a thousand and one repelis Movies & TV Series

Devin’s skin is freaking out. His dream internship starts Monday, but HR keeps asking for a profile pic he’s not ready to send. Desperate for a fix, he's hypnotized a viral ad, and he blows his allowance on a face mask that promises confidence in a pouch. With his brother hovering and his best friend crashing on the couch, Devin’s one bad selfie away from imploding.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Graveyard start. Lifespan: 3 days. Ethan Warren wakes in a dying body, stuck at Qi Refining—until a ruthless System offers one way out: harvest yin to restore life. Given three wives and a ticking clock, he heads into the mountains for a desperate gamble on dual cultivation.

Since childhood, she bore her parents' disapproval due to a birthmark on her face. Unexpectedly, she saved him from being drugged, and miraculously, the birthmark vanished. Grateful, he planned a billion-dollar gift and proposed marriage.

One hot night in a big city, Llittle Butch flips through a phone book looking for trouble and lands on Gertie, a no-nonsense gal with a PhD in savage comebacks. Poor Butch does not have a chance!*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Through the eyes of a blue British Shorthair cat, the film reflects on the fragility of trust, the weight of fleeting attachments, and the quiet consequences of leaving those who rely on us behind. It is a meditation on empathy, responsibility, and the emotional resonance of love that is given and withdrawn.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

A yellowed elementary school graduation photo freezes the moment when the hero, Fuxiao, first felt his heart flutter for Dongmei -- tall and striking among her peers. Years later, the thin-framed Fuxiao still secretly harbored a crush on this gentle, kind-hearted classmate, who stood slightly taller than him. On their way to school, Dongmei would often give him a ride on her bike, weaving through fields of golden rapeseed flowers. Yet this pure, hazy one-sided love was cruelly shattered by a sudden tragic news. In the end, their classmates gathered at her burial site, each holding a white flower, to bid her a silent farewell -- eternally laying to rest their boundless regret and sorrow. *This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest