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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

You just got dumped by your cheating husband who doesn’t realize you are actually British royalty! Your dad finds you 3 badass fiancés to show him up. But you only have 7 days to pick! Who do you choose? Or can you have all three?

ReelTalk’s 2025 Year in Review highlights everything our vertical stars loved, learned, and lived for this year. This New Year’s special brings us together to relive the memorable moments of 2025 and set our intentions for 2026. Come celebrate and tune in!

After divorcing his ex-wife, he never got involved with any other woman. He refused to acknowledge that he had once loved her. However, upon reuniting, he realized that, both physically and emotionally, his true love was his ex-wife, not his first love.

Romantic and dreamy, Paty shares the joys and pains of her relationships with her online psychologist, transforming the sessions into an audiovisual production.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Grace Harper is a college student who never liked maths but she is forced to pursue graduation with maths and every time she gets fail in exams. Her maths professor is Mr Liam whom she hates so much in this world. She never miss a single opportunity to trouble him. Due to her repeatedly failing her father Mr James Harper decided to arrange her marriage. But when Grace went to meet that guy she found out that her would be husband is non other than Mr Liam. Co incidentally Mr Liam is the son of her father's rival company. Also Grace's mother died because of this family only. But due to poor business condition Mr James agreed to this marriage. But because they are teacher and student they need to hide this relationship from everyone otherwise the university will blacklist them. In this hide and seek game they get into so many troubles. Gradually they started getting close to each other but a rockstar name Christopher Evans enters in the college as a student. He loves grace so much. In that time Liam's childhood love Jessica also enters in his life. Now both tried to escape this forced marrige and try to go on their separate path. Suddenly Grace's mother will came out on her 21st birthday in which it's written that she has transferred her crores of property on Grace's name but only in the condition of marrying her with Liam. When the real reason of Grace's mother comes out the reality of Christopher Evans also came out in front of everyone which shocks everyone. What happens next? Find out in this must watch story . *This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Hemp rope frays at its weakest spot and misfortune always befalls those already suffering Duoduo an 8yearold girl came from a broken home Her father Song Haodi was too busy with work to care for her Her stepmother Xu Yihuan appeared gentle but was actually greedy and cruel She physically abused Duoduo in an attempt to gain control of the family and ultimately her husbands company assets During a medical checkup Duoduo was diagnosed with a brain tumor As time passed her health continued to deteriorate At this critical moment her stepmother Xu Yihuan had an affair with another man Fortunately fate intervenedher father Song Haodi discovered his wifes malicious actions in time He engaged in a fierce confrontation with her which eventually led to Xu Yihuan being driven out of the house Duoduo finally regained safety and peace*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

SANTOS The Book of Alina is a modern supernatural drama about inheritance identity and power. It follows a young woman pulled between family faith and the unseen world that has been waiting for her to wake up. When Alina Montes unexpectedly inherits her family's Botanica she steps into a legacy she never asked for and cannot escape. The Botanica is more than a spiritual shop. It breathes. It hums. It remembers. It is a place where prayers and secrets mix where energy shifts the air and where the line between the living and the dead is always thin. Her mother a polished politician and devoted believer sees the Botanica as a danger to her reputation and career. To her faith is something to control not something to live. Alina's cousin sees the Botanica differently. Beautiful ambitious and ruthless she believes it belongs to her. She is willing to turn family into an enemy to get it. Alina finds herself standing between two women who both want to decide who she is. But the Botanica has its own plans. Her closest friends are the only people she can trust. Mateo can see and hear spirits that move through the city voices that echo from the past into the present. Tesen can sense things before they happen reading energy and danger in the space around her like instinct. Together they uncover that the Botanica is not just Alina's inheritance. It is a gate to something ancient powerful and alive. As Alina starts to unlock her connection to this power she learns the truth about her bloodline. She is a Santera part of a tradition her mother worked her entire life to bury. The realization forces Alina to choose between the world she grew up in and the one that calls to her through the walls of the Botanica. Then Michael enters her life. A journalist with a camera a story and his own secrets. He is drawn to Alina but his curiosity runs deeper than attraction. He is looking for something hidden in her world and his obsession might destroy them both. The first fourteen episodes follow Alina's awakening as she begins to see what others cannot. The more she learns about the Botanica the more she realizes her family has been protecting something far greater than money or legacy. Each episode peels back another layer of who she is revealing a woman caught between love and danger tradition and rebellion faith and freedom. SANTOS The Book of Alina is emotional bold and visually charged. It blends the raw honesty of Euphoria the intensity and danger of Queen of the South and the dark wonder of Pans Labyrinth. It is a story about power survival and the cost of remembering who you are. In this world candles burn like warnings saints and spirits walk side by side and the past never stays buried. The Botanica becomes Alina's battlefield and her sanctuary. It is where she faces the truth about her family her own reflection and the power she carries in her blood. But this is just the beginning. The first fourteen episodes tell the story of her awakening. Beyond them lies a fifty episode saga that explores how far Alina will go to protect what is hers how deep the roots of her power run and what happens when a generation that was told to forget finally decides to remember. SANTOS The Book of Alina is a story of legacy and rebirth. A world where magic hides in plain sight where faith can be dangerous and where one woman's awakening can change everything. *This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

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

An Adaptation of Reelshorts Breaking the Ice! He hates her. The woman who shattered his heart for money the night he became a world champion. Now, seven years later and a billionaire, he returns to make her pay, forcing her to be his personal assistant. What he doesn't know is that his "gold-digging" ex gave up everything for him... and has been secretly raising their child all alone. Once he discovers the seven-year lie was her greatest sacrifice, can he ever earn back the family he never knew he had?*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Explore the mesmerizing world of Dreamland, a futuristic animated short film that delves into the realms of fantasy and technology. This captivating drama unfolds a tale of friendship and life, set against the backdrop of a futuristic society.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest