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Join us as we celebrate the 2025 ReelShort Awards to crown the best talent and most compelling stories in the world of vertical short dramas. Hit play, relive the magic, and see who took home the trophy in 2025.

Our fashionistas are back! In this episode, host Sarah Moliski teams up with stars Sarah Noelle and Maria Barseghian to tackle a style challenge inspired by some of our favorite ReelShort scenarios. With SHEIN’s different styles, they’ll put together outfits for every situation. On-screen or off. Who will slay the looks and who will improvise? Tune in to find out!

Leila Reid, a local bookstore owner, promised her dying grandpa she’d marry and have kids. It all falls apart when her husband, Eric, cheats on her on their wedding day. In desperation to fulfill her promise, she sleeps with a callboy named Mark, unaware that he's actually Matthew Callaway, a billionaire hotel conglomerate, Eric’s long-term friend…and her business nemesis. Throughout the day, they clash as adversaries, but at night, they find solace in each other's arms. As Leila navigates loss and hardships in life, her feelings for Mark and Matthew grow complicated. When his double identity is finally revealed, Mark/Matthew is faced with the greatest challenge of his life: make Leila Reid fall in love with him, twice.

After losing her family and her pack, pre-med student, Yara, wants to leave the wolf world behind and live as a normal college girl. But when she stumbles across Alpha Warren, a strong, sexy pack leader and saves his life, he’s hellbent on proving to her she belongs at his side. Convinced they’re fated mates, Warren takes Yara back to his pack to make her queen. When he crowns her pack doctor, Yara goes from shy student to leading Luna, and slowly falls for the Alpha who loves her as she is.

Once an heir to a wealthy family, a genius boy went missing and was picked up by another family, where he was forced into servitude and endured abuse. However, his four powerful aunts—each a legend in her field, from a warrior to a movie star, a divine doctor, and a business mogul—found him and showered him with love, exposing the fake heir and turning the tables!

When med intern Molly has a one-night stand with a stranger, she thinks it’s a one-and-done kind of deal. But a month later, she discovers two shocking truths: she’s pregnant with his baby… and the stranger is her new boss, Dr. Graham Weston. As soon as Molly’s secret comes out, so do her rivals, including her jealous family and a figure from Graham's past, each determined to keep her and Graham apart. With pressure mounting from all sides, can they survive the chaos and find love in the process?

Chloe and Mateo have been best friends for years, until they accidentally spend one fateful night together and end up in a flash marriage! Will Mateo confess he's been in love with Chloe for years, and pull her out of their "friend-zone"? And what will Chloe do, when she finds out Mateo is secretly a billaionire CEO?

The strongest genius of the celestial realm, after being betrayed and killed by a close friend during a treasure hunt, is reborn 500 years in the past. Now, he finds himself imprisoned for his wife's sake. Upon his release, she rejects him and files for divorce. However, his formidable strength soon captures the attention of the business queen of Haicheng, who is drawn to him.

Violet, desperate to pay for her father’s surgery, decides to sell her virginity, but the good doctor she calls is determined to pull her back from the edge. However, as the two share a heated, unforgettable night, Dax finds himself hooked on Violet, despite thinking she’s just another gold-digger. When their darkest secrets are laid bare, will their fragile connection survive?

Kylie, a bold young woman infatuated with her dad's best friend, Jaxon, tests his limits as she tempts him with her charm. As Jaxon struggles to resist her, the tension between them escalates, leading to an ultimate betrayal that changes everything.

A man repeatedly sits on the same chair, each time more weary than before, until it becomes clear that life itself is wasted in the cycle of repeating the same mistakes.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest