Short Block | Everyday Hustle

These stories follow unique characters who find themselves hustling through unconventional paths to make ends meet or protect what’s dear to them. From a grumpy hermit running for mayor to aging rappers trying to survive a changing city, each story captures the humor, grit, and determination of dreamers on the margins.

Slobopoly | Dir. Yinghui Li | 9 min | Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media | USA

When a grumpy hermit is bribed to run for mayor of a rural town, she comes out of her shell to protect her trailer park from impending destruction.

Cache Money (alt. Fais ton fric) | Dir. Bruno Dramatik | 19 min | Short, Student, Web / New Media | Canada

Influenced by the manosphere, Johnley is a young man seeking to define his masculinity. When he loses his main source of income, he embarks on a dangerous path to achieve that goal.

Broken Toilets | Dir. Jesse Toledano | 22 min | Television | USA | Comedy, Hip Hop, Drama

BROKEN TOILETS is a comedy about Yossi, a young Hassidic property manager who harbors a love for hip-hop. During the everyday mundane, often absurd tasks that come along with property management, he meets two tenants, Kevin and Dee, young aspiring Hip Hop artists who realize that Yossi’s raw talent and background brings them an edge that can lead to their big break. The three of them come together to make a demo, or at least they try to. The series tells the trials and tribulations of Yossi, as he tries to navigate the demands of his job, family, and faith as he sets out to follow his musical passion. The series also closely follows Dee and Kevin as they navigate their pursuit of a career in hip-hop as they struggle as young adults to make a life for themselves.

Dreams & Schemes | Dir. Daniel Fermín Pfeffer, Carlos Cardona | 20 min | Television | USA

When aging rappers Trigg and Savy get kicked off a regional music tour they must find a way to come up with the rent money that is already months overdue. "Dreams & Schemes" is an anthology series that chronicles the various plights of a multitude of New Yorkers as they face issues stemming from the housing crisis, gentrification and a rapidly changing city that is always on the brink of shedding it's skin of the past.

Loft and Found | Dir. Peter O’Hare | 30 min | Short, Television, Web / New Media | USA | Comedy, Mockumentary

Faced with rising rents and a final chance to live their dreams, five artists in their mid 30s turn their sketchy Brooklyn warehouse loft into an event venue. Amidst wild lifestyles, aging roommate drama, and the creep of modern anxiety, they have to decide: does growing up mean giving up? Or will they get their shit together and save their unorthodox community despite it all?

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