NoBudge is happy to present a new program of nine short films from a group of emerging indie filmmakers based in New York. In this edition, we’re focused on young characters searching for new lives or reckoning with old ones. Ranging from day-to-day struggles to dystopian visions, there’s an unsettled feeling running through the lineup, along with a sense of guilt or desperation. Each of the films are New York or Brooklyn premieres and all filmmakers will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A and Afterparty.

NoBudge is an online platform spotlighting the best in low-budget indie filmmaking. “One of the best places to sample what’s happening in low-budget cinema worldwide,” says Glenn Kenny of The New York Times. Its mission is to provide a supportive home for emerging indie filmmakers working with limited resources and without major industry connections, and to be a trusted discovery platform.

End of the Boardwalk
New York Premiere
Director Theo Belci in person.
A new Russian immigrant looks for life beyond busking at the Brighton Beach boardwalk
(9 min)

Working Summer
New York Premiere
Director Lily Weisberg in person.
When Deborah’s daughter Nora stops by unannounced she is taken aback to discover the fullness and independence of her mother’s life.
(14 min)

Discharge
New York Premiere
Director Aidan Macaluso in person.
A grandson relieves himself of guilt.
(3 min)

Recluse
New York Premiere
Director Alexis Sundman in person.
After a year of isolation, a young woman reluctantly ventures out from her small studio apartment to host a funeral for her friend’s pet.
(7 min)

Show Tonight
New York Premiere
Director Emily DeForest in person.
A story about a girl who has a show tonight that no one wants to go to.
(5 min)

Daughter of Wands
Brooklyn Premiere
Director Emma Hall-Martin in person.
On an afternoon at a skatepark, a 17-year-old girl makes an effort to fit in with her edgier friends while also tending to her shaky relationship with her younger sister.
(11 min)

Citizen Zero
New York Premiere
Director Veronica Rutledge and writer/star Isabella Jackson in person.
Set against an industrial wasteland sometime in the near future, Lulu desperately seeks a job. Her prospects aren’t great and rent is due.
(18 min)

Unturned
New York Premiere
Directors Jessica Apatow & Kyra McConnell in person.
An aimless young woman befriends an up-and-coming actress and their relationship grows strange and tumultuous.
(20 min)

Traveling Man
New York Premiere
Director Graham Mason in person.
A guy named Doug strikes a deal with a mysterious man he meets at the park.
(15 min)