shorties
Shorties is our short film spotlight, curated by gal-dem’s culture editor, which showcases on-the-rise filmmakers of colour.

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This powerful animation commemorates the lives lost in Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests

Watch Ilẹ Wa, a short film about finding inner peace in your homeland

‘Words We Don’t Say’ is a tender exploration of Black father and daughter relationships

This short doc gives a voice to those with lived experience of the criminal justice system

This short film is destigmatising mental health issues through spoken word and dance

Watch how movement can make you lose yourself in this stimulating short film

Watch a heart-warming celebration of Muslim motherhood

This (short) short film is a snapshot into the life of Lagos’ magical bourgeoisie

Watch orientalist paintings come to life to drag the colonialist voyeurs

This horror rejects Black trauma and makes fetishists the victims instead

Watch as a cam girl session becomes an unexpected meet-cute
