"Kara Grace Miller's short documentary "My Neighbor's Yard" was set to make its online debut November 4, 2025 - Election Day - via Vimeo Staff Picks, long known as the premier online platform for festival-quality shorts. Rather than a lengthy festival run, Miller wanted maximum eyeballs on the film about how politically divided neighbors in her hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, used their front yards to campaign during the 2024 presidential election."
"Three weeks prior, on October 1, Phoebe Hart's "Bug Diner" made its Staff Picks debut - only to be pulled two days later. The stop-motion animated short previously won five Oscar-qualifying festivals, including the Sundance and SXSW Jury Prizes. No formal explanation was offered to Hart at the time, but IndieWire can confirm it was a decision made by Vimeo's Legal and Trust & Safety teams due to its sexual content."
"The Staff Pick logo looks like a prestigious film festival laurel and has come to stand for a trusted curatorial brand. Not only can it drive tens of thousands of views to an indie short, but those views come from within the creative and filmmaking communities that matter. Among its thousands of selections since 2008, it's played a key role in the careers of filmmakers like Kogonada, The Daniels, Alan Yang, and David Lowery."
Kara Grace Miller's short documentary My Neighbor's Yard was scheduled to debut online November 4, 2025 via Vimeo Staff Picks to reach viewers with a film about politically divided neighbors using front yards to campaign during the 2024 presidential election. On October 24, Staff Picks rescinded the invitation, citing political content. Three weeks earlier, Phoebe Hart's Bug Diner debuted on Staff Picks and was pulled two days later; Vimeo's Legal and Trust & Safety teams removed it over sexual content. The Staff Pick brand delivers large, targeted audiences, can reshape careers, and has previously driven major press and exposure for filmmakers.
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