Since 2020, the Sixteen Film Institute has presented hundreds of free online short film screenings, spotlighting internationally recognised filmmakers and major festival voices. We have built a strong reputation for spotting new cinematic voices early, supporting filmmakers at formative stages of their careers.
LEFTY/RIGHTY by Max Walker-Silverman
2019 / USA / 12min
KEYHOLE by Juri Krutii
2023 / Estonia / 20min
APRES L’AURORE by Yohann Kouam
2023 / France / 25min
GRAVEYARD OF HORSES by Xiaoxuan Jiang
2022 / China / 17min
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE by Tan Ce Ding
2022 / Malaysia / 18min
IN THE GARDEN OF TULIPS by Julia Elihu
2023 / USA / 14min
Jodie
Seb Tabe
 UK19min
2025
Son of the Sun
Dastan Madalbekov
 Kyrgyzstan17min
2022
I’ve Got To Tell You Something
Eugen Marian
 Moldova20min
2023
The Unseen River
Pham Ngoc Lân
 Vietnam/Laos23min
2020
No Trace
Serafim Orekhanov
 Russia14min
2022
Pillars
Haley Elizabeth Anderson
 USA18min
2020
Lefty/Righty
Max Walker-Silverman USA12min
2019
The Truck
Liz Rao
 USA14min
2024
Giselle
Lauren Goetzman USA16min
2024
Anba Dlo
Luiza Calagian & Rosa Caldeira Brazil/Haiti/Cuba18min
2025
Chin up
Gabija Beatrice Rimkute Lithuania9min
2025
Heading Away from the Ledge
Henry A. Hopkins USA70min
2022
The Palisades
Carissa Gallo USA16min
2022
Yandere
William Laboury France20min
2019
Spring
Laurel Parmet USA7min
2019
Nettles
Raven Jackson USA25min
2018
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Alex Ward & Lauren Kweskin USA3min
2025
Isaac
Caroline Corbasson France16min
2023
Bellus
Alexis Pazoumian France25min
2022
The Son
Hristo Simeonov  Bulgaria29min
2015
In Between
Ilja Kislitsyn  Germany15min
2024
The Boy Who couldn’l Feel Pain
Eugen Merher USA20min
2023
Keyhole
Juri Krutii Estonia20min
2023
Spirits and Rocks: an Azorean Myth
Aylin Gökmen Portugal14min
2020
Accross the Naked Hills
Dimitar Kutmanov Bulgaria27min
2023
Apres l’Aurore
Yohann Kouam France25min
2023
Traces of Love
Madalena Valencia France20min
2023
Closing Dynasty
Lloyd Lee Choi USA17min
2023
Mating Games
Courtney Stephens USA8min
2017
A Black Hole Near Kent CountyHannah Schierbeek USA14min
2024
Graveyard of HorsesXiaoxuan JiangChina 17min
2022
Black DogAlex KrasimirovBulgaria 25min
2025
LeonettyLogan JacksonUSA 11min
2023
A Hidden TrailTsai Hsuan-KangTaiwan 25min
2020
Through the Deep WestGuilherme Xavier RibeiroBrazil 14min
2022
In The Garden of TulipsJulia ElihuUSA 14min
2023
HibernationLeandros Brown & Daniel HowellsSouth Africa 30min
2023
BoyGintė ReginaLithuania 16min
2023
GolemAndrés Jiménez QuinteroColombia 14min
2022
The BreakthroughDaniel SinclairUSA 14min
2023
CivicDwayne LeBlancUSA 20min
2020
Union CountyAdam MeeksUSA 14min
2020
ThirstygirlAlexandra QinUSA 10min
2023
Who are you, Polly Maggoo?William KleinFrance 101min
1966
The IslandJulien PujolFrance 38min
2023
Please Hold The LineTan Ce DingMalaysia 18min
2022
The Great MandrakeTara L. C. SoodIndia/UK 5min
2024
Luz NocturnaKim TorresCosta Rica 14min
2022
Will You Look at MeShuli HuangChina 20min
2022
White GrassJustin Kim WooSokUSA 16min
2023
Work OutJack DavisonUK 2min
2024
Drink Wild AirWard&KweskinUSA 3min
2024
Las InfantasAndrea Herrera CataláSpain 13min
2021
Motorcyclist's Happiness Won't Fit Into His SuitGabriel HerreraMexico 10min
2021
Puebla YorkRicky AlvarezUSA 2min
2023
San MiguelCris GrisUSA 19min
2019
Hasta Siempre, ComandanteFaisal AttracheSpain 14min
2016
99¢ DreamsTasnim BoufelfelUSA11min
2020
A Dream Of SpringShih-Han TsaoTaiwan20min
2017
And So We Put Goldfish in the PoolMakoto NagahisaJapan28min
2017
All These CreaturesCharles WilliamsAustralia13min
2018
AscensãoPedro PeraltaPortugal17min
2016
AkhadaMichael Casker Sam NixonUSA9min
2019
Book of daysMeredith MonkUSA75min
1989
ChiyoChiemi ShimadaJapan13min
2019
BrotherhoodMeryam JoobeurTunisia24min
2018
BamboeFlo Van DeurenBelgium19min
2018
BriarpatchAnna PollackUSA24min
2018
Cero AltoXavier EncinasFrance1min
2023
China ChinaJoão Pedro Rodrigues & João Rui Guerra da MataPortugal 19min
2017
Copa-LocaChristos MassalasGreece14min2017
Counterfeit KunkooReema SenguptaIndia15min
2018
Christone "Kingfish" IngramRahim FortuneUSA3min
2018
Dramatic RelationshipsDustin Guy DefaUSA9min
2016
El HuecoGerman TejadaPeru14min
2015
Fran This Summer M.G. EvangelistaUSA11min
2018
From the Journals of Jean SebergMark RappaportUSA97min
1995
Get Out FastHaley Elizabeth AndersonUSA13min
2017
Gramercy
  • Pat Heywood
  • Jamil McGinnis
    • USA22min
    2019
    HotaruWilliam LabouryFrance21min
    2016
    I Am My Own Mother Andrew ZoxUSA24min
    2018
    I Was Still There When You Left MeMarie McCourtBelgium23min
    2020
    Into the Blue Antoneta Alamat KusijanovicCroatia22min
    2017
    Jammin’ The Blues Gjon MiliUSA10min
    1944
    Jarvik Emilie ManneringCanada19min
    2019
    Just Me and You Sandrine Brodeur-DesrosiersCanada20min
    2020
    KristaDanny MaddenUSA10min
    2018
    Kyo-NetsuYuji MitsuhashiJapan17min
    2017
    L'heure BleueKahina Le QuerrecFrance10min
    2019
    MovingAdinah DancygerUSA8min
    2019
    Motorway65Evi KalogiropoulouGreece14min
    2020
    Patison AvenueThanasis NeofotistosGreece13min
    2018
    PsalmXavier EncinasFrance5min
    2020
    Rodeo QueenAdrien CothierUSA29min
    2019
    Scenes from the Life of Andy WarholJonas MekasUSA36min
    1990
    SeptemberLeonor NoivoPortugal33min
    2016
    SlapperLuci ShroderAustralia15min
    2016
    The BrotherLea TribouletUSA9min
    2016
    The Sleeping SaintLaura SamaniItaly19min
    2016
    The Sound of New YorkJames BrodribbUSA1min
    2021
    YamomeKenjo McCurtainJapan16min
    2018
    YouthFarida ZahranEgypt11min
    2019
    WindowlessSamuel FlückigerSwitzerland26min
    2019
    Championing Transformative Voices in Contemporary Cinema
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