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Ever wonder who’s responsible for bringing your favorite stars to the big screen? Our incredible Casting Directors pull back the curtain on the world of casting. They share what they look for in fresh talent, their wildest audition stories, and advice on how to thrive as an actor.

Five years ago, while she and her husband were working late, their daughter was tragically murdered at home. Five years later, to her astonishment, a long-unused phone accidentally rings. Driven by a mysterious impulse, she answers the call, which connects her to the time just before her daughter's death five years ago. The phone becomes a bridge between different timelines. In her desperate attempts to save her daughter, she repeatedly alters the timeline, triggering a butterfly effect. Through her efforts and the clues she pieces together, she uncovers truths she never knew: years of marital betrayal, the identity and motive of her daughter's murderer, and other emotional entanglements. Ultimately, she chooses to sacrifice her own life to save her daughter's. However, five years later, in another timeline, the daughter, now grown, uses the same phone to connect with her mother from the past, initiating another round of mutual redemption between mother and daughter.

I came from a poor family, where my parents suffered humiliation in the village and couldn't hold their heads up. I studied diligently, eventually achieving top honors through his knowledge, thus changing his fate. Ten years later, I achieved great success and returned home in glory. How dare these people still look down on me and my family! Look how I'm going to make them regret it.

"What you bury always finds its way home" There are stories told around every campfire. But some... are whispered by the dead. In the woods four teens huddle near a flickering fire, laughing off a local legend. But, the story of Clara, a girl who vanished without a trace... and who, they say, never left is real. A sketchbook. A whisper in the trees. A name spoken too loud. And all the sudden, something answers. As the flame dies down, the story begins. But this isn't a tale told by a campfire. It's Clara's story, and she's telling it. What unfolds is a haunting mystery unraveling across ten eerie, fast-paced vertical episodes. Through fog-drenched woods and claustrophobic hallways, we follow Clara - or who she once was - as her memory fractures and shadows twist into reality. She's desperate to uncover a truth that was buried with her body... and expose the betrayal that left her gasping for breath beneath the soil. The person she tried to save, only ends up causing her own life. Each episode deepens the dread as Clara slips between timelines between life and dead and others begin to feel her presence. The killer's sister draws rooms no one's shown her. Her brother, who we learn is behind it all, receives messages from the number of someone long dead. Polaroids fall from nowhere, capturing moments no one remembers posing for. And in the basement, something waits and memories lie. But this is more than a ghost story. It's about the weight of guilt, the danger of forgetting, and the legacy trauma leaves behind. Because Clara was never just one girl, and what happened to her, could happen again. When the campfire returns, we learn the story isn't over. It never was. *This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

She initially gave up the chance to complete the system's task, transferring her husband's cancer cells to herself. Knowing she didn't have long to live, as a mysterious genius scientist, she created a lifelike robot identical to herself, programming it to always obey her husband and protect her daughter. But after she died, her soul ended up inside the robot, only to watch her husband move his mistress into their home, treat her daughter cruelly, and humiliate her in various ways. At that moment, she began to regret her decision. Does she still have a chance to change everything?

For three years, everyone around them claimed they were the perfect match. It was said so often that even she began to believe it. However, it was later on that she came to realize they never belonged to the same world after all.

After kneeling to his ex-wife for 99 days, he is reborn with a determination to become a superstar. Facing numerous challenges and opportunities, he competes in "The Voice," writes songs live on stage, and showcases his talent at a prestigious family banquet. Along the way, his complex relationships with his ex-wife, friends, and rivals add emotional depth and tension to his journey toward stardom.

Brace yourself, dark romance lovers. A special reading of a chapter from Bound by Honor, ReelShort’s hit adaptation of Cora Reilly’s book, is finally here. If you’re a fan of the book or the series, you won’t want to miss this intimate reading by Rhett Wellington, bringing Luca to life in a whole new way.

A poor man buys a locally made robot burdened with deep social issues.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

She was born into a wealthy family but got separated from her CEO mother by accident. Years later, a girl impersonated her and became the family's heiress. When they met again as adults, she became the target of the fake heiress's bullying, and her own mother didn't recognize her. After losing her adoptive mother because of the fake heiress, she hated her biological mother. Then the CEO discovered that the real daughter she had been mistreating all along was her.

This is an original ReelShort Fan Adaptation of the world famous ReelShort Film "The Alpha King and his Virgin Bride!" Here is our unique creative point of view of this popular werewolf love story...*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest