short film about bullied high schooler 2018-2020 directed by asian female director Movies & TV Series

Joyce Pike takes her mother-in-law, Grace, to her husband's fancy restaurant invested by her, only to discover they serve pre-made meals. Seeking justice, she faces humiliation from her husband's mistress. But Joyce is ready to fight back.

Everyone makes fun of her because her husband is a "knucklehead", but they have no idea it is all just a show he's been putting on!

After an unexpected encounter, she gave birth to a son. Six years later, the man from that one-night stand learns the truth and begins searching for the child. In the process, she accidentally crosses paths with him, leading to a series of humorous and contentious interactions. In the end, the son reunites with his paternal family, and they all begin a life filled with happiness and togetherness.

For five years, Evelyn Lane poured everything—her wealth, her name, her future—into building Darren Foster's empire. But when he lets his junior, Claire, wear her late grandmother's costume on stage, the betrayal cuts deeper than any wound she's hidden. Evelyn pulls the funding, files for divorce, and sells her shares. Darren thinks she's broken. But he doesn’t know she's been the legendary “God of Opera” all along—or that the biggest stage of all is where she’ll take back what's hers.

A century ago, the God-Sealing Order descended upon a monastery, giving rise to the God-Sealing List, where the top ten strongest individuals would appear. Since then, the monastery became a target for numerous factions. The most inept disciple of the monastery was betrothed to a saintess from a powerful faction. Under the pretense of canceling the engagement, she led troops to seize the God-Sealing Order. As the secrets of the Order were unveiled, the disciple, in order to protect the world, unlocked his own seal, causing the God-Sealing List to reappear across the land.

Three years into the marriage, she did everything a wife should, but she couldn't make him care. Disheartened, she chose to end their marriage...

On the male lead’s wedding day, his mother (the female lead), who’s been abroad, comes to attend the ceremony—but the bride-to-be (the female villain) mistakenly accuses the male lead of cheating. The villain, along with her family and bridesmaids, bullies the female lead. When the male lead arrives, the truth comes out: the villains realize she’s his mother. To get her son to call off the wedding, the female lead reveals the villain’s true, malicious motives for marrying him. With the female lead holding power that could bankrupt them with a single call, the villain is betrayed by her family and friends one after another. Finally, her own infidelity is exposed publicly. The male lead sees through her, cancels the wedding, and the villain ends up being brought to justice and losing everything.

She returns home for her brother's engagement, only to be mistaken for a mistress and humiliated by her sister-in-law. As the truth unfolds, she discovers her sister-in-law's darker schemes: the pregnancy is fake, and she's plotting to kill her brother to take over the company.

Framed by her boyfriend and sent to prison, Annette Switt is offered a way out: save a tycoon's life with her blood. She seizes the chance, only to return home and discover his betrayal. Heartbroken, she marries the powerful Alexander Fletcher in a swift, convenient arrangement. But when revenge turns to real connection, they join forces to take down those who wronged her—and find an unexpected family along the way.

Lars (Bryant Sands) tries to expose the shallowness of his classmates by interviewing Chrissy (Ellie Gerber), the most popular girl in his high school. But he realizes there is more depth to her than he expected. Chrissy herself is drawn to the moody but intelligent Lars. As the chemistry between them becomes too obvious to ignore, they do what any normal teenager would: they fight it.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

After a spontaneous first meeting, they got married right away. She secretly works as a janitor at his company while facing bullying and jealousy from coworkers. As the company president, he quietly protects her whenever she's in danger—but how long can they keep their secret?