short film bullied high schooler 2018 director Movies & TV Series

Jane Wellsy has a secret — she's got a crush on her step brother Nate Duncan. No one knows except for her worst enemy, hockey badboy Zach Gates. Even worse, Jane finds out Nate's new transfer student girlfriend was her bully from high school, Melissa! When Melissa finds Jane's smutty story and demands to know if it's about Nate, Zach swoops in to save her, kicking off their fake relationship to keep her secret safe. As they spend time together, Jane finds there's a warm, kind heart under Zach's cold bad boy persona, ready to heal her broken heart and face the world at her side...

Life isn't easy for Chris Blanning, valedictorian at a snobby private school. It's hard enough dealing with bullies already, but when his scholarship isn't enough to cover tuition, he's got to tutor his worst enemy — Lucien Alaric, the spoiled bad boy he just saw trying to seduce their teacher into changing his grades! Even worse, Lucien's figured out his deepest, dirtiest secret in return. All he can do is keep his friends close, and enemies closer — but maybe Chris is getting a little too close...

Elbert Weiss had a dream where a criminal shot him in the head. At first, he brushed it off as just a nightmare, but the reality proved him wrong. Just when he felt helpless, a mysterious simulation system appeared, guiding him through countless life-threatening situations. When a courageous railway officer sacrificed his life, Elbert finally stopped being a coward. With newfound courage and sharp intellect, Elbert took control, outsmarting the criminals and bringing them to justice, saving everyone on board.

Timothy, adopted by the wealthy Snyder family, grows up devoted to his three older sisters — until the day their biological son, Matthew, returns and turns them against him with lies and manipulation. Cast out and blamed for things he never did, Timothy still repays their kindness: he saves them, sacrifices for them, and even secretly volunteers for Project Hail Mary, a mission to save humanity by sending one person with a rare gene into find a new planet. Only after he's gone, do the Snyders discover the truth about Matthew's schemes and Timothy's sacrifices. Thirty years later, Timothy succeeds on Planet Artemis, honored as a hero while his grieving family lives with the cost of their betrayal.

After dying on a night shift, nurse Sophia wakes up as the wife of a top tycoon. But she's immediately accused of being a mistress by the original wife's bitter ex, who even threatens her life. The husband, Spencer, is rich, handsome, and heirless, so Sophia decides to charm him into securing her future. To her surprise, this cold, woman-hating man turns into a loving, doting husband who can't get enough of her.

Yvette, orphaned daughter of a fallen general, once married Crown Prince Jeremy and suffered endless humiliation. Reborn on the day of the imperial marriage decree, she refuses to repeat her fate. This time, she chooses the Emperor's injured brother, Prince Yale. Miraculously awakened, Yale gives her respect and protection, and love grows between them, while Jeremy, recalling the past, realizes too late he has lost her forever.

After a chance encounter reveals her "struggling" husband, Paxon, is actually a billionaire, Sienna's world shatters. When a casual apology is his only offer for gifting jewels to another, she walks away. Now divorced, Paxon expects her to return. But Sienna stuns everyone by entering a marriage contract with a mysterious tycoon.

Lucas Harrington has two problems: too much money, and too many women chasing it. Desperate to dodge yet another arranged marriage, he drops a bombshell: $100,000 a day to rent a girlfriend for New Year's. Enter Joanna Collins—ice queen, self-made millionaire, and the last person who needs the cash. She signs the contract anyway. Over drinks and family dinners, something shifts. Lucas, spoiled heir who's never washed a dish in his life, finds himself in an apron, chopping vegetables. By the time the fireworks fade, he's not just in love—he's trained. Loyal dog, willing slave, whatever she wants.

Framed at nine by a fake heiress and pushed off a cliff by her own mother, Winter Sinclair survives and is rescued by a mysterious master. Twelve years later, she returns as a metaphysics prodigy, saving tycoons and cracking impossible cases. As her corrupt family schemes against her, each is publicly exposed. While the Sinclairs self-destruct, Winter rises above them, untouchable, unstoppable, and rewriting fate itself.

Betrayed by her family, Skylar is forced into a compromising situation with a sleazy-looking director in exchange for her grandmother's medical bills. However, she unexpectedly has a one-night stand with Maxwell, CEO of Klein Group, instead, leading to an unplanned pregnancy. Sent abroad, Skyhlar returns six years later with her son and opens a restaurant. Fate eventually brings her and Maxwell back... Will he recognize Skylar as the unforgettable woman from that fateful night?

When a lone stranger meets a familiar face, it's anyone's guess who'll be the first to reach for their gun.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest