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Della One Morning Word Count: 695 Della’s spine eeked pain all up and down it as she walked to her car under Bonita Spring’s morning starlight. Della realized she no longer carried keys in her hands with keys pointing out between her knuckles, to prevent an attack. She was sixty-three, didn’t think anyone would bother… Continue reading FLASH FICTION Short Story; Della One Morning, by Susan Baller-Shepard

A showcase of the best Under 5 Minute Films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: QUEER STUDYBest Story: HIDE AND SEEKBest One Minute Film: NOTHING STICKSBest Experimental: OH DEERBest Visual Design: WHAT WE IMAGINEDBest Direction: CYCLESBest Performances: TOOTHBest Music Video: LOOKING FOR YOU Hide and Seek, 5min., ChinaDirected by Yu SunIn a decaying… Continue reading Winners: December 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Festival

Great experience! Perfect festival for our micro-short “Bug Eye” I loved getting a video with feedback from the audience. Highly recommend! Submit to the festival via FilmFreeway: FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival is a great opportunity for filmmakers. The communication is excellent, and receiving audience feedback on your short film is always insightful and… Continue reading November 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Festival (5 STAR) Testimonials!

A showcase of the best Under 5 Minute Films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: RoutineBest Family Film: Chicken, the Lunchroom and Mr. BirkeBest Comedy Film: Mixed SignalsBest Animation Film: RequitalBest Documentary Film: Masai MaraBest Micro-Short: Pickup From The Start Chicken, the Lunchroom and Mr. Birke, 5min., USADirected by Birke Raymond DuncanChicken over-eats… Continue reading Winners: October 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival

Some of my female friends told me certain stories of what they sometimes deal with from men. This short script expresses that.

Audience Awards:Best Short Film: L’oeil des sablesBest Direction: L’anniversaireBest Story: Can you hear me?Best New Media FilM: The Perfect ShotBest Cinematography: 3 MinutosBest Editing: Junky MonkeyBest Experimental Film: Final CutBest Performances: Right Beside You L’anniversaire, 4min., FranceDirected by Thibault MombelletEn rentrant chez lui, Julien découvre que ses amis lui ont organisé un anniversaries surprise pour… Continue reading Winners July 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival

Audience Award Winners: Best Short Film: UMBRELLABest Story: TELEPHONESBest Direction JOSSBest Performances: SHAMESBest Micro-Short: Voight-Kampff Best Student Film: LEVELS Telephones, 4min,. USADirected by Copper Giloth“Telephones” explores a personal journey through time, identity, and technological evolution, using a collection of telephones as a lens. Each phone, from a red Western Electric to a modern iPhone, symbolizes… Continue reading Winners: May 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival

A family carries a heavy secret between father and son, passed down from generation to generation until it finally becomes to much for the last one. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole – 2Detective/Soldier: Geoff MaysWife: Elizabeth Rose MorrisMan/Officer/Junior: Shawn Devlin

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Awards:Best Short Film: Mothamorphosis Best 1 Minute Film: BATCANBest Direction: CROSSINGBest Story: WE CAN, WE HAVEBest Music Video: BEYOND THE PAINBest Animation: PUSHING UP DAISIESBest Experimental: ORGANIC ARCHITECTUREBest Performances: BUG EYE See info for each film: Bug Eye, 4min., USADirected by Clint GreenA marriage is… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: March 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award:Best Short Film: JOY! BLUE MOONBest Direction: THE WHIRLING DERVISHBest Animation: FOUR MOMBest Story: DO YOU HEAR MEBest Smartphone Film: HOMA – The guardian of the lightBest Documentary: MUSIC HAS HIS BACK: Leo Pearlstein, the 104-year-old drummerBest Performances: SNEEZE See info for each film: FOUR… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: February 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival