jalouse Movies & TV Series

A vertical anthology film exploring love, loss, and everything in between. /juˈbɪkwɪtəs/ /ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪk/ Cast & Crew: Director Producer: Sam Zarabi 1st AD: Lauren Wehman DoP: Tahlia Pompel CLT/KG: Hunter Harrison Sound Mixers: Hunter Harrison, Iman Williams PD: Lauren Wehman, Iman Williams BTS Photographer: Elise Blasco MARIA: Emily Bowman MAIRA: Lauren Wehman BOBBY: Rasul Kipkeev GINA: Jaelah Butler NINA: Sissy Ramos SISTER: Nini Chen MANAGER: Alex Renny INSTRUCTOR: Logan MacAulay BOYF: Elijah Webb DESTRUCTIVE MONOLOG: Riley Lincoln COMEDIC MONOLOG: Alex Renny GRANDMA: Hesou Zetelian ZACK: Joseph Proctor COACH: Myles Shawn Watts ALEXANDRA: Jiwon Kim ZENA: Harper Dhadde ALTER EGO: Harper Dhadde SAM: Sam Zarabi ESTHER: Zarina Lerriugs AMAR: Elijah Webb MAYA: Alyssa Reyes SHAN: Rebel Arent FRIEND GROUP: Ubiquitous Heartbreak crew Editor: Frances Chiu Trailer Editor: Ella Lindner Colorist: Ella Lindner Sound designers: Ranita Kwan, Iman Williams Lead Composer: Alex Epstein Assistant Composer: Julian Dante Lead Marketing: Teresita Salazar Cienfuegos Assistant Marketing: Alice Jimenez*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

LOUD is a tense short film about a woman seeking a quiet moment in the park. Her peace is shattered when a stranger sits beside her, invading her space with blaring speakerphone calls, obnoxious eating, and relentless noise. What begins as irritation escalates into overwhelming sensory chaos, pushing her to the brink of a panic attack. The film captures the suffocating weight of everyday intrusions and the fragile line between calm and collapse.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

A psychological drama that follows a corporate employee, as he endures an unusual and harsh disciplinary measure introduced by a new Japanese manager. Isolated with no tasks to perform, the mental resilience is put to the test.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Me and James Dean represents a young man's relationship with the world around him. After suffering from a near-death experience after an accidental overdose, Chase embarks on a cross-country road trip back to his hometown. Accompanied by the spirit of James Dean, Chase confronts his shortcomings, reconciles relationships with his family, and makes peace with his life before he passes away. *This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

After six years of marriage, Wendy discovers her husband is still in love with his first love and that even their daughter has drifted away from her. She files for divorce and returns to medicine, reemerging as the brilliant prodigy known as "Su." As Wendy rises, her ex-husband realizes too late that she was the one he loved all along. With the support of Milo, Wendy builds a new life on her own terms.

Tao is an anxious college student whose life is split between the chaotic anxiety of her classroom and the magnificent, magical world she enters every time she falls asleep, where she is Princess Tao, the confident leader of three elemental Warrior Princesses. Though she begins the journey overwhelmed and confused by her royal duty, a crisis forces her to discover that the intense, over-the-top feelings she experiences in her real life are the source of her magical strength. With her eyes glowing pink, she commands the power of the Earth, only to be violently ripped back to her boring reality the moment her magic peaks. The series follows Tao as she learns how to integrate her warrior leader persona into her real life, harnessing her anxiety to protect her fantasy kingdom and ultimately, to gain the courage she needs to survive her own.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

The kitten Xuebao accompanied her owner to the Forbidden City for a visit. After getting separated from her owner, she accidentally stumbled into a parallel world dominated by cats (a complete feline imperial court with a Cat Emperor, Cat Empress Dowager, Cat Harem, and Cat Concubines),where all the intrigues, rivalries, and power struggles of a royal court were in full swing.In this world, though each cat held a distinct status, none could resist their inherently silly and adorable feline nature, viewing everything through their unique perspectives.Gradually adapting to this world, Xuebao longed only to return to. To survive, she had to abide by the rules of this realm and seek a way back to the normal world within the Cat Palace.After some investigation, Xuebao discovered that obtaining the golden collar held by the Cat Empress Dowager was the key to reconnecting with the real world. But to get it, she had to become the Cat Empress.After navigating the initial chaos, Xuebao began strategizing step by step, starting as a Cat Concubine to establish her footing in the harem, gradually rising in rank to get closer to the Empress Dowager and fulfill her plan to return home.Along the way, she faced the unpredictable schemes and hidden daggers of the feline court, but also shared laughter and companionship with fellow cats, encountering strange and wondrous tales from all corners ofthe Cat Dynasty. Through these tumultuous adventures, Xuebao learned a new perspective from Emperor Dundun that cats must be free and independent.She began to shed her ingrained belief in being cared for as a pet, instead learning to help others, awaken her inner independence,and gain fresh insights into life and selfworth.In the end, just as Xuebao was about to return to the real world, the Cat Palace faced unprecedented calamity and crisis.Torn between resuming her old life or staying to help the cats who had aided her and avert disaster, what choice will Xuebao make?*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

The entire story revolves around the protagonist, A Zhen, encountering different people and beginning various possible love stories. In this narrative, A Zhen meets all kinds of people and experiences, gradually growing and finding herself more fully. It's about beginnings, endings, and things that neither began nor ended.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest