shorties
Shorties is our short film spotlight, curated by gal-dem’s culture editor, which showcases on-the-rise filmmakers of colour.
![Shorties: this powerful animation commemorates the lives lost in Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ENDSARS__The_Days_To_Follow__FULL_MOVIE__Short_2D_Animated_F.gif)
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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](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/galdem_Shorties__ILẸ_WA-1.gif)
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](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/words-we-dont-say-still-733-×-440-px.gif)
‘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](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/galdem_Shorties__After_Time-1.gif)
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](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/We_Met_Before_dir_Thalissa_Teixeira__ASFF_Filmmaker_Insights.gif)
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](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/up-next-new-season-gif.gif)
Watch how movement can make you lose yourself in this stimulating short film
![Watch a heart-warming celebration of Muslim motherhood](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1100-×-660-px-1.gif)
Watch a heart-warming celebration of Muslim motherhood
![This (short) short film is a snapshot into the life of Lagos’ magical bourgeoisie](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ezgif-4-35d484fb9ac0.gif)
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](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shorties_postcardsfromtheorient_gif_360.gif)
Watch orientalist paintings come to life to drag the colonialist voyeurs
![This horror rejects Black trauma and makes fetishists the victims instead](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ezgif-6-534ab5655302.gif)
This horror rejects Black trauma and makes fetishists the victims instead
![Watch as a cam girl session becomes an unexpected meet-cute](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ezgif-3-85ceb9cae13a.gif)
Watch as a cam girl session becomes an unexpected meet-cute
![Mosquito is the film that turns anxiety into a very real monster](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Shorties-Cover-image-final.gif)