October 17 – 18, 2026

The Reel Champions Shorts Fest

Submissions for 4th Annual TRC Short Fest are NOW Open!

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Submissions for 4th Annual TRC Short Fest are NOW Open! ~

2024 Film Selection

  • B Word

    Director: Honora Talbott

    At a baby shower, a 30-something woman who doesn’t want kids is crushed to lose yet another bestie to motherhood. In her quest to find new friends, she stumbles into a cringeworthy misunderstanding.

  • Camp Greenwood

    Director: Kourtney Bell

    Six narcissists get trapped in a magical cabin that won’t let them go until they learn to become better people.

  • Meet (Kinda) Cute

    Director: Chelsea Javier

    When Alexa hires gig worker Manny to play her boyfriend at a last minute couples audition for a major commercial campaign, she gets unexpected results.

  • The Feast of the Quasar

    Director: Donia Rogia

    A very dark, and experimental short film that follows a lonely man experiencing complete disconnection from the world around him.

    TW: Suicide

  • Rebel Rebel

    Director: Tamar Pelzig

    A rebellious teen's first day at an All-Girl Catholic school leads to an unexpected revelation.

  • The Pin Chaser

    Director: Devyn Johnson

    An aspiring bowler collects pins for his white counterparts in a 1940s segregated bowling alley.
    Based on the life of Bill Rhodman.

  • Undecided

    Director: Sofia Kunz

    Three people decide whether or not to keep a pregnancy as they explore how the idea of “motherhood” elicits questions around identity, relationships, and their futures.

  • Wabi-Sabi

    Director: Josephine Green Zhang

    When an insecure Japanese woman goes on a date with a white LA man at a Japanese Tea Ceremony, red flags start to wave vigorously.