Credentialing (2023)

Still Rolling

A rookie filmmaker on a TV production set tries to survive a constraining environment where people don't respect her boundaries. During the wrap party, she begins to process what she experienced.

My Father’s Badger

After her father's funeral, Maarit plans to return to Thailand. On the day of the departure, she finds her mother Sylvi and her father’s taxidermy badger in a bar and Sylvi makes a revelation that may change Maarit’s departure plans.

Dedication

"Dedication" is the story of a maid working in a hotel who uses a black magic spell in the hopes of harnessing the talent of one of the hotel's frequent guests - an eccentric writer - and passing it on to her unborn son.

Rosetta

An extroverted, cheerful, dreamer, Rosetta was raised in the “Traveling Circus of Pitibiribas”. From a very young age, she dreamed of following her parents' profession and become a circus clown, but when offered the opportunity to perform in public for the first time, she gets nervous and gets her number wrong. Consumed with the feeling of failure, she runs away before she could fulfill her dream

PK

The local pastor’s daughter escapes youth group to go to her first high school party.

The Handmaid's Tale Scene Recreation: "Offred"

A recreation of the opening scene from the pilot episode of The Handmaid's Tale, "Offred." Originally directed by Reed Morano, ASC. Original cinematography by Colin Watkinson, ASC, BSC. Original teleplay written by Bruce Miller. Made in Misael Sanchez's "Filmmaking: Visualizing and Creating Moving Images for the Screen" at Sarah Lawrence College.

Camera Buff

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

A Sentença

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Lipstick

A highschool kid is bullied for putting lipstick on himself in a bathroom. As he dries his clothes in the laundry, he meets a mysterious girl.

Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

Hungry for sun, light and warmth, a group of teenagers embark on a dream trip to the Balearic Islands.

Royalty

Tired of seeming invisible in their high school, and in an effort to make space for gender non-conforming kids in high school traditions, Jax makes a bid for the homecoming court.

Cabbage

On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unraveling.

Paradise on Earth to See

Matys is an outsider who moved from Ukraine to Czechia with his sister in search of a better life. It turns out the situation there is not ideal either. A glimpse of hope comes when Matys manages to get a job in a cottage located in the heart of a splendid forest.

Ceiling

The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost completely without hearing her voice. It is seldom that Marta gets the space to speak, instead she is mostly subject to the voice of others.

Bo Hai

They think as Czechs, they speak as Czechs, but they look as Vietnamese. How is the second generation of Vietnamese people in Europe?

Lebensraum

Marie Kaufmann has to face an unusual interview that decides not only her own fate.

DEAD END

A spirited teenager tricks her older sister into joining her on a deceptively simple outing.

Second Chances

A young man goes to a house party in order to fix his strained relationship with his ex-girlfriend.

A Spot for Frog

Locked out of the school art room, a creative non-binary teen named Frog grapples with anxiety as they seek a new place to eat lunch. Imagination blurs with reality in this hybrid work of live action and animation about finding a place to belong.

Infinity

Infinity was made apart of an independent study at Ohio University. Every person who worked on this film, aside from one of our actors, is a student at Ohio University and has worked on bringing this story to life since October 2022. Set in 2016, Infinity follows the story of two drastically different teenage girls who experience the pressures of growing up and falling in love far too fast. This film is the broad outline for a much larger story, one we hope to continue in the future if given the opportunity!

Locks

A young man in Oakland, California, wakes with a heavy heart and decides to take a walk through the neighborhood to the local barbershop.

Playing Through

Late in her career, Ann Gregory finds the courage to be the first woman of color to enter the USGA Women's Amateur. She collides with Babs Whatling, a privileged white woman from the south who is searching for her own identity.

Never Me

“Never Me” is a student film about Serafina, a 16-year-old girl who endures the tribulations of attempting to receive an abortion in her home state of Texas after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The story explores the importance of friendship and family as they journey through love and loss. Serafina treks a narrow path, but in the end became closer to those who matter most and gained a newfound respect for adulthood.

Wise Guys 2

After the release of his debut film, documentarian Richard Chase journeys down a rabbit hole to uncover the lost second episode of his initial film's subject: Wise Guys.

On Which Foot to Dance

When Teddy's mom asks him for help cleaning out his grandmother's attic, Teddy uncovers that his grandmother's past holds more mystery than he previously thought... This film was created by two undergrad students with a budget of $12, months of hard work, two iPhone cameras, an incredible passion for the art of film making, and one borrowed microphone.

Putrefaction

A young girl learns the hardship of overworking and burnout

People That Are Not Me

Joy can't let go of her ex, but doesn't seem to be able to fall for the new guy. In the meantime she keeps having casual sex with strangers.

A Different Tree

An eight-year-old girl tries to build a relationship with her absent father through a class-assigned family tree.

Code_Switch

After tragedy strikes, a meek Ruby Oliver enters a broken VR game for a last chance to see the dead. Little does she know that this game treats all girls as a virus as she fights to save herself.

Chrysalis

Clementine’s room is her haven and her safe space, but as the night goes on and her mind challenges her further, she must face her insecurities and leave the cocoon she has created for herself.

Mind Games

After suffering a head injury during training, aspiring footballer Jordan traverses his own mind and memory in order to rediscover his passions and fix his broken relationship with his Coach Father.

Echo

A man reflects on his memories of the war.

Rhinoceros

Father and daughter, cars and rhinos... and the zoo director meet in the story of Emilia, a 15-year-old girl who tries to find the answer to the question - are we destined to be like our parents?

Forever Young

Teenager Jack, growing tired of his mundane life in suburban Utah, finds little meaning in anything nowadays. As Jack's 18th birthday swiftly approaches, he and his best friend Emma set out for fun as he ponders the question: does happiness truly exist after childhood?

Another Year

Lucas wakes up finding out it's his birthday again. For him, nothing's normal during his birthday because every year, it's always the same.

Stairwell B

A college student's attempts at doing her laundry are quickly challenged by the harsh environment of a dorm laundry room and the other students in the building.

A Short Film About Purgatory

A college student investigates the moments leading up to her classmate's suicide.

Moving On

A grieving widower is offered a pill that can help ease his grief by erasing certain bad memories.

My First Phone

Eight-year-old Sargis' father returns home and gives a present to Sargis his dream phone. On the same day, Sargis learns that his father has returned to break up with his mother.

Drifting Boat

An elderly Chinese immigrant woman strongly desires to return to her hometown in China.

Hymn

As a faithful child of God, Mary regularly repents for her sins. Over time, her faith drives her crazy as she pushes herself to the extremes.

Mae

Mae and Gemma spend one last night together knowing that, in the morning, their relationship will be over. Mae struggles to get through to Gemma, who does everything to cling onto what she thinks is the perfect relationship. Through manipulation and seduction, the two women try to understand how what is tearing them apart is also what is keeping them together.