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From dramas to rom-coms, watch award-winning short films that bring you Hollywood quality without the three-hour run time. Film School Shorts is a weekly series showcasing indie films with blockbuster talent, including Frances Conroy, Anna Camp, and more!

A woman attempts to overcome her severe anxiety.
An undocumented, single mother risks her freedom in order to support her daughter.
A daughter's abusive father is released from prison.
Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.
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Even across oceans and death we never forget the ones we love.
Three young women confront prejudice and predation while navigating the adult world.
Family is found in unlikely places in these two short films.
Two women must choose between their beloved dogs and their futures.
No one said life was easy. Two short films look at life as an outsider.
Anxiety plagues the protagonists in three short films by student filmmakers.
Life on the streets is unpredictable and filled with tough choices in these short films.
A surreal mash-up of shorts with reincarnation, boy bands, a frog dance party, and more.
Two stories of love. Love for boys and a love for eggs.
Two short films explore what it takes to keep the peace on the night shift.
A young man struggles with delayed development while trying to woo his high school crush.
A queer Army recruit attempts to convince her lover to run away to Canada.
A blossoming teen romance is derailed by racism.
A young boy questions his own identity after being bullied by classmates.
A new friendship leads to tragedy in a small Icelandic town.
A young woman returning to her grandmother's finds the house empty but full of memories.
A young germophobe's struggle to get to school on time.
A summer boat trips leads to a gruesome discovery.
A young woman experiences a difficult homecoming in '70s suburbia.
A church-going woman becomes obsessed with her notorious neighbor.
A young refugee in the U.S. receives unexpected guests.
A young girl stumbles across a dark scene while looking for her lost dog.
An animated response to a water crisis in Tulare County.
A mysterious execution takes place in a quirky small town.
He is the love of her life, only he doesn't know she exists.
Hui Ying fights both natural and supernatural forces on a quest for survival.
Sight and sound collide in this experimental short film featuring Super 8 found footage.
A young woman experiences a disturbing transformation.
A Native American family struggles against the wilderness and each other to make a life.
Myrna’s pen pal romance with an incarcerated serial killer takes an unexpected turn.
A Norwegian park ranger makes an unexpected discovery in the woods.
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A young man longs for a young woman from afar.
Take an animated trek across hostile borderlands.
A recent med-school grad gets a different type of life lesson from two federales.
An Indian-American woman leaves home to pursue her dreams only to discover a stowaway.
A mischievous cat gets sucked up into the virtual world of its owner's computer.
A young teenage girl tries to reconcile her relationship with her estranged father.
A stop-motion animation about two unlikely pen pals who forge a relationship.
A busy couple reconnect over the latest episode of 'The Bachelor'.
A satirical comedy about romance, terrorism and self-help.
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An animated noir film that follows a mysterious mission through Oakland.
A boy grows up in fear of a boomerang that never came back in this animated classic.
A woman is obsessed with eggs and winning "Best Dish" at the annual Blue Briar Fair.
A young girl on the brink of adolescence makes a discovery at the corner store.
A teenage girl with cerebral palsy is caught breaking the rules for her crush.
An unflinching look at family, sacrifice, and the lengths we will go for those we love.
Frogs have a dance party with their swamp pals in this cute animated short.
Two sisters have their minds blown when their favorite boy band shows up at their work.
A new romance becomes complicated when a street musician loses her home.
Two strangers make a connection while stranded at a truck stop.