Filmmakers Tess Lafia and Noah Deats explore the strange chaos of grief with dark humor in their HollyShorts debut, "Hat Trick". The self-funded short is shaped by spontaneity, personal loss, and a fiercely collaborative vision.
Premiering at HollyShorts, "The Things We Carry" is Thibaud Goarin’s poignant exploration of violence and empathy, featuring one of Michael Madsen’s final performances.
Filmmaker Urvashi Pathania confronts colorism and toxic beauty standards through surreal horror in her short film "Skin," premiering at HollyShorts.
"Mr. Robot" writer Kor Adana premieres "One Last Round", a moving sci-fi short on grief, AI, and legacy, starring Jake McDorman and Ana Cruz Kayne.
Selected for HollyShorts, "Window Cleaners" by Sylvie Weber captures the quiet moral dilemmas of undocumented workers through emotionally precise, restrained storytelling.
A rational mind can’t always make sense of an emotional loss, as Etzu Shaw reveals through the quiet devastation of "Killing Jar".
Ali Cook’s “The Pearl Comb,” a HollyShorts selection, weaves Victorian folklore and feminist themes into the story of a female doctor posing as a witch to defy societal suppression.
At HollyShorts, Bear Damen’s Synthesize Me captures a father-daughter bond through the pulse of a synthesizer, embracing night and the raw freedom of indie filmmaking.
Alexander Farah’s short film "One Day This Kid", inspired by David Wojnarowicz’s iconic artwork, channels his experiences as a gay Middle Eastern man.
Oscar-nominated siblings Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz present Trapped, a HollyShorts short that explores privilege and inequality through bold independent filmmaking and a daring 10,000-rat-trap set piece.
Jessie Komitor’s "Chasing the Party" premieres at HollyShorts, portraying the vulnerable, unpredictable journey from girlhood to adulthood in New York’s early 2000s party scene.
Filmmaker Kaitlyn Mikayla channels her motocross-filled childhood into "Ragamuffin" a coming-of-age story rooted in authenticity, identity, and instinct, premiering at HollyShorts.
In her heartfelt short film "Boyfighter", Julia Weisberg Cortés channels personal loss into a story of love, legacy, and redemption.
At NAB 2025, the League of Filmmakers spoke with Michael Cioni about Strada—a new platform that lets creators “be their own cloud,” offering indie filmmakers a simple, affordable way to store and share media.
Discover the innovative URSA Cine Immersive Camera from Blackmagic Design, designed for immersive Apple Vision Pro content, enhancing filmmaking possibilities in the industry.
At NAB 2025, senior colorist Cody Baker shared how collaboration between colorists and DPs shapes storytelling. From lookbooks to shared language, his insights highlight the power of communication, tech, and trust—core values embraced by CFA to support underrepresented filmmakers.
