SHIFT Creative Fund

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    Drama Eimi Imanishi & Julia Thompson

    One Up

    Hadley jumps into an uncomfortable sexual encounter after she's brutally rejected by her teammate crush Christine.

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    Drama Spencer Gillis

    Sweep

    A tense chance encounter at a local recycling center leads to an instant friendship, which, in turn, leads to a bitter moment of reckoning.

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    Documentary Andrew Sales

    Aleatoric

    Typically incorporating samples of obscure sounds and speech, records like "The Lemon of Pink" have made "The Books" seminal 21st century music artists. A short profile that fascinatingly matches the tone of its filmmaking to the pleasures of their music.

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    Sci‑Fi Michael Lukk Litwak

    Alpha Squadron

    From Michael Lukk Litwak (The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger), the story of a fighter pilot trying to keep his group of friends together as they grow apart.

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    Documentary Bentley Brown

    First Feature

    Working underground in the year before the legalization of cinema in Saudi Arabia, a team of mostly women shoots its first feature-length movie amid societal pushback.

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    Dark Comedy Derek Milton

    Pussybaby

    A man's life spirals out of control when he embarrasses himself on a hidden camera TV show.

  • Festival

    The ShortList Online Film Festival: Part 1

    Part 1 coverage of The Wrap's debut online short film festival. Knowing Chris Kezelos from his film Zero, a favorite of both Andrew and I, we were certainly excited to receive an email from him stating that his newest film, The Maker, was coming online.

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    Horror Alberto Evangelio

    La Cruz (The Cross)

    A father daughter driving lesson quickly escalates into horror.

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    Horror Lael Rogers

    The Influencer

    A social media influencer describes her perfect day harvesting the eyes and minds of her followers to achieve immortality.

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    Dark Comedy Jem Rankin

    Cherokee

    A young Australian girl’s fascination with Native American culture helps her escape her dreary life, but draws criticism from neighbours and librarians.

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