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After failing an eye test, an elderly woman struggles to come to terms with the fact that she may never drive her beloved VW Beetle again. Watch "June Bug" with link in bio! FROM THE DIRECTOR "June Bug is a film about final goodbyes of the hardest kind. Saying goodbye to your faculties, to your functioning body, is a part of aging that seems impossible to reconcile. Imagine knowing you are rapidly going blind… how do you deal with that news? What are the things that concern you? No person can escape the fact that they will someday inevitably fall apart. I wanted to make a film that touched on this theme as it’s so universal and universally ignored. We don’t want to face it. It’s a semi-personal theme and not surprisingly, a lot of the people who were part of this film had their own personal connection to the story. Though it handles a heavy subject, I don’t think it’s a heavy film. I hope people feel the levity sewn into it because it’s that same levity that’s required to face the fact of aging; I don’t see any other way to do it." Director: Kyle Sawyer @kyle.sawyer Writers: Katie Billo, Kyle Sawyer Producer: Katie Billo @katiebillo Executive Producers: Trust @madewithtrust Kyle Sawyer @kyle.sawyer A Digital Sabbath Production @digitalsabbath Cast “June”: Ray Kennington “Craig”: Matthew Romantini @matthewromantini “Optometrist”: Jim Phu @jimtheactor “Young June”: Joanne Blouin-Dafoe @joanneblouin “Young Craig”: Jaxton Dafoe Director of Photography: Paul Duck @pauljduck Editor: Kyle Sawyer @kyle.sawyer Music provided by Musicbed @musicbed Special Thanks Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan Grandé Camera @grande_camera KW Bug Club @kwbugclub @thefarmhousecreativelabs Artjail @artjail @bananabowlproductions Mike Rilstone @mikerilstone Eye Matter Optometry @eyematter_optometry City of Cambridge @cityofcbridge #shortfilms #sayinggoodbye #shortfilmfestival #familysupport #indiefilms #vwbug #indiefilmmaking #visionloss #directors #filmfest #beyondtheshort

New from Trust: ‘The Greatest Gift’ directed by @_leopfeifer , weaves together eight intersected stories to explore the transformative power of learning. Through a powerful narration crafted from over 250 real voicemails, each story captures a unique moment of connection and growth—from life-altering lessons to fleeting, everyday encounters. This heartfelt film celebrates how learning, in all its forms, leaves lasting imprints on us, connecting us through shared experience and discovery. Watch the full film at the link in bio. 🔗 Credits: Directed by: Leo Pfeifer | @_leopfeifer Produced by: Matt Morello | @mattmorellofilms Executive Producer: Trust | @madewithtrust Prod Co: Silience | @silience.us DP: Gabriel Knoos-Newton | @gabeofsweden 1st AC: Ethan Smith | @ethansmithh15 2nd AC: Marianna Vashchilenko | @nemoiistriikes Gaffer: Rene Yescas | @ryescasvision Key Grip: Tiara Olson G&E Swing: Scott Larson | @scottlarsondp Production Designer: David Kaiser | @davidpwkaiser Casting Director: Sarah-May Levy Studio Teacher: Daniel Benjamin Sound Op: Nolan Ause | @olanna_1 PA: Mia Brumbaugh PA: Siavosh Azimi PA: Justin Chavez PA: Julius Anderson Music by: Shie Rozow Colorist: César Alpuche | @alpuche.color Edit: Leo Pfeifer | @_leopfeifer Sound Design + Mix: Leo Pfeifer + Dan Lesser | @dan_lesser Special Thanks: Neema Sadeghi | @thenamesneema Old Fast Glass | @old_fast_glass

Thank you @shortoftheweek and @jasondhi for including @sardiniafilm on the Shortverse Oscar 2025 Contender list! SARDINIA For Your Consideration | 🏆 Best Live Action #ShortFilm #Oscars #AcademyAwards #oscars2025 #fyc #foryourconsideration #bestliveactionshort #liveactionshort #oscarpredictions #sardiniashortfilm #pattonoswalt #marthaplimpton #deadline #shortfilm #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking #oscars #academyawards

New from Trust: ‘June Bug’ written and directed by @kyle.sawyer. ‘June Bug’ follows an elderly woman whose failing eyesight forces her to come to terms with the fact that she’ll never be able to drive her beloved 1959 VW Beetle again. As her health declines, her refusal to adapt to her new reality puts a growing strain on her adult son (and reluctant caretaker), and ultimately, all it takes is a fond shared memory to break through the barriers they have put up. “‘June Bug’ is a film about final goodbyes of the hardest kind. Saying goodbye to your faculties, to your functioning body, is a part of aging that seems impossible to reconcile. I wanted to make a film that touched on this theme as it’s so universal and universally ignored.” –Director Kyle Sawyer Watch the film via link in bio. Credits: Director: Kyle Sawyer @kyle.sawyer Writers: Katie Billo, Kyle Sawyer Producer: Katie Billo @katiebillo Executive Producers: Trust @madewithtrust Kyle Sawyer @kyle.sawyer A Digital Sabbath Production @digitalsabbath Cast: “June”: Ray Kennington “Craig”: Matthew Romantini @matthewromantini “Optometrist”: Jim Phu @jimtheactor “Young June”: Joanne Blouin-Dafoe @joanneblouin “Young Craig”: Jaxton Dafoe Director of Photography: Paul Duck @pauljduck Editor: Kyle Sawyer @kyle.sawyer Music provided by Musicbed @musicbed Additional music: Brandon Fehderau @mkondo.studio Casting By Ashley Hallihan, CDC & Ian Bender, CDC @hallihancasting @ian.bender Location Sound Mixer: Troy Shantz @mtn_garg Hair & Makeup: Samantha Roy @styledbyysamantha Colour: Artjail @artjail Colourist: Clinton Homuth @clintonhomuth Colour Assistant: Austin Tang @austin_tang_ Producer: Alison Maxwell @alsnmxwll Re-recording Mixer: John Diemer @johndiemer Supervising Sound Editor: Rob Taylor @rawb_taylor

The Mark On The Wall 🐌 a short film based on Virginia Woolf’s first published story. Made with a dream team of friends, an incredible cast, and a very resilient wall in CDMX. This film is dear to my heart and it’s a staff pick @vimeo 🫶🏻 Link in bio! Starring: @natalia_plascencia_ @martijn_actor Writer & Director: 🐌 Producer: @vestatuckute Production Company: @violeta_films Executive Producers: @irlandatapia @anacardonaq @cocopecar @madewithtrust Producers: @renabernot Mariana Tames Production Coordinator: @fer_preci Production Designer: @anablizz Director of Photography: @flaviamtz 1st AC: @edson_set Wardrobe Stylist: Monica Neumaier Hair: Sandra Aguilar Make Up: @makeupbyreginaguilar Sound Mixer: @arechigad Post House: @cabinedit Editor: @talia.pasqua Post Producer: @flat_eeee Color House: @ethos_studio Colorist: @kaitlynbattistelli Color Producer: @sweetiepiekewpie Sound Designer: @cstropko Title Design: @ro_oeurn Composition: @haniarani BTS @pablosalas21 Special Thanks: @josebarrerag @theliftmx @neeenze

New from Trust: ‘Let This Feeling Go’ written and directed by Andrew De Zen. ‘Let This Feeling Go’ portrays a young woman primed to explode who finally lets herself loose. “Set to Nina Simone’s Sinnerman we wanted to visualize what it feels like to be bottled up and then to capture the feeling of letting it all go in a breathless frenzy of catharsis.” - Andrew De Zen Watch the full film via link in bio.🔗 Credits: Written & Directed by: @andrewdezen Produced by: @filmboldly Producers: @shelbymanton @johnscarthphoto @andrewdezen Executive Producers: @madewithtrust @steptstudios @shelbymanton @geoffreymanton @kristoffduxbury @sebastiengalina Starring: @naikatoussaint Featuring: Alexander Soto and @grandflam Casting Directors: @krisandkaracast Movement Coach: @amy.j.gardner Director of Photography: @cole__graham Production Designer: @gabrielled.jpeg Hair & Makeup Artist: @jessdepalma Stylist: @ninachebt Editor: @michaelbbarker @outsidereditorial Colourist: @sgllng Sound Design & Mix: @nikolayantonov_ Composer: @benfox.mp3 Music Supervisor: Cody Partridge Recording Studio: Koko Productions Recording Engineer: Murray Price Title Designer: @suahcho_23 “Sinnerman” Written and Performed by Nina Simone Courtesy of Universal Music Canada and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Shot on @kodak_shootfilm 65mm film.

𝘿𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠 / Not Guilty Mom guilt. Why do we feel it? And where does it come from? Women from all walks of life and stages of motherhood tackle the topic and share ways they uniquely deal with it. Watch Now on FS [link in bio] Director: Sophia Prestwich @sophiamariaprestwich Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust Producer: Israel Prestwich @israelprestwich Director of Photography: Pierce Tews @pierce.tews Editor: Sophia Prestwich @sophiamariaprestwich Colorist: Erik Klein @erikklein.me Sound Mixing: Nate Hoffman @nathanhoffman Music Composition: Byarki @byarki Cast (in order of appearance): Danielle Gilmour @thisisme_danielle Paris Tews @paris.tews Tenesha Luckett @tenesha_styles Claire Anderson @claireaand Sidney Lewis @sid.lew Rose Marie Lewis @_rosemarielewis Rachel Kruse @_freebyrd #DailYshortpicks #notguilty #shortfilm #documentary #momguilt #femalefilmmakers #motherhood #guilt

The latest from Trust: Not Guilty directed by Sophia Prestwich @sophiamariaprestwich Not Guilty takes an introspective look at the all-to-familiar feeling of “mom guilt”. Why do we feel it? And where does it come from? Women from all walks of life and stages of motherhood tackle the topic and share ways they uniquely deal with it. “This is a film deeply personal to me, but also a topic that is so universal at the same time. Guilt is a common feel when you become a mother and I wanted to put a piece of my heart into film. The women in the film all have such beautiful perspectives to share, I hope you feel their hearts in this.” - Director, Sophia Prestwich Crew: Director: Sophia Prestwich @sophiamariaprestwich Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust Producer: Israel Prestwich @israelprestwich Director of Photography: Pierce Tews @pierce.tews Editor: Sophia Prestwich @sophiamariaprestwich Colorist: Erik Klein @erikklein.me Sound Mixing: Nate Hoffman @nathanhoffman Music Composition: Byarki @byarki Cast: Danielle Gilmour @thisisme_danielle Paris Tews @paris.tews Tenesha Luckett @tenesha_styles Claire Anderson @claireaand Sidney Lewis @sid.lew Rose Marie Lewis @_rosemarielewis Rachel Kruse @_freebyrd

A young creative professional muses about the idiosyncrasies of his colleagues and how he views his position in the workplace. Watch “DREAM TEAM” on FS today [link in bio] Director & Producer: Nathan Engelhardt @engelbart._ Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust and Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan Produced by: BITTE EINEN FILM @bitteeinenfilm Director of Photography: Max Bauert @maecture Starring: Dimitri Abold @dimitriabold and Aline Gomes @itsalinegomes Unit Manager: Lukas Mayer @lukass.mayer Styling & Set Design: Lea Grande @lea_g.r.a.n.d.e Title Design: Maxi Mayer @oxmox.ox.mollox 1st Assistant Camera: Maria Serrador @imnotmariax Sound: Samuel Kaufmann @szamzy Gaffer: Leander Hartung @leander.hartung Best Girl: Anna Avetyan @annaarsenia Sound Mix: Konrad Fleckenstein @konradfleckenstein Colorist: Johan Nurmilehto @johancolorist Composer: Johann Engelhardt @johanngrahamengelhardt Supported by: K-9 Kameraverleih @k9tv_muenchen and UFO Filmgerät @ufo_filmgeraet Special Thanks: Neo Kurz, Amelie Engelhardt, and Noah Böhm #DailyShortPicks #DreamTeam #comedy #shortfilm #youngcreative #workplace #idiosyncratic

New from Trust: ‘Dream Team’ directed and produced by @engelbart._ 💻 ‘Dream Team’ follows a young creative professional as he spends the day musing about his colleagues’ in-office idiosyncrasies. Thoughtful and lighthearted, the short film reminds us of the importance of maintaining connections in the changing workplace. Watch the full film–Link in bio. 🔗 Credits: Director & Producer: Nathan Engelhardt @engelbart._ Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust and Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan Produced by: BITTE EINEN FILM @bitteeinenfilm Director of Photography: Max Bauert @maecture Unit Manager: Lukas Mayer @lukass.mayer Styling & Set Design: Lea Grande @lea_g.r.a.n.d.e Title Design: Maxi Mayer @oxmox.ox.mollox 1st Assistant Camera: Maria Serrador @imnotmariax Sound: Samuel Kaufmann @szamzy Gaffer: Leander Hartung @leander.hartung Best Girl: Anna Avetyan @annaarsenia Sound Mix: Konrad Fleckenstein @konradfleckenstein Colorist: Johan Nurmilehto @johancolorist Composer: Johann Engelhardt @johanngrahamengelhardt Starring: Dimitri Abold  @dimitriabold and Aline Gomes @itsalinegomes Supported by: K-9 Kameraverleih @k9tv_muenchen and UFO Filmgerät @ufo_filmgeraet Special Thanks: Neo Kurz, Amelie Engelhardt, and Noah Böhm

New from Trust: Drug of Choice written and directed by @_claire_edmondson Occasionally, we all need an escape from the everyday, but sometimes even our healthiest options can have unexpected consequences. In the creative short DRUG OF CHOICE, one woman’s most reliable outlet spirals into an awkward situation but leaves her craving more, nonetheless. Writer & Director: Claire Edmondson @_claire_edmondson Executive Producer: Trust @madewithtrust, @melr0y Producer: Phil Soulliere @ironically_cliche Production Company: Good Company @goodcopix Director of Photography: Ben Meserve @benmeserve Casting Director: Alisha Watson @alishawatson Post Production: Good Company @goodcopix Editor: Louie Seguin @louieseguin Sound Designer: Louie Seguin / Damian Taylor Sound Mix: Damian Taylor @hereisdamian Colorist: Matteo Belletta @matteo_belletta Music: “I Get High” by Iskwē @iskwe “Autonoe” by A.M. Architect @amarchitect_, Courtesy of Musicbed @musicbed Starring: Frances Brennand Roper @francesbrennandroper Myron Donley @myrondonley Chanel Smith Avery James