2025 Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival

AGORAPHOBIA

Ashley Wong / United States / 04:13

What's out there trying to get inside isn't always as scary as you think. An adorably spooky and wild animation for the song Agoraphobia by Lillian.

BLEED

Nico Van Den Berg, Ilana Armida Simone / United States / 02:39

A sci-fi horror story about control and rebellion. Trapped in a facility testing procedures to dominate women’s bodies, Ilana Armida fights back when the experiment turns violent and is determined to end the cycle of exploitation once and for all.

CANDY APPLES

Justin Priluck / United States / 03:25

Based on superhero and cowboy comics of the 70s, CANDY APPLES tells the adventures of the mysterious orange and green duo. In this issue, they face off against a mind controlling slug salesman who seeks world domination through the distribution of his slugs.

This music video is in collaboration with the band ti85 and their song, “Candy Apples”

DANCE

Brad Hammer / United States / 05:01

Music Video for the song "Dance" by Pandora Boxx

JOHNNYSTORM

Katie LeCluyse, Tarji J. Irby / United States / 5:09

A story of an artist, TajWonder, discovering his fiery passion, and powers, as he tries to climb the ladder to success.

KILLERS

August Falcon / United States / 03:00

A hybrid music video short film that explores the terrifying disintegration of reality through the lens of psychosis. Rayden, played by August Falcon, is a character haunted by a silent, androgynous figure, an embodiment of his psychosis. As reality slips further into delusion, Killers traces the final days of his unraveling through raw performance, visceral imagery, original music, and abstract narrative. The result is a haunting brief reflection on mental collapse and the inner battle with the fractured mind.

messedUP 

Director James Jones / United States / 04:56

Music Video messedUP by James Jones

REGALJASON - I AM

Oliver Crawford / United Kingdom / 04:50

A tale of six characters being re-awakened to discover that the power they were searching for was inside them all along.

STAIRCASE STOMP

Aaron Louis / United States / 03:28

Stop-motion music video for the song "Staircase Stomp" by punk/new wave band The Clamor. The music video tells the story of a man grappling with his inner turmoil, represented by a haunting female figure in a storm-battered cabin. Through surreal stop-motion animation, the video explores themes of identity, psychological conflict, and self-reconciliation, blurring the lines between external chaos and internal struggles.