"bullied high schooler" "short film" director Movies & TV Series

When a lone stranger meets a familiar face, it's anyone's guess who'll be the first to reach for their gun.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

When high school swim team captain Aidan Crew loses his essential after-school job due to his rich bully Will Harrison standing up for him to his boss, he has no idea how he's going to pay his mother's substantial medical bills and rebuild his college fund, until Will offers Aidan a humiliating, but lucrative job as his pool boy. Aidan reluctantly takes the gig and the two start to fall for one another, but they must navigate the hatred between their families and vicious school bullies, while protecting the secret of Aidan's pool boy gig and the feelings building between them.

Once a billiards champion Song Xiaochuans life takes a dark turn after being betrayed by his ex-girlfriend Lin Youyou Forced to quit rigging games he becomes a shadow of his former self unable to even hold a cue after a vengeful Qin targets him Taken in by billiards assistant Zhang Linger Song begins to rebuild his life at the pool hall where he meets the charming and skilled owner Huanjie and her loyal assistant Life seems on track until rich troublemaker Zhou Cheng appears harassing Linger To protect her Song challenges Zhou to a high stakes billiards showdown*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Farming leads Molly Gordon to a billionaire CEO. She thinks he is just a handsome husband, but his hidden identity shocks everyone. He saves her land, crushes local bullies, and spoils her with unlimited cash. Molly uses his wealth to boost the village through livestreaming. Now, she enjoys true love and a thriving hometown.

Yvette, orphaned daughter of a fallen general, once married Crown Prince Jeremy and suffered endless humiliation. Reborn on the day of the imperial marriage decree, she refuses to repeat her fate. This time, she chooses the Emperor's injured brother, Prince Yale. Miraculously awakened, Yale gives her respect and protection, and love grows between them, while Jeremy, recalling the past, realizes too late he has lost her forever.

After a chance encounter reveals her "struggling" husband, Paxon, is actually a billionaire, Sienna's world shatters. When a casual apology is his only offer for gifting jewels to another, she walks away. Now divorced, Paxon expects her to return. But Sienna stuns everyone by entering a marriage contract with a mysterious tycoon.

Betrayed by her family, Skylar is forced into a compromising situation with a sleazy-looking director in exchange for her grandmother's medical bills. However, she unexpectedly has a one-night stand with Maxwell, CEO of Klein Group, instead, leading to an unplanned pregnancy. Sent abroad, Skyhlar returns six years later with her son and opens a restaurant. Fate eventually brings her and Maxwell back... Will he recognize Skylar as the unforgettable woman from that fateful night?

After dying on a night shift, nurse Sophia wakes up as the wife of a top tycoon. But she's immediately accused of being a mistress by the original wife's bitter ex, who even threatens her life. The husband, Spencer, is rich, handsome, and heirless, so Sophia decides to charm him into securing her future. To her surprise, this cold, woman-hating man turns into a loving, doting husband who can't get enough of her.

After his family is murdered, ordinary teen Nathan Hale is reborn by activating the Scholar System. Enrolling at Flowerwall High School, he uses his newfound genius to seek revenge and uncover the Dragonbone mystery. Along the way, he meets Flower Goddess Cora Whitmore. While battling villains and solving the mysteries of his past, romance blooms, sparking an epic adventure.

Fayne Carter wakes up as a despised live-in son-in-law, constantly humiliated by his cheating wife and her lover. Just when he's about to snap, he unlocks a game-changing system: spend on his "wife" and get 10x cash back. But Fayne quickly discovers a loophole—any married woman qualifies. From his mother-in-law to his rival's wife, he starts spoiling them all, stacking millions while turning the tables on everyone who once looked down on him.

A stolen night. A hidden pregnancy. A son who carries the key to a billionaire's past. When Dr. Presley Raven returns to the city seeking a cure for her child's illness, she collides with the one man she never wanted to see again—CEOv, who now holds all the power. But this time, she's not running. She's fighting for her family, and she'll burn his world down if she has to.