Active Shorts Projects
(found 54 projects)
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TENDER CHOSEN: Help Us Make a Queer Trans Short Film!
A pregnant transmasculine person must face a medical system ill-equipped to address the intersections of trans and reproductive care.
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101%
Backers: 39
Funding: $4,470 of $4,400 (101% funded)
Average daily pledges: $128
Campaign Dates: December 5th -> January 9th (2026)
Time left: 0 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes
Funding: $4,470 of $4,400 (101% funded)
Average daily pledges: $128
Campaign Dates: December 5th -> January 9th (2026)
Time left: 0 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes
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Designated Photographer: A Short Film
A short film following Freya, a 17-year-old girl, navigating one night. Exploring friendships, relationships and feeling invisible.
Current
103%
Backers: 74
Funding: £2,385 of £2,300 (103% funded)
Average daily pledges: £82
Campaign Dates: December 11th -> January 10th (2026)
Time left: 1 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes
Funding: £2,385 of £2,300 (103% funded)
Average daily pledges: £82
Campaign Dates: December 11th -> January 10th (2026)
Time left: 1 days, 0 hours, 11 minutes
Ends Monday
The Last Tenant
In a land far from home, two women haunted by loss find unexpected bond in one another.
Current
9%
Backers: 4
Funding: $285 of $3,000 (9% funded)
Average daily pledges: $5
Campaign Dates: November 12th -> January 11th (2026)
Time left: 1 days, 20 hours, 50 minutes
Funding: $285 of $3,000 (9% funded)
Average daily pledges: $5
Campaign Dates: November 12th -> January 11th (2026)
Time left: 1 days, 20 hours, 50 minutes
Elysium
A CalArts Thesis Film
Current
57%
Backers: 16
Funding: $3,440 of $6,000 (57% funded)
Average daily pledges: $91
Campaign Dates: December 2nd -> January 11th (2026)
Time left: 1 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes
Funding: $3,440 of $6,000 (57% funded)
Average daily pledges: $91
Campaign Dates: December 2nd -> January 11th (2026)
Time left: 1 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes
Ends after Monday
Let Him Play
An overlooked autistic teen’s hidden musical brilliance is finally revealed, his older brother must decide to protect him or leave home
Current
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Backers: 0
Funding: $0 of $10,000 (0% funded)
Average daily pledges: $0
Campaign Dates: December 17th -> January 12th (2026)
Time left: 3 days, 18 hours, 6 minutes
Funding: $0 of $10,000 (0% funded)
Average daily pledges: $0
Campaign Dates: December 17th -> January 12th (2026)
Time left: 3 days, 18 hours, 6 minutes
The End
As the world comes to an end, Errol attempts to reconcile with his mother over a meal at her favorite restaurant.
Current
32%
Backers: 29
Funding: $7,405 of $22,500 (32% funded)
Average daily pledges: $285
Campaign Dates: December 14th -> January 13th (2026)
Time left: 4 days, 6 hours, 2 minutes
Funding: $7,405 of $22,500 (32% funded)
Average daily pledges: $285
Campaign Dates: December 14th -> January 13th (2026)
Time left: 4 days, 6 hours, 2 minutes
Where Shadows Speak
Grief-ridden Jazmine and her dog Duke search in the woods for her missing sister, convinced it’s linked to something supernatural.
Current
114%
Backers: 13
Funding: £573 of £500 (114% funded)
Average daily pledges: £19
Campaign Dates: December 10th -> January 14th (2026)
Time left: 5 days, 7 hours, 3 minutes
Funding: £573 of £500 (114% funded)
Average daily pledges: £19
Campaign Dates: December 10th -> January 14th (2026)
Time left: 5 days, 7 hours, 3 minutes
The Tell-Tale Heart (Original: Das Verräterische Herz)
Nothing is buried forever. A short film adaptation based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Current
72%
Backers: 18
Funding: €6,493 of €9,000 (72% funded)
Average daily pledges: €130
Campaign Dates: November 20th -> January 15th (2026)
Time left: 6 days, 12 hours, 40 minutes
Funding: €6,493 of €9,000 (72% funded)
Average daily pledges: €130
Campaign Dates: November 20th -> January 15th (2026)
Time left: 6 days, 12 hours, 40 minutes
Nothing
This is a mystery/horror student short film that explores themes of grief and loss and how people process these real life events
Current
100%
Backers: 16
Funding: £300 of £300 (100% funded)
Average daily pledges: £13
Campaign Dates: December 17th -> January 16th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 2 hours, 11 minutes
Funding: £300 of £300 (100% funded)
Average daily pledges: £13
Campaign Dates: December 17th -> January 16th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 2 hours, 11 minutes
Like Water
A Supernatural Short Thriller about Violence Against Women that fuses Yoruba Mythology with Contemporary Urban Noir.
Current
17%
Backers: 4
Funding: £680 of £4,000 (17% funded)
Average daily pledges: £28
Campaign Dates: December 16th -> January 16th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 10 hours, 38 minutes
Funding: £680 of £4,000 (17% funded)
Average daily pledges: £28
Campaign Dates: December 16th -> January 16th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 10 hours, 38 minutes
We're Not in Harlem Anymore - a new short film
A proof of concept for a feature length pulpy throwback to classic detective stories that inserts Black representation into noir.
Current
108%
Backers: 132
Funding: $16,313 of $15,000 (108% funded)
Average daily pledges: $777
Campaign Dates: December 19th -> January 16th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes
Funding: $16,313 of $15,000 (108% funded)
Average daily pledges: $777
Campaign Dates: December 19th -> January 16th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes
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Scholarship Games
Scholarship Games is a dystopian musical short film that I am making for my Master of Fine Arts thesis.
Current
44%
Backers: 18
Funding: $6,689 of $15,000 (44% funded)
Average daily pledges: $129
Campaign Dates: November 18th -> January 17th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 19 hours, 40 minutes
Funding: $6,689 of $15,000 (44% funded)
Average daily pledges: $129
Campaign Dates: November 18th -> January 17th (2026)
Time left: 7 days, 19 hours, 40 minutes
Funding the Finale: How to Survive Dating
Love's messy. We made it funny. A fun and flirty comedic series created by women.
Current
64%
Backers: 33
Funding: $5,154 of $8,000 (64% funded)
Average daily pledges: $99
Campaign Dates: November 18th -> January 17th (2026)
Time left: 8 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes
Funding: $5,154 of $8,000 (64% funded)
Average daily pledges: $99
Campaign Dates: November 18th -> January 17th (2026)
Time left: 8 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes
La Luna Enamorada
A short film by Shauna Llamas
Current
15%
Backers: 9
Funding: $377 of $2,373 (15% funded)
Average daily pledges: $10
Campaign Dates: December 3rd -> January 18th (2026)
Time left: 9 days, 18 hours, 40 minutes
Funding: $377 of $2,373 (15% funded)
Average daily pledges: $10
Campaign Dates: December 3rd -> January 18th (2026)
Time left: 9 days, 18 hours, 40 minutes
'Just Noise'
A Student Film for my 3rd year dissertation. The film is exploring auditory overstimulation that individuals, such as myself experience
Current
3%
Backers: 1
Funding: £10 of £300 (3% funded)
Average daily pledges: £0
Campaign Dates: December 2nd -> January 21st (2026)
Time left: 12 days, 4 hours, 37 minutes
Funding: £10 of £300 (3% funded)
Average daily pledges: £0
Campaign Dates: December 2nd -> January 21st (2026)
Time left: 12 days, 4 hours, 37 minutes