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"The wife of the famous actor is coming to the set!" The director prepared a warm welcome. Unexpectedly, dressed casually and riding an electric scooter, I was mistaken for a new actress. To my surprise, someone vain even pretended to be the wife of my husband! Everyone flattered her and bullied me. See how will I make them embarrassed!

Three years ago, they divorced. To her surprise, three years later, her ex-husband turned out to be the director of the TV series she was acting in. After this encounter, she realized that he had misunderstood her, thinking she had a relationship with an older man three years ago.

This is a 15-minute European-American suspense tragedy short film, which tells a shocking secret that took place in the wealthy Hayes family in Boston, USA: Many years ago, Eleanor, the mistress of the family, designed to kidnap and kill her adopted daughter Olivia, in order to let her own biological daughter Sophia inherit the entire family property, and framed all the crimes to an outsider. Years later, an accidental fire brought clues of this old case back to light. Conner, the police officer in charge of the investigation, peeled off the truth layer by layer along the clues, and finally uncovered the ugly crime that this wealthy family had covered up for more than 20 years, allowing the deceased to be vindicated, and the perpetrators got what they deserved. The story revolves around identity opposition, human desire, truth and redemption, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind the glamour of a wealthy family in a depressing suspense atmosphere.

Ava is finally discharged from the mental institute after years of treatment, thanks to her therapy dog Luna. She is determined to live a happy, normal life in the suburbs and buys a new house for her new beginning, but her neighbors won't stop harrassing her. Ava keeps a tight grip over herself with her therapy dog's help, staying calm and collected in the face of constant harrassment. Her neighbors won't stop, even threatening to kill Luna! Ava starts to slip, fighting back against her neighbors... after all, with an insanity plea, she can do whatever she wants in revenge...

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Ji-Yeon, the wanna-be among the theater majors at school, dreams of a bright future after being cast in a famous director's work. However, her life shatters when her best friend Yu-Mi spreads a deepfake video of Ji-Yeon having intercourse with Professor Park, and on top of that, has an affair with Ji-Yeon's boyfriend Geon-Woo. Determined for revenge, Ji-Yeon teams up with teaching assistant Su-Ho, who exposed Yu-Mi's true identity to her.

To save her dying mother, Lily Bennett faked an affair to dump her trust-fund kid boyfriend, Carter Hayes. Three years later, she is forced to work as a maid for the Hayes family, only to find Carter is now the wealthiest man in Southridge with a fiancée. Worse still, the mastermind behind her misery is her former best friend. A tragic romance of betrayal, misunderstanding, and redemption unfolds between lies and the truth.

In an era where Divine Cores awaken, high schooler Wyatt Mercer awakens the lowest of the low — a Grade-F God of Gastronomy. Mocked and expelled from the academy, he's left with only one mission: save his gravely ill sister, Cora. To survive, he sets up a stall selling stinky tofu. But when a customer's Core unexpectedly strengthens after eating his food, Mercer discovers his secret power — whoever eats his cooking with satisfaction signs a pact, lending him their divine power. From there, Mercer rises through the ranks, and proves that even the weakest god can feed the strongest — and make them kneel as well.

Genius prop master Elias Rivers has a secret system that builds real tech disguised as movie props. A space elevator, a nuclear-powered carrier, a mecha suit to rescue the girl he loves. What starts as filming a movie becomes a technological revolution that rewrites the fate of an entire nation.

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!

This is a spooky found footage suspense film created by Allison Dayne. She is an award winning film maker. Her latest film she wrote A King's Curtain has won best film at LA Film Shorts and Burbank International Film Festival - it's off to many more festivals as we watch this film. This is Allison's first vertical and wanted to create a suspenseful journey for audiences everywhere. Enjoy! TRIGGER WARNING - The following film contains material that may be harmful to audiences. *This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest