Project Spotlights:
Shorts By Rising Women and Non Binary Filmmakers
Aimed at up-and-coming filmmakers (usually first-timers or students), this series introduces and amplifies new voices in film. We feature each creative’s film with an accompanying interview giving a deeper look into their processes and visions.
Watch some past project spotlights in our youtube playlist
Project Spotlight: 'Morning Talks', An Intimate Look at Young Relationships
Director Maxine Espanol’s “Morning Talks” is an intimate look at a relationship meeting its end inspired by her own heartbreak. It’s her directorial debut and a departure from her usual work with editing.
Project Spotlight: 'The Apocalypse Will Blossom', Building Hope Back After the 2016 Election
The Apocalypse Will Blossom is a beautiful, quick, and intelligent short that captures a depression spiral post 2016 Election in the most relatable ways- protesting, fries, and friendship. Director Courtney Jines wrote and also starred in this short along with friends and details her experience in an interview with TLL.
Project Spotlight: 'Ghost of Late', A Film Dissecting Loneliness as a Teen
Teen filmmaker, Kathryn Zix, uses film to explain her thoughts and feelings. “Ghost of Late” dives into her feelings of isolation and “being different”.
Project Spotlight: 'La Identidad', Rejecting Society's Beauty Standards for Latinas
Vanesa Moreno is a 17 year old Latinx director. This is her first short film, a personal piece dissecting her identity.
Project Spotlight: 'Refuge of Hope', The Series Documenting the 2016 Election
Director, Yasmin Mistry contributes to America Heard, a documentary series covering the affects of the 2016 Presidential Election.
Project Spotlight: 'New York', A Love Letter to NYC
Filmmaker, Allison Bar documents her first trip to NYC and the feelings she experienced.
Project Spotlight: 'Taffy', Navigating Sex As An Awkward Teen
“Taffy” is short film about a teen girl having sex for the first time. Directed by Amanda Dimartino, it dissects the awkward parts of intimacy and adolescence.
Project Spotlight: 'Supernova', A Poem in Motion
Topaz Winters is a queer writer based in Singapore. Her recent poem was transformed into a beautiful short film on human emotion, here’s a look behind her process.