Leo and Diana, a rich couple, bring a broken TV to a recycle point. They meet Salif and his son, two scrap dealers. Diana asks them to come to their house to get more objects. Once there, Leo looks at them collecting objects with mistrust, until they see the scrap dealers have something they want.

The Masterpiece

Leo and Diana, a rich couple, bring a broken TV to a recycle point. They meet Salif and his son, two scrap dealers.

A content creator feels obligated to let her internet benefactor visit her workshop. His arrival explores the uncomfortable boundaries of a parasocial friendship.

Holiday House

A content creator feels obligated to let her internet benefactor visit her workshop.

Pierre is diligently overseeing the completion of the tumultuous construction site under his responsibility. An eco-district is due to arise from this bustling construction site. But for now, Pierre is ensuring that progress doesn't come at the cost of safety.

Alarms

Pierre is diligently overseeing the completion of the tumultuous construction site under his responsibility, ensuring that progress doesn't come at the cost of safety.

Hannah’s first week in the US isn’t going as expected. Rejected by everyone she meets, even her own friend, it seems nobody has time to practice English with her. So when she’s propositioned by a couple looking for a phone sex participant, Hannah uses the conversation as an opportunity to FINALLY get some English practice in.

Learning English

An enthusiastic new arrival to the US seizes an unorthodox opportunity to practice her language skills

On a trip to Los Angeles to visit a new flame, Anna finds herself lost, stoned and alone… or is she?

Hi! You Are Currently Being Recorded

Desperate for help, a woman in recovery asks an unlikely stranger on a dinner date.

guts

Desperate for help, a woman in recovery asks an unlikely stranger on a dinner date.

In a one-day commercial shoot, Loubna, the ambitious producer meets Farouk, the first-time-actor who’s excited about landing the opportunity of his dreams. When Farouk receives a disturbing phone call mid-shoot, he’s urged to leave the set immediately, ruining the one-day shoot, canceling it for the day. Contract commitments are the infuriated production manager’s main focus, driving Loubna to rise to the occasion, trying to convince Farouk to stay and trying to save the day from collapsing.

I don't Care If The World Collapses

A dilemma ensues when a career-driven line Producer finds herself in a position where she has to choose between the job responsibility and being a human being, trying to save the one-day commercial shoot from collapsing.

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Narrative Shorts Program: Desperate Measures

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