Origin Story

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 Each week, a prompt announced 12pm ET on Saturdays. Filmmakers have  until 12pm ET the following Friday to create an original,  prompt-inspired short 1 minute to 5 minutes long, and can only film on  their phones and within quarantine/their shelter-in-place location. All  submissions that follow the rules are included in the weekly Facebook  screenings on Fridays, 8pm ET. Films are also shared in the weekly email  with the new prompt, and are available via the filmmaker's  Youtube/Vimeo link on our website, www.sequesteredfest.com.  

 Everyone's priorities are shifting right now. If this project adds  another 50 tons of stress to your life, it's okay. come back later.

No one will know that you signed up but didn't submit, and there will be another round next week. 

But  if you're like me and getting restless without structure or  assignments, are losing track of days, or need the pressure of a  deadline to fuel you, this is for you.

Let's come out on the other side with something we made.

 Not everyone has access to professional equipment, and this is open to anyone with an idea.
Sure,  some phones are better suited to filming, but no one should feel like  they can't participate because they don't have the right camera.
Later editions might have some flexibility on this, but not now.

 On. Your. Property.

You can only use a location that is  part of your "shelter in place" / quarantine/home. This can include your  apartment's lobby, but not across the street. What stories can you  create within your own four walls? 

 Nope, only submissions made in a week are accepted. The Sequestered is  more like a clubhouse than Cannes. The focus is on giving filmmakers a  concrete deadline to test themselves and make something new, to  celebrate creativity in a time of chaos. 

Absolutely!  In fact, every fifth week is a "revision edition." where  submissions can include previously submitted work that's been refined or  a new piece inspired by a past prompt.  A handful of past submissions  have been selected for bigger film festivals, and I encourage filmmakers  to keep working on their shorts and see where they can lead.