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Phantom Heart, 6min., USA Directed by Josephine Spanier When a mischievous poltergeist escapes, a shy supernatural researcher must recapture it before it reveals the crush she harbors for her coworker.
I DIDN’T LIKE YOU, 12min., USA Directed by Parker Fenady As Emilia and Maxine spy on their best friend’s first date, they come to realize the chemistry might not be between the couple they anticipated.
Birthday Blues, 9min,. Luxembourg Directed by Elisabet Johannesdottir A couple on the rocks struggles with honesty, leading the woman to make a fateful decision.
Such a great festival! They were really supportive after my film won, providing me with audience feedback for my movie and resources to help spread the word about it and connect with other filmmakers. I highly recommend this festival!
Wonderful experience. Highly, HIGHLY recommend.
HORROR Underground was an incredible experience and I highly suggest it to any film maker. They really care about speaking with the artist, getting to know their story and why they make films while also doing an incredible job helping uplift emerging artists. Their feedback videos are very helpful as well. Can’t wait to submit my next project!
Really nice festival that helps filmmakers promote themselves!
I really enjoyed being a part of this festival. It has such a unique approach to how they screen your film, and also let the audience provide feedback in such a great straightforward way. 10/10 would recommend!
Submit your CRIME short story to the festival here, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.
Accept only stories that fit into the CRIME genre. A mystery story is a type of fiction that involves a crime or other event that remains a mystery until the end of the story. The main character, often a detective, works to solve the mystery by: Finding clues, Examining motives, Identifying suspects, and Using logical deduction.
Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of Professional Writers, and Writing Consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.
NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below)
This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.) 1) Full Feedback on your script 2) Actors performance video reading of your script 3) Blog interview promotion. 4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show
Every day, millions of packages are shipped, billions of messages are sent—our world seems more connected than ever. Even in the most remote corners of the planet, we are within reach. But have we truly come closer to one another?
Review by Andie Kay:
There are films that will give you a breadcrumb trail to follow and guide the viewer on a journey. Then, there are other films where the viewer gets to decide what message is being articulated by the filmmakers. That’s the beauty of art. It’s subjective. Fragile is one of those films where the viewer gets to decide what it means to them.
Completely generated by A.I., the film was very slick and polished. The use of selective coloring and creativity within the edits holds your interest but it’s the high energy techno music that stands out and how edit follows the beat. Yet, there are no credits at the end of the film which is oddly unsettling. It’s as if Skynet is about wage war and wipe out the human race.
I loved the pace of the film and going by looks alone, this was outstandingly beautiful. Musically it amplified the cool factor of the whole piece. The message behind Fragile? You get to unravel that and see what it means to you. And remember, the future’s not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.
“Stoned for Christmas” is a multimedia whirlwind and a love letter to weed. This short film follows the adventures of one cannabis courier delivering at Christmastime.
The short Stoned for Christmas is bursting with creative input — the story of a drug courier working on Christmas Day is a true celebration of multiple artists. It moves seamlessly from one style to another, sometimes using classic animation lines, and other times claymation, ink, paint, pencil and live action objects and performances.
The viewer can sense the courier’s desire to deliver the goods, but also the need for reprieve to celebrate the holiday. The film shrewdly touches on a wide variety of social issues such as misgendering, a loneliness epidemic in a big city, and the human need for relaxation and connection.
The film makes use of a wide variety of musical styles, notably upbeat rap and wacky refrains of Christmas music. This project is full of cheeky humour, such as the reduced number of fingers once the lead is a video game character, and when the old lady gives the courier many extra tasks around the house, beyond the basic delivery.
This memorable short entertains from beginning to end — the clever screenplay, the hip and talented voice artists, and the numerous storyboard and animation styles, takes this edgy, festive film far beyond the “bonus level”.
How is the world affected by a catastrophic event? Everyday people live through a government mandated quarantine during a global pandemic while desperate scientists race to find a cure before it’s too late.
Staycation is not your typical fast-paced, blood-splattered zombie flick. Instead, it roots itself in a world we’ve all just come out of — one marked by a global pandemic, isolation, media saturation, and the ever present tension between hope and paranoia. This film doesn’t imagine a future dystopia; it reflects the one we’ve already survived, making its slow-burn horror hit all the more deeply.
We’re first introduced to a seemingly ordinary Zoom call between a couple — familiar, casual, and deceptively mundane, but the tone shifts quickly. Before the story even begins to unfold, we receive a chilling message from the woman on the call: she’s been selected for experimental testing in a race towards a cure. Right before our eyes, and her boyfriend’s, she turns. It’s subtle, heartbreaking, and terrifying.
From there, the film pivots. The narrative reveals its true central characters — two young women navigating this strange, evolving world. Our supposed final girl receives an invitation to return home to her family, but the film resists this path, instead exploring the way society itself has morphed to accommodate this new strain of infection. In this version of reality, infected individuals can remain in their homes with the proper licenses and regulations — essentially treated as pets or human vegetables. The satire here is razor-sharp, filtering this absurd premise through news broadcasts, government permits, and media sensationalism.
Staycation leans into the social commentary with vignettes mirroring the pandemic experience: endless work Zoom calls, awkward online dating, political divides, and the growing influence of livestreams and podcasts. These glimpses build a complex emotional landscape reflecting the waves we all felt during lockdown, from eerie calm to deep fear, connection to collapse. Russ Emanuel directs with a careful eye toward satire, layering in commentary on political extremism, conspiracy theories, and the terrifying normalcy of a world falling apart in a sort of slow motion. As humanity inches toward a cure, suspicion and chaos swell. The film explores the idea the virus may have been released intentionally, a man made tool of control. This suspicion bleeds into interpersonal relationships and fuels a growing storm of rage and desperation.
Staycation imagines a new world order, not one born from explosive zombie warfare, but through the slow, creeping collapse of what we once considered to be normal. The horror lies in our familiarity with it. The tension isn’t in the transformation from human to zombie, but in watching the slow unraveling of trust, stability, and oneself.
It’s unsettling, darkly funny, and honest in ways most apocalyptic horror films aren’t.
Submit your Literary Fiction Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.
“Graphic Novel” isa format, not a genre. Graphic novels can be fiction, non-fiction, history, fantasy, or anything in-between. Graphic novels are similar to comic books because they use sequential art to tell a story. Unlike comic books, graphic novels are generally stand-alone stories with more complex plots.
This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.) 1) Full Feedback on your script 2) Actors performance video reading of your script 3) Blog interview promotion. 4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show
Great experience! Perfect festival for our micro-short “Bug Eye” I loved getting a video with feedback from the audience. Highly recommend!
FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival is a great opportunity for filmmakers. The communication is excellent, and receiving audience feedback on your short film is always insightful and constructive!
Wowser. It feels so fulfilling to hear people commenting about and analyzing our documentary THE TRENT SAUCER, which won for Best Short Film. This is why we create films – to share with the wider world. Thank you for building this festival!
Because I as a filmmaker am so close to the film, It’s truly helpful to get fresh eyes & feedback on a film to know what and how others are receiving the film… what stood out for them and what could be improved upon…The people who gave feedback were positive and very helpful…
Congratulations! A great festival and grateful to have been selected as best Director!
The idea to hear what the public thinks about our work is excellent and a great way to connect with the audience from a very organic style of reviews. Thank you for the feedback on our micro-short “A Taco” and the exposure you give us as filmmakers!
I became pregnant with my son a month after Roe Vs Wade was overturned, and it gave me a lot of room for thought about women’s rights and the immensity of the choice of motherhood. To me it is a private decision that I wanted to examine in the microcosm of an expiring relationship.
In 2021, I had written a full-length play about a decade-long relationship which starts at their last meeting and works its way back to their first date. I always felt this two-hander of mine could have cinematic potential, so I adapted the first scene of the second act to the screen, where she is pregnant and struggles to break the news to her partner.
What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?
I was so excited to hear their thoughts. Such gratitude to resonate with and move people with my storytelling. I felt deeply seen and appreciated.
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HWANDO, 25min., South Korea Directed by Will LeForestier An assassin enhanced with a brain-to-computer interface an controlled by a dark organization, must turn against her creators to protect her family and destroy the AI-driven system that enslaves her.
That’s The Plan, 8min,. Spain Directed by Michael Ringdal When you feel that you have nothing more to live for. It’s good to have a true friend to help you out.
Breaking Out, 6min., USA Directed by David Glass “Breaking Out” is a visually and emotionally intense short film set to a turbulent piano improvisation, blending raw emotion, nature’s forces, and synchronized imagery in a mesmerizing psychological journey.
Let Us Out, 10min., USA Directed by Chris Allan A struggling painter begins to question her own sanity when her latest nightmarish creation inexplicably escapes its canvas.
