mysterious illness, attempts to unravel the truth behind the loneliness and the decay that plague her and her industrial town’s waterways.⁠ ⁠ A Black Hole Near Kent County⁠ Dir. Hannah Schierbeek⁠ ⁠ ▶️ Watch Now 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ "It is within the film’s editing and carefully calibrated pacing that its impact most fully emerges. The deliberate unfolding of the narrative not only allows viewers to become immersed in the stark, wintry landscapes and Julie’s interior world, but also creates space for reflection." - S/W Curator, @_robmunday ⁠ ⁠ CREDITS⁠ ⁠ Lead Cast: @nathaliaacevedo @mariealuisa ⁠ ⁠ Writer/Dir/Prod: @primamateriapictures ⁠ Prod/Composer: @don.ebb ⁠ DP: @prochoroffoto ⁠ Editor: @brandonbunr ⁠ 1st AD: ruruwake ⁠ 1st AC: @jgsosa ⁠ Gaffer/Photographer: @krawczyk_tom ⁠ Script Supervisor: @manoverboardprod ⁠ Production Sound Mixer: @chrisnavroski ⁠ Production Coordinator: @yessi.creates ⁠ Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Editor: @henry___hawks ⁠ VFX Artist: @keatonmcquarrie ⁠ Colorist: @shmowells

“I don't think it's useful to look at a certain kind of political party, or figures, and make a film saying, ‘Look how nasty and awful you are’. It's more potent to look at their vulnerabilities.”⁠ ⁠ A discomforting portrait of Gavin Lyle, a middle-England family man and aspiring right-wing parliamentary candidate played by actor Jack Lowden⁠ ⁠ Vote Gavin Lyle Dir. Aneil Karia⁠ ⁠ ▶️ Watch Now 🔗 Link in Bio⁠ ⁠ "Karia’s work here underscores the capacity of short film to engage with complex and immediate political issues. At a moment when debates around nationalism, identity, and representation continue to intensify, Vote Gavin Lyle operates less as a didactic or “preachy” statement and more as a reflective intervention – one that encourages critical engagement with the images and ideas that increasingly shape political opinion." - S/W Curator, @_robmunday ⁠ ⁠ Cast: @jack.lowden @ruthbradley24 and @debahekmat ⁠ Commissioned by @wepresent - the arts platform of WeTransfer.⁠ Produced by @somesuchandco , @tomgardner , @scottodonnell99 ⁠ Written & Directed by: Aneil Karia⁠ Executive Producers: @hollymercedes27 @_alexmattinson_ , @sallyc70 and @timmynasher .⁠ Cinematographer: @stuubentley ⁠ Production Designer: @alexandratoomey ⁠ Costume Designer: @graceesnell ⁠ Hair and Make-Up Designer: @natashalawes ⁠ Casting Director: @laramanwaring_casting ⁠ Editor: @amandajameseditor ⁠ Sound Design: @pdsounddesign ⁠ Sound Mixer: Andrew Stirk⁠ Colourist: @daftgrader ⁠ Music Supervisor: Bridget Samuels⁠ BTS Photography by Trey Joél Robinson