NoBudge is happy to present a program of seven short films from a group of emerging indie filmmakers mostly based in New York. The lineup focuses primarily on relationships in dramatic transition, intense breakups, toxic partnerships, or characters reckoning with past traumas or mental instability. Pulsing with chaotic energy, like an all-night party filled with highs but mostly lows, the program is carried by its youthful recklessness and heated performances. Five of the films are NYC 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.

Move with Me
NY Premiere
Director Ella Gibney present.
A breakup story told in four distinct visual vignettes designed to explore how hard it is for two people in a relationship to go their separate ways.
(13 min)

Mad
NY Premiere
Director Cricket Brown present.
After running around the city all day, Mandy finally realizes something just a little too late.
(14 min)

Night Milk
Director Tiger Hornby present.
A queer woman’s sleepover with her girlfriend resurfaces buried sexual traumas, blurring the lines between fantasy and pain.
(13 min)

The Sweater
NY Premiere
Director Maziyar Khatam present
Pressured into giving away his clothes, an emasculated young man obsessively attempts to reclaim his cherished sweater before it vanishes into the donation abyss.
(9 min)

No Rush
Director August Gray Gall present.
Three friends run late to a very important date… with their exes?
(15 min)

No Concept
NY Premiere
Director Vogue Giambri present.
George is filled with so much anxiety that he’s sick to his stomach and chain smoking blunts while simultaneously interacting with his toxic girlfriend and sister.
(15 min)

I’m So Sorry Baby
NY Premiere
Director Friday Anderson present.
Mars experiments with their nonbinary identity within a monogamous, “straight”, relationship.
(20 min)