A tale of four girls, two murders and the hottest summer in history by director duo Leonel and Ruben aka LEONELRUBEN. Set in an unnamed city, “Us & The Universe” combines a darkly mysterious narrative with the look and feel of a love letter.

Starring
Rangsikan Eiamcosakoon
Chicha Amattayakul,
Kunnalin Satearrujikanon
Mutchima Wachirakomain
Meechai Saelaew
Voice Over: Maria V. Dragus

Directed by LEONELRUBEN
Production: LEONELRUBEN, Park17
DOP: Maximilian Pittner
Music: Antimo Sorgente
Editing: LEONELRUBEN
Sound Design/Mixing: Claudio Demel
Service Producer: Theeraseth Rienkengsurakarn
Titledesign: Isabel Latza

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A delightfully over-the-top video for Leningrad by Moscow-based writer-director Lado Kvataniya (previously featured here).

Starring Snezhana Samokhina, Semen Litvinov,
Sergei Dolgotovich & Kadir Saidharun

Written and Directed by Lado Kvataniya
Cinematography by Andrey Krauzov
Producers: Ilya Naishuller, Ekaterina Kononenko,
Ruben Adamyan (versus)
Executive Producer: Egor Solomatin
1st AD: Alexei Smoliar
2nd AD: Nikita Mironov
2nd Unit DOP: Anatol Trofimov
Casting: Margo Sayapina
Production Designer: Dmitriy Onishenko
1AC: Alex Budarin
2AC: Sergey Ivanov Andrey Babich
Set Decorator: Denis Nikolaenko
Costume designer: Anna Kudevich
Hair and Make-up Artist: Anastasiya Ramlya
Sound design: Aleksander Kopeikin
Edit: Vlad Yakunin
Color: Jamie O’Bradovich (Company3)
Property Master: Alexander Kucheriavyi (Rastabike)
Assistant Property Master: Xenia Levina
Prop Buyer: Alex Yandovskiy
Gaffer: Pavel Brukh
Costume Supervisor: Boris Kukolkin
Costumer: Jessica Popovich
Production Manager: Dmitriy Dimchevski
Unit Production Manager: Mikhail Goglov
VFX Supervisor: Alexey Uskov
VFX Producers: Ekaterina Averina Alexander Gorokhov | cgfww.com/
On-set Supervisor: Evgeny Lesnichenko
Production Assistants: Egor Larichkin, Aleksander Zhukov,
Vadim Vihruk, Alex Shumlyanskiy
SFX Supervisor: Evgeniy Sorokin
SFX Set key: Maxim Sorokin
Dolly Grip: Vasiliy Chesnokov
Steadicam: Sergey Popkov
Photographers: Igor Klepnev, Dima Chorniy, Nikita Kvataniya
Backstage operator: Evgeniy Seliverstov
Stunt coordinator: Valeriy Derkach
Special Thanks: Alina Rossiyskaya

Versus Pictures In association with Hype Film, Daddys film, CGF
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This is just one of the many fun submissions we’ve received in the past week. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A woman reflects on misguided love in this poignant short by Delhi-born filmmaker Pranav Bhasin (previously featured here).

A haiku about losing the sense of time and space during the art making process by Istanbul-based animator Çağıl Harmandar. Created during Harmandar’s residency at I-Park. Sounds by fellow artist in residence Steven Snowden.

“Slip away at night
Outside of my grey studio
Reality and time”

This is just one of the many lovely submissions we’ve received in the past week. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Some terrific writing made even better by some stellar performances by Maxine Peake (Black Mirror) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther) in this short directed by Alan Friel. “Cake” throws us into a barren wasteland with two women trying to figure out their options. We thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Director Omar Jones stretches time and space in this surreal little journey from Chinatown NY to Gotham Forest, PA, with rapper AJ Suede.

A beautiful documentary short about following your passion by Santa Monica-based director Ross Haines (previously featured here). Featuring master craftsman Gary Linden, “The Agave Gun” chronicles Linden’s artistic vision as he uses unexpected materials to create something not only of substance but of experience.

Featuring Gary Linden & Alex Gray
Directed by Ross Haines
Creative Directors: Daniel Beck & Randy Hild
Director of Photography: Chris Zamoscianyk
Cinematographers: David Warshauer, Daniel Russo,
Michael McNulty, Graham Nash Jolene Thompson
AC: Lee Dupont
Editors: Andrew Litten & Bryan Avila
Post Company: A-Frames Creative
Location Sound: Max Ritter
Sound Design: Dan Hart
Original Score: Vonavi
Production: Summerjax & Green Is Good
Photographer: Dane Peterson
Art Director: Dino Manuel
Color: The Mill LA
Colorist: Derek Hansen
Special Thanks:
Linden Family, Dynamic Dynosaur Studio,
Michael Jorgensen, Scott Glenn, Scott Eggers,
Reza Davoudi, Jake Oleman, Thatcher Peterson,
Lauren Avinoam, Sophia, IDK, Mormor, Grandpa

This video was submitted by Ross Haines and selected by our team. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A glimpse into the everyday life of young men born and raised amid concrete and purple haze by director Anthony Capristo of Geist collective.

Featuring:
Casaoui, Tarek S.,
Manu A., Bilal A., John P.,
Lucas L., Alper A.,
Dogukan A., John D.

Produced by 1TAKE
Co-Produced by GEIST
Director: Anthony Capristo
Co-Director: Erhan Dogan
DP: Marco Schott
B-Camera: Kevin Jerome
Editor: Bela Adami
Producer: Erhan Dogan
Post-Producer: Sven Bensemann @ INFECTED
Color Grading: Sönke Heuer @ INFECTED
Sound Design/Mix: Floyd Fürstenau, Robin Harff @ Schall und Rauch
Music composed by Nicholas Britell

This video was submitted by Anthony Capristo and selected by our team. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A once-passionate relationship passes into memory in this video for Gaspar Narby and D.A.N’s track “Sight” by New York City-based director Theo Le Sourd of creative duo Les Mauvais Garçons. As Le Sourd describes the project:

“It’s a visual poem through the colors and mirrors of New York. The regrets, the memories, and the present all dance together. He’ll try to not look back, trying to flee any sights of her, but can he?”

Watch above and see full credits below!

Starring Sarah Pauley & Kai Kenyettie
Directed by Theo Le Sourd
Produced by Theo Le Sourd & Charles Letessier
Cinematographer: Sachi Bahra
Casting Director: Camille Orders
Editor: Camilla Hayman
Format: S16

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A fantastic portrait of third-generation activist, Malcolm Kenyatta, directed by Tim Harris of Philadelphia-based Seven Knots Productions. Hoping to become the first openly gay candidate of colour elected to state office, Kenyatta works tirelessly to spread a message of positivity and possibility through poverty-stricken North Philadelphia:

“Democracy has many faces, but few know what it takes to run a grassroots campaign. Our goal as filmmakers was to capture the day as purely as possible in order to show viewers what election day is like for a lower-level candidate campaigning in a district that’s desperate for a solution. We followed Malcolm from start (5am) to finish (11pm), capturing the day as it happened, and interviewing Malcolm during the quieter, more introspective moments.”

Watch “Going Forward” above and see full credits below!

Featuring Malcolm Kenyatta & Residents of the 181st District
Directed by Tim Harris
Director of Photography: Ian Mosley-Duffy
Assistant Camera: Ethan Lewis
Location Sound & Post Mix: Sean Hoffman
Production Assistant: Shane Emery
Editor: Tim Harris
Color: Ryan Berger
Music: All songs 100% Clearance through Musicbed
Thank You:
Malcolm Kenyatta, Expressway Cinema Rentals,
Carly Harris, Paul Harris, Emily Diego,
Eva Gunz, Scott McClennen, Austin Smock, Andrew Weigel

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A moody black and white video for Holt by director Áron Lődi. Nice cinematography by DOP Marcell Lobenwein. Set in the darker side of central/eastern-Europe, “Léghajó” explores the characteristics of the people living there and translates to “zeppelin” or “balloon,” reflecting the line in the song: “My two hands are balloons.”

Directed by Áron Lődi
Produced by Cinesuper
DOP: Marcell Lobenwein
1st AC: Dániel Kiszler
Graphics: Laura Csocsán
Mix/Master: Máté Kapitány

This video was submitted by Marcell Lobenwein and selected by our team. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A retired man tries to decline a hot tub delivery in this heart-warming short by writer-director Will Goodfellow of Sydney-based studio Goono.

Starring:
Chris Haywood
Jay Laga’aia
Peter Moalaeua
Sean Conway
Helen Tonkin

Written & Directed by Will Goodfellow
Produced by Lucy Gaffy
Production Company: goono.tv
DOP: James L. Brown
Editor: Stewart Arnott
Production Designer: Paul Sarpi
Sound Designer: Michael Newton
Composers: Brock Fitzgerald & Wade Keighran
Wardrobe: Laura McGenniss
Makeup & Hair: Helen Tuck
1st A.D.: Kate North Ash
Casting: Danny Long Casting
Sound Recordist: Rafal Dabrowski
Executive Producer: David Opitz
Funded in part by Metroscreen Breaks Initiative & ScreenNSW

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