Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series
A collection of short films showcasing an expansive range of themes.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Showtime Networks
- Other
A collection of short films showcasing an expansive range of themes.
Season 1 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
101
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
"Pozole" follows Maia, who sets out to reconnect with her Mexican-American roots. In "Tea Time on Hip Hop Nation", radio show host Ethel Jenny interviews for a new gig. "Broken Bird" tells the story of a biracial girl who prepares for her Bat Mitzvah.
Episode 2
102
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
In "Benevolent Ba", a woman's lust for virtue thrusts her family into a sacrificial slaughter. In "France Michelle is a Man's Name" explores being a trans man in contemporary America. "Raspberry" follows a son struggling to say goodbye to his dead father.
Episode 3
103
Sun, Jun 26, 2022
In "Meats", a pregnant vegan wrestles with her newfound craving for meat. "Cross My Heart" follows a teenage girl who learns a secret that changes the way she sees her family. "Sebastian" tells the story of an emigrating father who writes home to his son.
Episode 4
104
Sun, Jul 3, 2022
"Sweetheart Dancers" is about a couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture. "The South is My Sister's Skin" follows an artist's coming of age in the American South. In "Sales Per Hour" a young woman at work witnesses a sexual encounter.
Episode 5
105
Sun, Jul 10, 2022
"He Wants to Know My Number" addresses the double standard targeting female sexuality. Filmmaker Sakinah Iman gives her take on sex and promiscuity. In "Ponyboi", an Intersex sex worker looks for love and a way out of his seedy life in New Jersey.
Episode 6
Benevolent Ba
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
A woman's lust for virtue thrusts her family into a sacrificial slaughter.
Episode 7
Broken Bird
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
The story of a biracial girl who prepares for her Bat Mitzvah.
Episode 8
Cross My Heart
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
A teenage girl who learns a secret that changes the way she sees her family.
Episode 9
He Wants to Know My Number
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
He Wants to Know My Number addresses the double standard targeting female sexuality. Filmmaker Sakinah Iman gives her take on sex and promiscuity.
Episode 10
In France Michelle is a Man's Name
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
In France Michelle is a Man's Name explores being a trans man in contemporary America.
Episode 11
Meats
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
A pregnant vegan wrestles with her newfound craving for meat.
Episode 12
Ponyboi
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
An Intersex sex worker looks for love and a way out of his seedy life in New Jersey.
Episode 13
Pozole
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Maia sets out to reconnect with her Mexican-American roots.
Episode 14
Raspberry
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Raspberry follows a son struggling to say goodbye to his dead father.
Episode 15
Sales Per Hour
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
A young woman at work witnesses a sexual encounter.
Episode 16
Sebastian
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
The story of an emigrating father who writes home to his son.
Episode 17
Sweetheart Dancers
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
A couple is determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture.
Episode 18
Tea Time on Hip Hop Nation
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Radio show host Ethel Jenny interviews for a new gig
Episode 19
The South is My Sisters Skin
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
The South is My Sister's Skin follows an artist's coming of age in the American South.