NoBudge is happy to present a program of eight short films from a group of emerging indie filmmakers mostly based in New York. The lineup explores a range of styles and tones, presenting narrative dramas with documentary portraits and a taste of animation. Each film is a NYC or Brooklyn premiere 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.

When I Get Home
Brooklyn Premiere
Director Nuala Sanchez present.
A young couple discusses being new parents and their own mortality.
(7 min)

Geza
NY Premiere
Director Zimam Alemenew present.
A young woman struggles to manage her grief while mourning the loss of her mother, attempting to gain a sense of her identity before she spirals further into isolation.
(11 min)

This is Nuts
NY Premiere
Director Zach Romeo present.
A young man seeks answers after he finds truck nuts affixed to his car.
(7 min)

The Waiting Room
NY Premiere
Director Jonas Bishop Hayes present.
A film about grief and trying to find a path to acceptance, no matter how knotty and uncertain that path may be.
(13 min)

Sweet
NY Premiere
Director Isabela de la Grana present.
Judy told a cowboy she loved him. He didn’t say anything. So she cut off her tongue.
(9 min)

The Superintendent
NY Premiere
Director Evan David Dominguez present.
Felix, a young building superintendent in Bensonhurst, struggles to keep his job while supporting his dying grandfather.
(18 min)

Mint Condition
NY Premiere
Director Sam Brodsky present.
A disaffected young graduate sells rare books on the black market, launching him into a madcap literary adventure across the city.
(17 min)

It Will Happen To Us Again
Brooklyn Premiere
Director Sarah Bloom present.
A struggling artist returns to her stifling hometown where she must come to terms with all that she left behind.
(15 min)