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Power showing its true face in small rooms. Shorts about who holds the cards, and who pays for it.

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The best short films about politics and power, free to watch.

Power shows its true face in small rooms, and short films are built out of small rooms. One rule, one boot, one person deciding who counts. These films are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about who holds the cards, and who pays for it.

Bad Apples follows a group of political radicals fighting police brutality in near-future NYC, and Decksdark watches a solitary rebel bond with his neural implant in a dystopian surveillance state. Abgestempelt - Die Paragraphenreiter shows what happens when bureaucracy becomes so devoted that nothing will stop them, while Damage Control watches the fan get hit when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault.

The best short films about politics and power put a human face on the machine. Feige follows a worker reading tarot, reflecting how work devoured him, and Gym Patriot watches a white man's unease escalate when he hears Arabic singing. Curated by our editors and streaming free in all 193 countries, no sign-up required. Press play, and follow the power.