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the sequestered: a micro short online film festival

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accepting submissions through 1/29/2021

Create and share a quarantine short with The Sequestered community!

Edition No. 44's filmmaking prompt: television.


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 weekly 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, the current weekly prompt and films from all our previous editions.


New Prompts Every Saturday

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

 

Is a week to often, and seven days not enough time?

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.

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 200 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, Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions and more!


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Rules + Eligibility

THE RULES


-For regular editions, all submissions must be original films created this week according to the 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 (if you're adding titles, don't make them half the length of the film).


-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 filmmakers  may submit up to (5) 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 week 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.

Still have questions?

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select an edition to watch all submissions:

Submissions Open Through 1/29

Edition No. 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

Edition No. 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

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Edition No. 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

Edition No. 43: Stooge + No. 42: Cure

Edition No. 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

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

Edition No. 36: Slice

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Edition No. 36: Slice

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

Edition No. 36: Slice

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Revision Edition No. 35: Refresh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Edition No. 28: Dust

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

Edition No. 27: Shield

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Edition No. 27: Shield

Revision Edition No. 25: Reply

Edition No. 27: Shield

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Edition No. 26: Present

Revision Edition No. 25: Reply

Revision Edition No. 25: Reply

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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

Edition No. 24: Gesture

Edition No. 24: Gesture

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Edition No. 23: Charm

Edition No. 24: Gesture

Edition No. 24: Gesture

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Edition No. 22 : Stamp

Edition No. 24: Gesture

Edition No. 21: Beneath

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Edition No. 21: Beneath

Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

Edition No. 21: Beneath

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Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

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No. 19: Perspective

Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

Revision Edition No. 20: REframe

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No. 18: Pinch

No. 18: Pinch

No. 18: Pinch

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No. 17: Shed

No. 18: Pinch

No. 18: Pinch

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No. 16: String

No. 18: Pinch

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

Revision Edition No. 15: Recall

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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