THIS IS IT! EXPAND EACH VIDEO FOR MAXIMUM VIEWING PLEASURE! Hello and Welcome to the 2023 Single-Take Challenge! Below are the Finalist and Official Selection films for this year's Challenge. Congratulations to ALL of our filmmakers! Now in our Eighth year, we have once again received amazing "one-shot" films from around the world. We are honored! Have fun watching the films, and vote for your favorite. Watch them ALL - there is some fantastic stuff in there! The film with the most votes wins this year's Audience Favorite Film award. We hope you are inspired to create a film for next year's Challenge! Follow us on Facebook.com/singletakechallenge, Facebook.com/events/264016069915043 and Instagram.com/singletakechallenge Filmmakers: visit Filmfreeway.com/singletakechallenge - the 2024 information will be posted soon. And now, here are your films. The ** DENOTES FINALIST FILMS. Enjoy!

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THIS IS IT! *EXPAND EACH VIDEO FOR MAXIMUM VIEWING PLEASURE!* Hello and Welcome to the 2023 Single-Take Challenge! Below are the Finalist and Official Selection films for this year's Challenge. Congratulations to ALL of our filmmakers! Now in our Eighth year, we have once again received amazing "one-shot" films from around the world. We are honored! Have fun watching the films, and vote for your favorite. Watch them ALL - there is some fantastic stuff in there! The film with the most votes wins this year's Audience Favorite Film award. We hope you are inspired to create a film for next year's Challenge! Follow us on Facebook.com/singletakechallenge, Facebook.com/events/264016069915043 and Instagram.com/singletakechallenge Filmmakers: visit Filmfreeway.com/singletakechallenge - the 2024 information will be posted soon. And now, here are your films. The ** DENOTES FINALIST FILMS. Enjoy!

Answer 1

** THE SALSA PROPHECIES, Anthony Gabriele director, Oak Island, NC "Four co-workers meet for drinks to welcome the new employee."

Answer 2

**DAVID'S NOT REAL, Dalton Cole Turner director, Knoxville, TN "Two Davids cross paths along the road to nowhere. Which David is real?"

Answer 3

** SWAP IT OUT, Alec Deleon director, Houston, TX "A quick stop on the way home turns into a small event with large consequences."

Answer 4

** THE PRACTICE, Kimberley Ng director, Malaysia. "The roller coaster of emotions two figure skaters experience while fighting through fatigue."

Answer 5

** BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR, Tatiana Alexeeva director, Vancouver CAN. "A young woman makes a hasty conclusion about her fiancé"

Answer 6

** THE RUG, Skylar DeForest director, Boulder, CO. "True crime junkie stumbles upon a potential murder in the real world."

Answer 7

** REFLEXION, Eli Ade director, Atlanta, GA. "Percival seeking something in his life finds the truth at a work dinner."

Answer 8

** MR. JANUS, Ethan Deutscher director, Saskatchewan CAN. "Mr. Janus is the perfect boss. He's funny, kind hearted, determined, and knows when to give his employees a break. However..."

Answer 9

** WULF, Parker/Wesley Ridings directors, Frankfort, KY. "Behind enemy lines, a group of American soldiers are hunted by a mysterious Nazi assassin."

Answer 10

** BANGAROO, Alex/Chase Chang director, San Diego, CA. "A man receives an unexpected gift."

Answer 11

** ELEONORA, Sean Gauthier director, Roslindale, MA. "A young man is visited in a dream by his late fiancé, Eleonora, who comforts him as he grieves her loss. Based on E.A. Poe story."

Answer 12

** SEIZED, Jean Yinn Chai director, Singapore. "When getting cornered while escaping with a highly confidential package, how much trust can you place in an anonymous helping hand?"

Answer 13

Gender Reveal Gone Wrong by Joseph Steitz, CA

Answer 14

A Wanted Man by Gareth Reeve, NZ

Answer 15

Ossa Tenebris by J Roman, PA

Answer 16

Inhabited by Jedi Bishop, TN

Answer 17

Jaibaited by Graham Lauder, NZ

Answer 18

Masked Confusion by Allen Freeman, CA

Answer 19

The Thieves by Alex Moore, AUS

Answer 20

Robots and Masks by Asher Li, age 15, Hong Kong

Answer 21

Game Night by Aakash Kambham, US

Answer 22

Mirrorless by Luca Joass, Liam Bennet, NZ

Answer 23

A Conversation Needed by Jot Holly, TX

Answer 24

Time Moves Fast by Alexander Alayon Jr., NM

Answer 25

The War With Harmony by Jakub Švajda, NZ

Answer 26

Traitors by Shaohui Wu, US

Answer 27

The Exchange by Jamie Isolini, IO