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the sequestered: a micro short online film festival

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Submissions due March 19th

Create and share a quarantine short with The Sequestered community!


Find all creation guidelines and submission info below.


Looking for earlier editions of the festival?

Scroll down!

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What is The Sequestered?

    We are a free, non-competitive biweekly film festival open to anyone with time on their hands and an itch to create something during the Covid-19 pandemic.

All films must be created in a week, shot on a phone, 1 - 5 minutes long, and use the prompt all without leaving the filmmaker's shelter-in-place location.  

No fancy equipment, mobility or experience necessary.  


Want to watch or participate? 

Scroll down for the festival rules  and films from all our previous editions.


New Prompts Every Two Weeks

Our prompts give amateur, aspiring, and professional filmmakers a way to channel their anxiety and creativity each week.  New prompts are announced every other Saturday afternoon- sign up for the newsletter to be the first to know.

 

Want to participate, but keep missing the deadline?

Everyone's priorities are shifting right now. If this project adds another fifty tons of stress to your life, it's okay. Come back later. There will be another round next week, and every fifth edition is a chance to submit a revised edit of a past submission, or one that didn't make it in before the deadline.


From March 2020 through January 2021, The Sequestered ran as a weekly film festival. In Feb 2021, we adjusted the format to give more time to participants. Your voice makes a difference.

Creativity in Chaos

This festival was founded on the belief that filmmaking should be accessible to all, and that creativity can connect otherwise isolated individuals.


Over 400 films have been created for The Sequestered, and we encourage participants to use the festival as a place to try something new.  Are you an actor who wants to try editing, or someone curious about trying animation? We encourage all levels of experience, all creative backgrounds and all perspectives.


What can you do with your film after The Sequestered? 

Keep working on it

 Past submissions have grown into standalone short films, and have been official selections at Indie Shorts Film Festival, Astoria Film Festival, White Deer International Film Festival and more!


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Rules + Eligibility

THE RULES


-For regular editions, all submissions must be original films must be created in response to the biweekly prompt, with one submission per filmmaker.


-The prompt must be used as an integral part of the film. It can be represented literally, in dialogue, metaphorically, however you see fit.


-All films must be between 1 minute - 5 minutes in length.


-All films must be shot on a phone. You can edit however and with whatever you like, but no fancy cameras.


-All films must take place within filmmaker's "shelter in place" / quarantine. You are able to use any part of your property- that can include your apartment's lobby, but not the sidewalk across the street.  Staying somewhere else for a few days? As long as you're shooting on the property, use it!


- Don't steal. Any music, art, etc. used in a piece must belong to the filmmaker, be copyright-free/public domain, or adhere to "fair use". Youtube/Vimeo/Instagram will automatically remove work deemed in violation of copyright.


Revision Edition Weeks:

Every 5th edition is a special "revision edition", where new and returning filmmakers  may submit up to (3) new or revised past entries to The Sequestered.  These submissions must be directly inspired by one or more of the past festival prompts.

Films submitted for Revision Edition weeks must still be created alongside The Sequestered and abide by all above rules, but can take longer than the standard two weeks to film, edit and submit. 


SUBMITTING

To be considered, all submissions must include:


-Public or unlisted link to Youtube/Vimeo only, no GoogleDrive/Dropbox/WeTransfer links or attachments. . Emails with submission files attached will not be opened. 


- Film title and all filmmaker name(s)


- Your city (please note if you do not want it displayed with your submission)


- Your Instagram / IMDb profile


All films must be sent to SequesteredFestATgmail.com by 3pm Eastern on Friday to qualify for the current edition.

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select an edition to watch all submissions:

Submissions Open Through 3/19

Revision Edition No. 45 and No 44: Television + 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

Edition No. 46: Sheet + No. 47: Light

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Edition No. 46: Sheet + No. 47: Light

Revision Edition No. 45 and No 44: Television + 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

Edition No. 46: Sheet + No. 47: Light

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Revision Edition No. 45 and No 44: Television + 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

Revision Edition No. 45 and No 44: Television + 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

Revision Edition No. 45 and No 44: Television + 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

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Edition No. 41: Clash + Revision Edition No. 40: Repay

Edition No. 41: Clash + Revision Edition No. 40: Repay

Edition No. 41: Clash + Revision Edition No. 40: Repay

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Edition No. 39: Deal + No. 38: Pour

Edition No. 41: Clash + Revision Edition No. 40: Repay

Edition No. 41: Clash + Revision Edition No. 40: Repay

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Edition No. 37: Wax + No. 36: Slice

Edition No. 41: Clash + Revision Edition No. 40: Repay

Edition No. 37: Wax + No. 36: Slice

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Revision Edition No. 35: Refresh

Revision Edition No. 30: Reach + Edition No. 31: Shift

Edition No. 37: Wax + No. 36: Slice

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Edition No. 34: Frame + 33: Build + 32: Shadow

Revision Edition No. 30: Reach + Edition No. 31: Shift

Revision Edition No. 30: Reach + Edition No. 31: Shift

Annie-Sage Whitehurst

Revision Edition No. 30: Reach + Edition No. 31: Shift

Revision Edition No. 30: Reach + Edition No. 31: Shift

Revision Edition No. 30: Reach + Edition No. 31: Shift

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Edition No. 29: Peer

Edition No. 27: Shield

Edition No. 29: Peer

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Edition No. 28: Dust

Edition No. 27: Shield

Edition No. 29: Peer

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Edition No. 27: Shield

Edition No. 27: Shield

Edition No. 26: Present

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Edition No. 26: Present

Revision Edition No. 25: Reply

Edition No. 26: Present

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Revision Edition No. 25: Reply

Revision Edition No. 25: Reply

Revision Edition No. 25: Reply

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Edition No. 24: Gesture, No. 23: Charm + No. 22: Stamp

Edition No. 24: Gesture, No. 23: Charm + No. 22: Stamp

Edition No. 24: Gesture, No. 23: Charm + No. 22: Stamp

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Edition No. 21: Beneath

Edition No. 24: Gesture, No. 23: Charm + No. 22: Stamp

Edition No. 24: Gesture, No. 23: Charm + No. 22: Stamp

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Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

Edition No. 24: Gesture, No. 23: Charm + No. 22: Stamp

Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

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No. 19: Perspective

No. 19: Perspective

Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

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No. 18: Pinch

No. 19: Perspective

No. 18: Pinch

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No. 17: Shed

No. 19: Perspective

No. 18: Pinch

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No. 16: String

Revision Edition No. 15: Recall

Revision Edition No. 15: Recall

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Revision Edition No. 15: Recall

Revision Edition No. 15: Recall

Revision Edition No. 15: Recall

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No. 14: Measure

Revision Edition No. 15: Recall

No. 14: Measure

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No. 13: Echo

No. 13: Echo

No. 14: Measure

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No. 12: Wave

Revision Edition No. 10: Remix

No. 12: Wave

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No. 11: Fold

Revision Edition No. 10: Remix

No. 12: Wave

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Revision Edition No. 10: Remix

Revision Edition No. 10: Remix

Revision Edition No. 10: Remix

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No. 9: Tangle

No. 8: Fortune

Revision Edition No. 10: Remix

"Tangoled" from Azalea Lewis + Maggie Metnick

No. 8: Fortune

No. 8: Fortune

No. 8: Fortune

Donovan Santiago's submission for No. 8: "Ego or Fortune"

No. 7: Prize

No. 8: Fortune

No. 8: Fortune

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No. 6: Familiar

Revision Edition No. 5: Revise

Revision Edition No. 5: Revise

Darby Puckett- Real Tok

Revision Edition No. 5: Revise

Revision Edition No. 5: Revise

Revision Edition No. 5: Revise

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No. 4: Agenda

Revision Edition No. 5: Revise

No. 4: Agenda

Sylvia Czubarow

No. 3: Myth

No. 1: Honey

No. 4: Agenda

Rosemarie Duvall-Monan

No. 2: Awe

No. 1: Honey

No. 1: Honey

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No. 1: Honey

No. 1: Honey

No. 1: Honey

Omar Perez

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