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Award-winning filmmaker Blake Ridder presents a twisted anthology of vertical shorts. Suspense. Fear. Stories that stay with you long after the screen goes dark*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Fifteen years ago, a father lost his finger while protecting his daughter, leading to their separation. Now, she faces betrayal from her ex-boyfriend, scorn from her family for her job as a water delivery worker, and the death of her adoptive father due to humiliation. As she struggles, her biological father—now a wealthy man—suddenly returns to take her home. However, the reunion is complicated by another woman who claims to be the true heiress, sparking imminent family conflict.

Framed, dumped, and expelled at his own summoning ceremony, Evan Vance is left with nothing but a Rank F Shadow Cat until the Divine Tamer System awakens. What everyone calls trash evolves into a god-tier Devour Beast, crushing City-Destroyers and overwhelming even the legendary Void Devourer. Meanwhile, the so-called genius Iris Moore has no idea that the man she abandoned has already stepped beyond destruction… and is on his way to becoming a god.

I'm Tawhid from Bangladesh and my wife Joanne from Australia. We both fell in love in a support group chat. We both have major depression. This is our story.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

On my way to my hometown to go through the divorce procedures, my husband and I missed the high-speed rail ticket, so we were forced to take the green train. In the previous life, no one knew that the zombie virus was spreading, and all the passengers on the train died. Fate made me reborn and returned to an hour before my death. At this time, I clearly realized that at this moment, there was only one way to save the fate of all passengers, that is, to stop the train and let everyone get off in advance!

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.

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

The Eliza Effect is a near-future sci fi story told in under a minute. It follows Eliza, a woman drawn into obsession with a lifelike AI companion named Lucien. What begins as gossip between friends at a nightclub takes a darker turn as jealousy and control slip into the open. This short film combines romance, mystery, and a touch of Hitchcock-style tension.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

In the 1990s, a railway worker accidentally saved a city girl, and the fate of the two people intersected from then on. She was betrayed by her ex-boyfriend and her biological mother's preferred boys over girls. Only the love and care of the worker and his son illuminated her life like a light. He was brave, kind, and responsible. He raised the son of his ex-girlfriend who had a heart disease, and took care of the city girl meticulously. After many hardships and twists and turns, the two of them finally got together, but at this time, something unexpected happened again. The generous death of a woman who liked him, and the return of his ex-girlfriend made their lives uneasy. In the end, they made a decision...

In order to avoid the election of a concubine, the crown prince took the imperial guard out of the city to suppress the bandits. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by bandits on the way. During the escape, he broke into a dense forest and accidentally time traveled. She is a simple and ordinary girl who has been living in the antique shop left by her grandfather. Once she went to a mid-level villa to deliver calligraphy and paintings, she bumped into him. He was injured and fainted. After waking up from the hospital, he was shocked by the new world before him. At the same time, his abnormal words and deeds were mistaken by doctors for brain injury and stress disorder. Since his identity information could not be found, she could only take him home to take care of him. From then on, the two were tied together and began a life full of excitement and fun..."

Some feelings are never spoken, yet they shape our hearts the most. This is a story of love, hesitation, and the quiet courage to say*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest