Mud Crab

David Robinson-Smith discusses the considered active cinematography employed in his haunting short where an unreliable narrator recounts a violent assault she witnessed.

Weapons and Their Names

Melina Valdez unpacks her process of weaving magical realism into a grounded narrative informed by personal experience to portray the tumult of teenage grief.

There’s Beauty in the Burn

Director Adi Halfin talks about the challenges of creating a choreographic language that blended workout and dance for her energizing Calia fashion film.

Jude

Jimmy Goldblum discusses up-ending typical true crime missing girl tropes in his short film following a teen girl who inserts herself into a life that isn’t hers.