2026 FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
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AT GEAUX SHOWS 3812 S Elm Pl, Broken Arrow, OK 74011
35 Short Films from National and International with 1 Feature Presentation Headlining the Event.
There will be 4 Intermissions that are 10 minutes each.
1 Gift Card will be awarded randomly to attendants at each Intermission.
Popcorn refills are free for the entire run of the event.
Food will be served at the Awards Gala and Panel portion for Filmmakers and gift card winners
The event closes with the screening of the feature presentation.
PHASE IV EVENT : August 30th 2026
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:30PM
Dr T. R. Mavani, a maverick psychologist known for his unorthodox therapeutic methods, begins an intense psychoanalytic session with Addy, a withdrawn yet narcissistic teenage boy trapped in the grip of extreme screen addiction. A leading specialist in Digital Addiction Therapy, Dr. Mavani approaches the case with clinical calm, subtle provocations, and penetrating psychological insight. As Addy resists confrontation, the doctor gradually dismantles his defenses through discerning questions, behavioral triggers, and psychometric tools inspired by the foundational observations of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Soon, fragments of Addy’s fractured psyche begin to surface, and flashes of loneliness, buried humiliation, parental neglect, and a desperate craving for validation through comments, likes, followers, and the fleeting applause of social media. But an unseen presence lurks within the session, a digital enemy that eavesdrops, manipulates, and intrudes, symbolizing the omnipresent internet and algorithmic control. Notifications echo like whispers, screens flicker like watchful eyes, and the boundary between reality and virtual dependency begins to dissolve. As therapy turns into psychological combat, the film explores the haunting question, who truly controls the mind, an individual, or the machine designed to consume attention? Dr. Mavani must confront both Addy, his psychologically entangled patient, and the invisible digital adversary that has infiltrated the boy’s mind, using psychoanalysis to unravel layers of narcissism, loneliness, and algorithm-driven dependency before reality is completely eclipsed by the virtual world. As therapy turns into a battle between human consciousness and technological control, the ultimate question remains, who will triumph?
DIRECTOR: KHALID HASAN KHAN
RUNTIME: 28:00
GENRE: Phycological, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Pakistan
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:58PM
A Guy waiting for a mail, he has only 7 days to live... waiting, lonely, just for a mail... Death is a blessing but waiting for her till death feels like a path of pain and suffering. Dear Death, Not Today just please wait for her to come and heal me just for one last time.
DIRECTOR: Yashvardhan Jha
RUNTIME: 6:00
GENRE: Experimental, Student, Short
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:07PM
A horror short about life on the farm. Warning: Implied violence to animals, implied gun violence.
DIRECTOR: Daryl Hrdlicka
RUNTIME: 1:00
GENRE: Experimental, Micro
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Minnesota
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:09PM
Make. Me. Smile. is a Self-awareness, AI awareness and nature awareness short film by award-winning filmmaker and music artist An Vedi.
The film was shot on one of alleys in Moscow's central district. The Moskva River and embankment, the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, and St. Nicholas Church appear in the film. It was shot in April 2026 in a style of mobile reportage ("camera in hand"). The protagonist shares her thoughts on the dangers that lurk in urban environments and in interpersonal relationships. A key theme is awareness related to artificial intelligence and environmental conservation.
A limited space was chosen for filming, serving as a quiet refuge amidst the urban environment.
Having had mixed experiences interacting with people and witnessing the processes unfolding in the world, the protagonist nevertheless tries to encourage the viewer to perceive reality in a positive way.
The film features the song "Underneath" by An Vedi.
DIRECTOR: An Vedi
RUNTIME: 6:20
GENRE: Documentary, Experimental, Student, Short
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Moscow, Russia
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:16PM
A German longs for the Wild West in his everyday life
and gets mentored by a genuine Cowboy.
DIRECTOR: Christian Skibinski, Timo Josefowicz
RUNTIME: 15:41
GENRE: Western, Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:32PM
The Sixth Stage (Grief) is a psychological drama exploring the emotional fallout of loss and the seductive illusion of control.
In this part of the anthology, Audi Coleman, a rising nurse with a complicated family history, is jolted back into her childhood home after the overdose death of her younger sister, Ailey. Struggling to connect with her grieving mother and emotionally burnt-out brother, Audi attempts to process her pain the only way she knows how: through action. She throws herself into addiction research, community care, and personal reinvention, emerging years later as a decorated practitioner and public figure.
But not everything is as it seems.
Beneath the accolades and clinical calm, Audi’s grief begins to express itself in increasingly unorthodox ways. Flashbacks collide with the present. Emotional ruptures play out like memories, until the audience, like Audi, begins to question what’s real.
Told through nonlinear storytelling, fractured timelines, and layered family dynamics, The Sixth Stage interrogates the myth of the “strong one” in a grieving family, and how unaddressed trauma can fester into something quietly monstrous.
It is a tense, emotionally rich meditation on grief, legacy, and the desperate ways we try to hold broken things together, and is designed to spark conversations about how we love, how we lose, and how we heal.
DIRECTOR: Devin Nikki Thomas
RUNTIME: 20:00
GENRE: Social Issue Narrative, psychological drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: District Hights, Maryland
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:52PM
Solitude is a paradox; it plays a significant role in life within a metropolis filled with millions of people. One famous saying suggests that silence is 'the way of eloquence.' In the film, the author and protagonist is an AI guru residing in the bustling city of Moscow, where he spends nearly all his working hours engaged in virtual media.
Despite his profession, he is an extrovert who enjoys real-life activities and prefers to avoid computers. However, all his activities are limited to the summer months, as Moscow is one of the northernmost capitals and endures nearly nine months of harsh winter weather each year. How does one cope with the challenges of enforced desocialization? This is the core theme of the film.
DIRECTOR: Viacheslav Nikolayevich Karbanov
RUNTIME: 10:30
GENRE: Documentary, Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:04PM
Homa and Simin are working as silversmiths in a bathhouse, but the evidence suggests that Simin no longer exists...
DIRECTOR: Mohammad Fazel Rabiee
RUNTIME: 9:57
GENRE: Student, Psychological, Horror
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:04PM
When an elderly lady tries speed dating it leads to a night with a charming stranger and a heartbreaking revelation.
DIRECTOR: Adam Szudrich
RUNTIME: 7:51
GENRE: Romantic Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 2:20PM
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SCREENING STARTS AT 2:30PM
Ninejay is an episodic set in the 1800’s about a
dangerous female Japanese Ninja, who is accidently delivered as a Chinese mail order bride to
a widowed Southern Gentleman-turned-Marshal in New Mexico territory.
DIRECTOR: Robert Ray Jimenz
RUNTIME: 30:00
GENRE: Western, Comedy, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Studio City, CA
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:01PM
Reach Out throws a spotlight on the quiet battles people fight every day. The story centers on a young person, sitting alone in a busy place, lost in thought and clutching a note that reveals just how heavy isolation can feel. There's no dramatic outburst, no loud cries for help, just subtle moments that remind you how easy it is to overlook someone's pain.
As the film moves forward, the mood shifts. It's not just about being alone anymore; it's about noticing, about caring. Struggling isn't weakness, and there's nothing small about asking for help. Sometimes, everything changes with a single conversation. The PSA pushes you to reach out-to check in, to talk, to listen, before silence builds into something much harder to break.
DIRECTOR: Deb Kumar De
RUNTIME: 4:39
GENRE: Experimental, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:06PM
“We Must Find a Way” is a short film about urban accessibility, told through the daily walk of a visually impaired person.
A man who has been visually impaired since birth moves along the sidewalk by following the yellow tactile paving with his cane. Yet the path that should keep him safe is interrupted by scooters, café tables and chairs, parked vehicles, signboards, crowds, and carelessly placed obstacles. Each time, he stops, tries to understand the space again, and continues.
The film reverses the meaning of “not seeing.” It suggests that real blindness is not the inability to see, but the inability to notice someone else’s space, needs, and right to move freely.
In the final sequence, the order of the city is symbolically reversed: the wide road is given to the visually impaired man, while everyone else is forced onto the crowded sidewalks. The film leaves the audience with a simple but sharp question: if we are going to live together, whose path are we really blocking?
DIRECTOR: Erkan Ceylan
RUNTIME: 4:02
GENRE: Animation, Short, Web / New Media
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Turkey
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:11PM
Niko's life is suddenly thrown into complete disarray,
when his organs develop a life of their own,
and begin to talk to him.
DIRECTOR: Christian Skibinski
RUNTIME: 14:2O
GENRE: Surreal, Drama, Horror
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:11PM
It's believed that brain activity continues for 7 minutes after the hearts stops beating and what he sees will alter his perception of science and religion to turn his whole world upside down.
DIRECTOR: Jason Durgana
RUNTIME: 9:4O
GENRE: Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:36PM
Agni and Sowmya, once college sweethearts, lead a quiet married life until the return of Purvaja stirs buried emotions and unresolved tensions. As suspicion and jealousy consume Agni, his growing obsession begins to blur the line between reality and perception. Grahan is a psychological drama about love, trust, and the destructive power of obsession.
DIRECTOR: Shariq Ali Khan
RUNTIME: 9:59
GENRE: Drama, Suspense, Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:46PM
In a dark room, a man begins an unapologetic confession. An hourglass drains beside him, each grain of sand marking the passing seconds. His words are calm, deliberate, and unsettling — not driven by fear or remorse, but certainty. As time passes, the pressure intensifies. Silence grows louder than dialogue. Small behavioral shifts suggest something beneath the surface, though the meaning remains unclear. When time runs out, the truth is revealed. RESET is a psychological short film about time, identity, and the versions of ourselves we rehearse when no one is watching.
DIRECTOR: Arthur Costa
RUNTIME: 4:44
GENRE: Psychological Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:51PM
A girl
After an accident with an old man, at a crossroads of whether to stay or run away,
goes back an hour and picks up the old man on the way ((the spirit of the same old man))
And on the way, the old man disappears after getting off.
A little further on, she sees the same old man in the same position of running away after the accident. She gets off and sees that the same old man is dead. He crashes into a car. She wakes up from the dream. The old man with a scarred face knocks on the window.
DIRECTOR: Amir Mehdi Tavakolian
RUNTIME: 2:00
GENRE: Psychological Crime, Mirco
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:54PM
A rural waitress must find a way to keep her childhood home before she loses both her land and her mind.
DIRECTOR: Gabrielle Davenport
RUNTIME: 23:30
GENRE: Drama, Mystery
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: NYC, NY
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 4:19PM
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SCREENING STARTS AT 4:29PM
An exceptional boy lives inside a cardboard box, where everyone is the same, except him. He dreams of everything he can find outside this box. Until, one day, the box tears a little and he manages to get out.
DIRECTOR: Guilherme S. B.
RUNTIME: 16:16
GENRE Family, Kids, Fantasy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:46PM
A sneaky thief has stolen a precious diamond! Two brave knights decide they aren't going to let him get away with it.
Instead of just using their swords, the knights bring out their heavy tanks to corner the villain. It’s a big showdown between the knights' armor and the mysterious, smiling thief. Will the knights use their swords and tanks to win the battle and bring the diamond home?
DIRECTOR: Aditya Ganesh Kumbhar
RUNTIME: 1:55
GENRE: Animation, Short, Student, Micro
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:49PM
"One Passes from a Dream" In a quiet bourgeois suburb, a young filmmaker drifts with his camera in hand, as if weightless. He films silent streets, hidden paths and empty parks, searching for a secret vibration within the real. Little by little, his wandering becomes tinged with a subtle sense of unease.
At the turn of a narrow path, reality fractures: on the screen of his camcorder appears a woman whom his eyes cannot see. Norah, a luminous and elusive figure, materializes only through the filmed image, moving forward as if carried by an invisible force.
Further ahead, she meets Lina, a calm and grounded presence. Their embrace, intimate and outside of time, seals an impossible encounter. The filmmaker, merely a witness, finds himself facing two figures emerging from a dream — or perhaps from a memory that only the camera could reveal.
DIRECTOR: Antoine Sextier
RUNTIME: 5:21
GENRE: Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:55PM
Babysitting the O'Connell children during a torrential storm proves to be more than Claire bargained for.
DIRECTOR: David Andrew Tybor
RUNTIME: 15:13
GENRE: Psychological Horror
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Lone Tree, CO
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:12PM
MESA Youth Film Club explores water out in the field, in their studies, interviewing a water scientist, Veda Austin, and using NASA stock footage to understand the power, origin, and meaning of water.
DIRECTOR: Lisa Spencer
RUNTIME: 5:00
GENRE: Documentary, Student, Educational
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Milwaukee, WI
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:18PM
A sinister force lurks within the artwork of a 10-year-old girl, binding her to a terror that refuses to fade. Years later, as she becomes a mother, the nightmares of her childhood bleed into her present, blurring the line between delusion and reality. When the truth about her daughter emerges, art and horror collide in a revelation too shocking to escape.
DIRECTOR: Steven J Mihaljevich
RUNTIME: 10:00
GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Mental Health
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:29PM
Hannah, a young actress, is forced to compete for the role of Lady Macbeth against her friend, whom she secretly loves.
DIRECTOR: Doron Neeman
RUNTIME: 14:29
GENRE: Student, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Israel
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:45PM
A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.
DIRECTOR: Radheya Jang Jegatheva
RUNTIME: 8:55
GENRE: Short, Drama, Animation, Romance
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:45PM
"Torment" A dangerous desire threatens to take hold as a husband grapples with his inner demons.
DIRECTOR: Tamás Tarcsi, Márk G Lakatos
RUNTIME: 34:42
GENRE: Drama, Crime
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Hungary
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 6:31PM
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AWARD GALA & FILMMAKER PANEL STARTS AT: 6:41 PM
AWARD GALA & PANEL
FILMMAKERS THAT ARE PRESENT WILL RECIEVE THEIR AWARD AND SIT FOR DISCUSSIONS
All of our winners can enjoy the VIP room full of snacks
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:12PM
A powerful dictator contemplates launching a nuclear strike, haunted by memories of his daughter’s innocence and joy. Torn between duty and conscience, he experiences a nightmarish vision of war, cruelty, and mass suffering. In a surreal journey through explosions, closed elevators, and endless corridors, the boundaries of reality collapse, revealing the devastating human cost of power and violence. Ultimately, he confronts the horrifying consequences of his choices in a vast, desolate cemetery where the echoes of innocent lives linger.
DIRECTOR: Amirmehdi Tavakolian
RUNTIME: 5:53
GENRE: Experimental, psychological
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:18PM
Duel Vision is a psychological martial arts drama about Jack and Molly. With corrupted memories of Molly vexing Jack, the real Molly must defeat the broken recollections so that Jack can move beyond the past.
DIRECTOR: Landon Brands
RUNTIME: 10:00
GENRE: Drama, Martial Arts, Science Fiction, Romance
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: LA, CA
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SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:29PM
An intimate portrait of creation without audience, this short artist film follows a solitary maker whose work is never intended to be seen. Gathering foliage from the Calder Valley’s hillsides, he returns to the quiet ritual of his darkroom, crafting delicate cyanotypes in isolation.
The camera never fully reveals him; only gestures, process, and presence. His art remains hidden until the final frame, where the private act of making briefly meets the public gaze.
Blending tactile, close-up observation with sweeping, reverent landscapes, the film becomes a love letter to the Calder Valley itself, a meditation on solitude, authorship, and the quiet power of art made only for oneself.
DIRECTOR: Megan Booth
RUNTIME: 2:55
GENRE: Artist, Poetic Documentary, Micro
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:343PM
Faced with an uncontrollable and tense situation in a nightclub, a man will have to face his demons by unleashing a power that could change everything...
DIRECTOR: Chris Moreira
RUNTIME: 3:49
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama, Fantasy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:37PM
"Bianca" Every week in Doc's room, Sandra, Luca, Fabio, Rosa, and Bianca, the newcomer, gather. All are there to confront each other give mutual help on the addiction that plagues his life. Doc guides them on their rehabilitative journey and is considered an exemplary man, but everything changes when they discover that he also lives the same addiction as them: that of being gluttonous consumers of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana.
DIRECTOR: Simona Mancini
RUNTIME: 10:00
GENRE: Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:48PM
Once upon a time, free time was spent playing outdoors... Then there was an EVOLUTION.
Your body profile is in danger!
Jonathan Haidt, «The Anxious Generation» (Penguin Press): "The greatest and most irresponsible experiment humanity has ever done on children.”
DIRECTOR: Vittorio Caratozzolo & Class 3 A
RUNTIME: 3:49
GENRE: Student, Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:52PM
Two twelve-year-old friends, Ali and Noor, share an unbreakable bond. Noor, an Afghan refugee, faces sudden deportation. Torn between loyalty and fear, Ali promises to see him off. But what remains is a farewell that echoes in silence, and a friendship lost to the shadows left behind.
DIRECTOR: Aun Ul Haider
RUNTIME: 13:00
GENRE: Student, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Pakistan
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 8:06PM
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ENCORE FEATURE PRESENTAION STARTS AT: 8:16PM
Lata is a 32-year-old unmarried girl who lives at home with her ailing father. While taking care of her father, her marriage, her desires, all these matters are left behind, she is alone in the house and there is no one to understand her and therefore her life is lonely, her father's old age, the work she has to do for a living, the society's attitude towards her. Living life by beating the mind.
The film deals with her insatiable desires and her struggle to achieve them.
DIRECTOR: Nehal S Ghodke
RUNTIME: 1:12:00
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS:
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
PHASE III EVENT: JULY 26th 2026
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SCREENING STARTS AT 12:30PM
Diljala Raanjha follows the journey of a young man whose life is scorched by a love that never learned to stay. Haunted by memories that cling like ash, he wanders through the ruins of a relationship that once felt eternal. Every corner of his city reminds him of her. The promises, the betrayals, the warmth, the wounds. As he tries to rebuild himself, he discovers that heartbreak isn't a moment... it's a transformation. Some loves burn so fiercely that even after they die, they keep lighting the path of the one left behind. In confronting his pain, he must decide whether to remain a prisoner of the past or rise from the embers as someone new.
DIRECTOR: Yashvardhan Jha
RUNTIME: 40:00
GENRE: Romance, Drama, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS: Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:11PM
A couple sells a skateboard. Based on an apocryphal story about Ernest Hemingway.
DIRECTOR: Juan Carlos Hernandez
RUNTIME: 3:41
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New York City, NY
JUDGING STATUS: Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:15PM
The Short film is all about eternal love of a mother lioness where it protects her cub even her absence. The story is all about to tell the sleeping pill of the cub is her mother's memories where it thinks for her rest of life and sleeps peacefully.
DIRECTOR: Srinivasa Bhattar Sri Vedavyasa
RUNTIME: 5:00
GENRE: AI, Animation, Musical
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS: Official Selection
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:21PM
It is a cold and dark night when two people meet at a lonely train station.
DIRECTOR: Sönke Erik Nissen Hünding, Christian Skibinski
RUNTIME: 9:07
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
JUDGING STATUS: Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:31PM
After an unexpected end, An An—an avid gamer—finds herself reborn inside a video game. To unlock a new storyline and truly restart her life, she must complete one catch: a co-op campaign.
But is this game even playing fair? Feeding the cat unlocks a side quest. Her tone-deaf mom is now a rhythm game boss. And after being pixelated, she still has to face a dance machine… While grinding and battling monsters, An An realizes her mom has a main quest of her own—even the family cat has begun a new journey here.
Everyone (yes, even the cat) has their own storyline. So how can An An possibly beat the game? Luckily, co-op mode requires mother and daughter to work together, and this digital realm has a kind-hearted Cat Deity watching over them. When their two questlines finally merge, their reconciliation unlocks a brand-new chapter: Love & Freedom.
DIRECTOR: Jingru Zhao
RUNTIME: 12:42
GENRE: Student, Fantasy, Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:43PM
After witnessing the murder of his friend, an android sets out to reveal the truth about the murder.
DIRECTOR: Nicole Lease, Francisco Montes
RUNTIME: 5:49
GENRE: Student, Sci-Fi, Crime
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sierra Vista, AZ
JUDGING STATUS: Best Student Short Film (AZ)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:49PM
An introspective experimental documentary essay exploring the relationship between self, place, and technology through the landscapes of the Bay Area.
DIRECTOR: Alice Faria
RUNTIME: 6:59
GENRE: Student, Experiment, Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: San Francisco, CA
JUDGING STATUS: Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:57PM
"My Little Sentry" On a remote farm, Dalva (Marina Azze) lives among dry branches and silent afternoons, waiting for the return of Antônio, her only son, sent off to war. When the radio announces Hitler's death and the end of the conflict, the world seems to exhale — but instead of relief, Dalva plunges into a whirlwind of memories. The last words exchanged with her son, and the many left unsaid, echo in her mindlike voices in an empty field. In a time where past and present blur together, Dalva keeps watch over the road with eyes full of hope and longing.
DIRECTOR: Lucas Marques
RUNTIME: 14:46
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil
JUDGING STATUS: Golden Standard Award
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 2:13PM
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SCREENING STARTS AT 2:23PM
"2 Wings x 2 Elephants" In the quiet setting of a Roman neighborhood, lives Lorenzo, a 45-year-old man, suffering from severe obesity, living secluded in a studio apartment bordering the apartment of the unattractive and "spinster", Agnese. The woman, she is secretly in love with Lorenzo and continually spies on her steps, eavesdropping through the wall that separates their homes. What she feels are the amorous forays that Lorenzo, despite his appearances, indulges in without respite; this libertine life leads Agnese to turn, worried, to the man's brother, Don Antonio, a wise and ironic priest.
Will Agnese and Lorenzo learn to love themselves and chase their dreams?
Under the veneer of comedy, the short film tackles important themes with delicacy and depth, giving the viewer a message of hope and overcoming one's limits.
(No subtitles) (In Italian)
DIRECTOR: Nino Giuffrida
RUNTIME: 14:00
GENRE: Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS: Golden Standard Award
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:38PM
Tranquil, unspoiled landscapes. The sound of the sea mingling with the whistling sound of the wind influenced by the great waves of the Atlantic. Red mountains, a stork circling above a fallen tree. A feeling of dreaminess, a palpable infinity that manages without many people. Aesthetic compositions in motion.
(Subtitles) (In German)
DIRECTOR: Lukas Berger
RUNTIME: 14:40
GENRE: Documentary, Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Portugal
JUDGING STATUS: Best Short Doc (Portugal)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:44PM
Rodolfo, a blind man, describes his unique sensory experience in Mexico City's largest park, allowing him to escape into visions of his future amidst the hustle and bustle of city life.
(No Subtitles) (In Spanish)
DIRECTOR: Aarón Monsiváis
RUNTIME: 5:00
GENRE: Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Mexico
JUDGING STATUS: Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:50PM
Opportunity is a short animated film portraying how privileges create opportunities.
DIRECTOR: Shamim Shoomali
RUNTIME: 0:27
GENRE: Micro, Animation
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Atlanta, Georgia
JUDGING STATUS: Best Micro Short (Atlanta)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:52PM
Dating can be hard, and it doesn’t matter who you are.
DIRECTOR: Dave Mitz
RUNTIME: 2:41
GENRE: Micro, Comedy, Romance
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Washington D.C.
JUDGING STATUS: Best Micro Short (D.C.)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:55PM
"All Power" In the time it takes light to reach earth from the sun, All Power provokes viewers to wonder about a near-future civilization of digital natives taught to worship the sun. Co-written and crafted with image libraries informed by artificial intelligence running on solar energy, the film merges process and production in a frenzy of human and machine hallucinations, imploring us to question our own histories, rituals, technologies, logic, judgements, and responsibilities.
DIRECTOR: Clint Sleeper
RUNTIME: 8:00
GENRE: AI, Experimental, Sci-Fi
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Tallahassee, FL
JUDGING STATUS: Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:05PM
COLLEGE TROOPERS is a short documentary film about theatre college students talking about college life.
DIRECTOR: Jack Truman
RUNTIME: 13:24
GENRE: Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Joplin, Missouri
JUDGING STATUS: Best Short Doc (Missouri)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:19PM
Follows homeless veteran outreach events in Phoenix, Arizona, where former service members are connected with essential resources including housing, healthcare, employment assistance, and legal support. Through intimate interviews and firsthand observations, the documentary gives a voice to veterans experiencing homelessness while highlighting the compassion, community, and hope found within the Stand Down program.
DIRECTOR: Ron Sonedecker
RUNTIME: 15:55
GENRE: Documentary, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Kent, Ohio
JUDGING STATUS: Best Student Short Doc (Ohio)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:35PM
A lawyer must win...whatever the cost!
DIRECTOR: James W. Hawk
RUNTIME: 17:27
GENRE: Court Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New York City, NY
JUDGING STATUS: Golden Standard Award
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:53PM
Onru is the story of a father and daughter trying to survive after an apocalyptic event. Can this father keep his daughter safe? After the world as we know it ends… love lasts forever.
DIRECTOR: Timothy Kiley
RUNTIME: 13:30
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Crestline, CA
JUDGING STATUS: Best Short Film (Crestline, CA)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:07PM
'Chateau Sauvignon: terroir' follows the isolated adolescent son of a storied vintner family who finds himself torn between obeying his father’s callous restrictions and preventing his ailing mother from deteriorating further. When a doting woman and her indifferent son arrive seeking a tasting and tour of the winery, Nicolas sees an opportunity to help care for his mother, as well as prove his worth to his choleric father. However, his wayward plan quickly takes a turn for the worse, and his missteps puts his family’s secretive murderous ways in peril of being unearthed.
DIRECTOR: D. M. Night Maire
RUNTIME: 13:00
GENRE: Slasher, Horror, Coming of Age, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brooklyn, New York
JUDGING STATUS: Best Student Short (Brooklyn, NY)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 4:20PM
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SCREENING STARTS AT 4:30PM
"Kidney Trial" Dana, a devout follower of the Breslov Hasidic movement who believes solely in God’s power, struggles with her daughter’s illness at the hospital. An encounter with Marva, the nurse caring for her, challenges her beliefs and opens new horizons of faith, understanding, and hope.
DIRECTOR: Doron Neeman
RUNTIME: 18:30
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Israel
JUDGING STATUS: Best Short Film (Israel)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:49PM
"N3W S74R7 (New Start)" A man goes on a series of quick encounters with different women, all eerily similar but unique in their appearance and behavior. As he explores their diverse personalities, he discovers a surprising truth that changes his perspective on the nature of these encounters.
DIRECTOR: Charly Delporte, Prune Girand
RUNTIME: 5:46
GENRE: Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
JUDGING STATUS: Golden Standard Award
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:51PM
In the wake of losing her 17-year-old son, a grieving mother spirals into a haze of grief, alcohol, and sensory hallucinations. Alone in a decaying home that echoes with memories, she begins hearing voices whispering through the walls. Voices she believes belong to her lost child. As her reality unravels, the line between the living and the dead, memory and madness, blurs beyond recognition.
Guided by a storm of sound, rain, and the haunting melody of “I’m Still Here,” Cynthia’s descent becomes a raw confrontation with guilt, loss, and the desperate human need to hold on to love, even when it’s destroying her. BROKEN is a poetic psychological drama that immerses viewers in the fragile terrain between grief and redemption, where every sound, shadow, and silence carries the weight of a mother’s shattered heart.
DIRECTOR: Aaron Braxton
RUNTIME: 13:27
GENRE: Drama, Supernatural
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Los Angeles, CA
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 6:05PM
A father teaches his son that the things we long for often lose their importance once we have them, and that true value is only realized when something or someone is no longer with us.
DIRECTOR: Manyu Dubbyreddy
RUNTIME: 4:55
GENRE: Student, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Cypress, TX
JUDGING STATUS: Best Student Short (Cypress, TX)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 6:10PM
In the gripping tale of a grieving mother, we witness a harrowing descent into psychological turmoil. Tormented by the haunting cries of her lost child, she embarks on a chilling journey from her bedroom to the ominous depths of the basement. What unfolds is a terrifying nightmare, this haunting ordeal becomes the catalyst that forces her to confront her shattered reality and seek the help she has long resisted.
DIRECTOR: Chris Pastenes
RUNTIME: 12:38
GENRE: Suspense, Thriller, Horror
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Chicago, IL
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 6:23PM
Assistant Manager Sam Swope (Chris Frank) finds himself in a devilish predicament. After his deal with The Devil (Joshua Cortina) takes a turn for the worse, he enlists the help of Mediator Petey Slater (Dan Styslinger) to broker a new agreement, before things get truly hellish.
DIRECTOR: Tom FRANK, Dan Styslinger
RUNTIME: 6:32
GENRE: Dark Comedy, Fantasy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Pittsburgh, PA
JUDGING STATUS: Best Short Film (Pittsburgh, PA)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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SCREENING STARTS AT 7:20PM
A man wakes up on a boat in a dried up river with only a dress hanging from a tree and a strange doorway to another world in site.
DIRECTOR: Chase Bradburn
RUNTIME: 5:00
GENRE: Experimental, Music Video
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Austin, TX
JUDGING STATUS: Best Music Video (Austin, TX)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:26PM
When Fox’s "LA Bar" is hit with a compulsory purchase order, a cornerstone of Caribbean life in 90's East London is threatened. As the city begins to forget, the community remembers. In defiance and longing, a last dance ignites—one that will be remembered for the ages.
DIRECTOR: Hayden Mclean
RUNTIME: 16:39
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS: Golden Standard Award
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:43PM
In a mentally retarded sanatorium, a disabled boy named Sohrab has a physical problem and is unable to move or speak. One of his roommates is by the window, eager to find out what he sees on the other side of the window.
(Subtitles) (In Persian)
DIRECTOR: Meysam Oghbaei, Mahdiye Toosi
RUNTIME: 14:44
GENRE: Drama, Psychological
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
JUDGING STATUS: Best Short Film (Iran)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:58PM
A man confronts a childhood memory buried deep within him. As it resurfaces, he is forced into a silent reckoning with guilt, memory, and the weight of what was never spoken.
(Subtitles) (In Turkish)
DIRECTOR: Burak Özen
RUNTIME: 5:00
GENRE: Drama, Psychological
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Turkey
JUDGING STATUS: Best short Film (Turkey)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 8:04PM
The water of a fountain reflects the face of a woman in a state of apparent hypnosis. From the moment she begins to move, the primordial and brutal need to bear witness to her own existence
emerges. As it unfolds, the movement is not conceived as an isolated element, but as an integral part of the space that hosts it, in a continuous interaction between body and landscape. An emotional vehicle capable of transforming the place and restoring to it a state of mind. A continuous relationship between dynamism and petrification.
DIRECTOR: Luigi Di Domenico
RUNTIME: 3:32
GENRE: Experimental, Music Video
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS: Best Music Video (Italy)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 8:08PM
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ENCORE FEATURE PRESENTAION STARTS AT: 8:18PM
In the dead of a Los Angeles night, a woman is forced to drive a 1960's Lincoln Continental to complete errands to save her and her loved ones.
DIRECTOR: Clarice Paris
RUNTIME: 01:01:40
GENRE: Drama, Crime, Mystery
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Langley, WA
JUDGING STATUS: Encore Award
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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SCREENING STARTS AT 12:30PM
Saltwater Psalms is a six-minute visual poem built from fragments of the natural world. Instead of a linear story, the film moves through a living collage of water, shoreline, foliage, animals, food, and sunlight. Each image becomes its own reminder that the body knows how to come home when it is given space to breathe. The work reflects a season of emotional exhaustion and rebuilding. The film does not chase a narrative arc. It rests inside stillness, repetition, and the softness of everyday beauty. The viewer is invited to witness what healing looks like when it is not performed. Quiet waves. Moving shadows. A fruit sliced open. Wings in flight. The warmth of the sun on skin.
DIRECTOR: Devin Nikki Thomas
RUNTIME: 7:00
GENRE: visual poem, music video, experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Washington, D.C. - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Washington D.C.)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:38PM
A mother speaks to Lili, her five-year-old daughter who suffers from epilepsy. She lovingly and poetically imagines the play-space her daughter creates in her mind during the seizures in which she loses consciousness.
DIRECTOR: Adrien Lhoste
RUNTIME: 3:44
GENRE: Experimental, Surreal, Fantasy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:43PM
A poem of love and struggle dedicated to the Palestinian people
DIRECTOR: Simone Massi
RUNTIME: 5:00
GENRE: Animation, Poetry
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:49PM
Grannybai stands up for herself as she narrates the self-worth of every woman in a highly chauvinistic, misogynistic and patriarchal society. Even as she dons the quintessential role of a mother, her unfading virtuosity continues to shine. With her sassy plus comical rant, Grannybai, aims to make the invisible, visible - The sinking mental, emotional and physical well-being of every woman that steps into the quintessential role of a mother and caregiver.
DIRECTOR: Sonal Jamkhedkar
RUNTIME: 5:44
GENRE: Experimental, Music Video, Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS: Official Selection
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:56PM
A dewy-eyed university student is thrust into an eerie hazing ritual at an all-female secret society initiation event.
DIRECTOR: Anna Turner
RUNTIME: 7:22
GENRE: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist - Short Film Runner Up (United Kingdom)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:05PM
‘Strings’ follows the story of an ordinary worker as they go through the life of an office worker. It shows how the worker endures pain and tiredness through the fear of almighty power of the superiors.
DIRECTOR: Neha Ganesh Kumbhar
RUNTIME: 1:53
GENRE: Animation, Experimental, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Micro Short (India)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:08PM
A young Asian American university student grapples with what it means to be the only woman of color in her class when a film professor extends unwanted attention toward her. Based on a true story.
DIRECTOR: Michelle Bossy
RUNTIME: 13:00
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Los Angeles, California - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:22PM
"We'll Watch the Sky" A cautionary tale. As nuclear war becomes imminent, two estranged lovers reunite and find a final moment of peace at the end of the world.
DIRECTOR: Jack R H O’Sullivan
RUNTIME: 10:34
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:34PM
Rob can do the impossible, but only when no one is watching. After a lifetime of invisibility, one anonymous act forces him to decide whether being unseen is a curse or a choice.
DIRECTOR: Adam Szudrich
RUNTIME: 6:31
GENRE: Comedy, Romantic
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:42PM
Set in a dystopian near future where everyone is provided with a 24-hour warning before their death by the government, Mariam receives such a call from Bob, a real-life operator that is on his first day on the job, informing her of her final day.
DIRECTOR: Michelle Bossy
RUNTIME: 13:20
GENRE: Drama, Dark Comedy, Grounded Dystopian Sci-Fi
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Greece
JUDGING STATUS: Winner -GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:56PM
A single drop of water is carried inside a bottle by a drone. It travels across a scorching, futuristic desert world where each place becomes increasingly dangerous. Along the way, it narrowly escapes a man with a net, a boxing kangaroo, and giant jellyfish… until it finally finds itself in the middle of a billionaire’s party.
DIRECTOR: Adrien Lhoste
RUNTIME: 4:26
GENRE: Music Video, Animation
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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SCREENING STARTS AT 2:13PM
A young woman is convinced by her self-proclaimed clairvoyant mother that her husband who is a police officer will be killed on the job. She follows him to meet the bad guys, turns the tables on them and saves the day. Starring Jeannie Cruz
DIRECTOR: Robert Lawrence
RUNTIME: 23:00
GENRE: Television Pilot, Comedy, Crime
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: La Porte, Texas - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (La Porte, TX)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:37PM
The lines between life and death become blurred for John as he takes the risk to live forever.
DIRECTOR: Carrie Ann Quinn
RUNTIME: 15:00
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Boston, Massachusetts - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Boston, Massachusetts)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:53PM
A pious sister and her inflexible brother mourn the passing of their beloved mother. Based on Guy de Maupassant's 1880 short story 'Dead Woman's Secret'.
DIRECTOR: David M. Night Maire
RUNTIME: 10:00
GENRE: Drama, LGBTQ+, Adaptation, Period Piece
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:04PM
A renowned painter, stripped of his family and eyesight in a tragic accident, retreats to the darkness of his ancestral basement. Struggling with only 10% vision and profound grief, he falls into a void of visual hallucinations where the line between creation and destruction blurs. In a haunting spiral of psychosis, he believes he is reclaiming his late wife, while in reality, he is giving birth to terrifying, obsidian abstractions on canvas.
DIRECTOR: Behnam Khosravi
RUNTIME: 13:57
GENRE: Student, Drama, Horror
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:18PM
A young clown attempts to tell his first joke.
DIRECTOR: Juan Carlos Hernandez
RUNTIME: 8:46
GENRE: Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New York City, NY - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Official Selection
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:28PM
Man has been cast out of paradise and exiled to earth. He produces a generation that corrupts and steals on earth.
DIRECTOR: Zahra Shafiei Dehaghani
RUNTIME: 2:09
GENRE: Animation
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
JUDGING STATUS: Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:31PM
Vincenzo is on his first date with Sara, he asks for help from an application based on AI, which suggests what to say. A love story is born, and they organize a blind date for their best friends, advising them both to use A.I.
DIRECTOR: Gianluca Zonta
RUNTIME: 14:00
GENRE: Romance, Comedy, Sci-Fi
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:46PM
A short neo-noir thriller centered around a mysterious druggist visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet, Sangstrom winds up getting more than he bargained for from the sagacious alchemist.
DIRECTOR: George Vatistas
RUNTIME: 8:37
GENRE: Neo-Noire, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brooklyn, New York - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:58PM
Set in rural Rajasthan, India, in the Thar Desert, "Paani" ("Water" in Hindi) is a documentary about desert life in India shaped by water scarcity. The film captures families whose daily lives revolve around securing water in the harsh desert climate. They find hope when engineers drill nearly 500 feet below the surface to reach drinkable groundwater, transforming the village’s future. "Paani" is a story of a community's resilience and the value of a single drop.
DIRECTOR: Akshita Vashisht
RUNTIME: 3:35
GENRE: Documentary, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Micro Doc (India)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:03PM
"Typed Out" Lydia cannot rest. Days are counting down to a deadline she cannot miss. With each moment that passes the wall that she built to protect herself from the world crumbles. But, sometimes, when walls collapse, it lets the light shine through.
DIRECTOR: Mistee O'Connor-Bromwell
RUNTIME: 7:21
GENRE: Student, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short (United Kingdom)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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SCREENING STARTS AT 4:22PM
Mr. Monzavi, a reclusive man, lives in an ice shop alongside a mysterious block of ice that never melts. Their quiet, intimate bond is threatened when a group of strangers arrives, searching for something hidden deep within the ice.
DIRECTOR: Barbod Ataie
RUNTIME: 14:59
GENRE: Student, Drama, Surreal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (Iran)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:38PM
On a restless night in the cyberpunk city "Megaville" a disillusioned ranger encounters a washed-up chef called Jack. They reach an agreement and a culinary duel to the death follows. A lethal supper that only one of them will survive.
DIRECTOR: Tim Cürlis, Christian Skibinski
RUNTIME: 13:46
GENRE: Sci-fi, Crime, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:52PM
A brilliant but manipulated student, Ahiṃsaka, becomes a ruthless killer. After amassing 999 victims and nearly killing his own mother, he encounters the Buddha. The Buddha teaches him the true meaning of "stopping," leading Ahiṃsaka to abandon his violent past, become a monk, and find ultimate freedom from suffering
DIRECTOR: Surapong Wetsuwanmanee
RUNTIME: 5:37
GENRE: Animation
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Thailand
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Thailand)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 4:59PM
A detective is about to discover whether the woman she's interrogating is truly unhinged... or telling a devastating truth.
DIRECTOR: Nancy Greene
RUNTIME: 9:30
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Los Angeles, CA - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist - Short Film Runner Up (Los Angeles, CA)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:10PM
A family on a road trip lose a precious cargo and find themselves in a terrifying situation.
DIRECTOR: Charly Delporte
RUNTIME: 6:15
GENRE: road-movie, fantastique
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
JUDGING STATUS: Winner -GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:17PM
Samantha, a free-spirited hopeless romantic, discovers her 30-something year old BFF Drew, a gay high-functioning drug-addled sex addict, is hosting an orgy in lieu of honoring his personal commitments.
DIRECTOR: Nathaniel P. Claridad
RUNTIME: 10:00
GENRE: Comedy, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New York City, New York - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist - Runner Up Short (New York City, NY)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:28PM
In Mexico, 2008, there was a case which was so evil and with such a diabolical nature, that the government decided to keep it hidden from the public light - Until now. Based on a true story.
DIRECTOR: Moises Suarez, Javier Carreon
RUNTIME: 15:40
GENRE: True Crime, Horror
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Mexico
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist - Runner Up Short (Mexico)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:44PM
The past catches up with Felix, in the form of his old buddy Olaf. Mob-leader Ivan wants his cocaine back, and Felix has to fight for his new domestic life, and to escape his crime background.
DIRECTOR: Christian Skibinski
RUNTIME: 11:49
GENRE: Crime, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 5:56PM
Len Zuks, the unlikely alchemist, forges mythic creatures and whimsical figures from the abandoned steel and rubber of everyday life. The Last Rooster reveals how, through his hands, refuse becomes revelation, and the discarded gains dignity.
DIRECTOR: James Hyams
RUNTIME: 9:56
GENRE: Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Documentary (Australia)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 6:08PM
Reut has been married to Shahar for 5 years, the rabbi's lesson took place precisely on the same night in which Reut is commanded by the Torah to dip in the mikvah (holy waters) in order for her and her husband to be intimate. Reut has a very clear goal: she wants a child, the biological clock is ticking, according to the rabbi it is forbidden to go to the doctors, so her only option is to try and conceive a baby tonight!
DIRECTOR: Doron Neeman
RUNTIME: 13:40
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Israel
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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SCREENING STARTS AT 6:33PM
Giacomo Fanelli is a loan shark who suffered rejection of a kidney transplant he had. Because his doctor doesn’t approve a second transplant, he decides to send money to Giulia and Emma, two girls who want to get married, to solve the problem.
DIRECTOR: Nicola Scamarcia
RUNTIME: 16:31
GENRE: Thriller, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 6:50PM
A young woman wanders through an eerily empty city, consumed by a profound sense of isolation. As she moves through fragments of her daily life, the boundary between reality and her inner world gradually dissolves, blurring perception and emotion. The film invites the audience to inhabit her solitude, experiencing the quiet weight of loneliness as it reshapes her sense of self and the world around her.
DIRECTOR: Rojan Ajamian
RUNTIME: 7:34
GENRE: Experimental, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 6:58PM
In a near future dominated by the metaverse, AI agents investigate cybercrime. Violet, an AI detective, is assigned to question Mia, a defiant youth. But upon hearing Violet’s name, Mia reveals a shocking truth. In this sealed interrogation room, what revelation awaits? A neo-noir suspense short with a bold visual style.
DIRECTOR: Tomofumi Inoue, Kazuma Shimizu, Chizuru Kakimoto
RUNTIME: 10:24
GENRE: Animation, Sci-fi, Mystery
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Japan)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:10PM
Fresh out of county jail, a recovering addict fights to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family—but one night in a cheap motel tests the limits of his willpower and redemption
DIRECTOR: Marquise Myles
RUNTIME: 14:04
GENRE: Drama, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Los Angeles, CA - USA
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 7:26 PM
"Free the Doves" The film follows Chico, a 13-year-old Moroccan boy coming of age in a poor neighborhood controlled by a crime family, and his friend Dudi.​The boys discover that Dudi's sister Shmicha has fallen into prostitution run by Dana, the family's brothel boss, prompting them to plan her murder despite Shmicha's refusal and protective intervention.​
The story explores how the youths learn to bend the law to solve problems in their harsh environment, while Chico confronts his personal issue with the troublesome Sudmi the Yemeni.
DIRECTOR: Malcior Vaknin
RUNTIME: 18:30
GENRE: Drama, Crime, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Israel
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short (Israel)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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Yobu Maligwa and Yosefe Kalekeni — two Malawian street musicians who built their own instruments and found their way to stages across Zanzibar, Europe and the United States. Once mocked as madmen on the streets of Lilongwe, their chance encounter with British musician Neil Nayar set in motion a journey neither of them could have imagined. This is a story about resilience, joy, and what happens when music meets destiny. Directed and edited by Johan Nayar. Produced by Tim Delhaes. Narrated by Neil Nayar. Represented worldwide by Moviehouse Entertainment.
DIRECTOR: Johan Nayar
RUNTIME: 1 Hour & 20 minutes
GENRE: Documentary, Music
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - THE ENCORE AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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PHASE I EVENT DATE: May 31st, 2026
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SCREENING STARTS AT 12:30PM
A composer recounts a dream from his youth that inspired the slow movement of his first-string quartet, Prayer of the Sea. The dream, depicting a peaceful dissolution into the sea and wind, symbolized his future death. Decades later, rediscovering a drawing from the quartet's premiere - perfectly capturing the dream’s essence - revived its emotions. Now older, he reflects on the dream’s message: a serene acceptance of life’s inevitable end.
Prayer of the Sea is an audiovisual elegy offering a calm perspective on the universal experience of passing.
DIRECTOR: Martin Gergk
RUNTIME: 6:30
GENRE: Experimental, Animation
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Germany)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:37PM
Two wannabe criminals try to pull off the dumbest heist of all time: stealing ice from a convenience store. What starts as a “foolproof” plan turns into a chaotic chase involving pantyhose masks, idiot cops, and a whole lot of bad decisions. A comedy about friendship, failure, and frozen water.
DIRECTOR: Gavin McCullock
RUNTIME: 8:49
GENRE: Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Arcadia, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Arcadia, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:45PM
“The Home That Is Me” is an animated film that tells the story of searching for a home, not in a geographical sense, but in terms of internal stability and self-sufficiency. The film is born from the director’s personal experience, forced to leave his homeland due to war and witnessing both physical and spiritual destruction. The boy must save himself from the invasion of flies, but the house that he built did not save him, and the people he tried to trust turned out to be an even greater danger. now the hero has to understand where in this world there is a safe place.
DIRECTOR: Araik Zulalian
RUNTIME: 6:06
GENRE: Animation, Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Armenia
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Armenia)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 12:52PM
"Breaking Ice" features Captain Kristen Serumgard and her U.S. Coast Guard crew. The film takes place on USCGC icebreaker Healy, the largest polar icebreaker in the fleet, on a mission above the Arctic Circle. 18% serving on board are female.
Honest. Bold. Often surprising. Sometimes funny. Always humane. These dedicated women mirror all Americans. Their stories reveal grit, patriotism and sacrifice. They give us reason to be proud.
We will be producing the feature-length film of "Breaking Ice" in the near future.
DIRECTOR: Mary Ellen Scherl
RUNTIME: 13:25
GENRE: Documentary Short
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Coral Gables, Florida
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Doc Film (Florida)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:06PM
Jess came to spend the weekend. Marcus thought it would be simple. But between the extra baggage, a locked phone, and a surprise knock at the door, neither of them is ready for what “trust issues” really looks like.
DIRECTOR: Savon Melton
RUNTIME: 4:40
GENRE: Drama/Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Houston, Texas
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Houston, Texas)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:12PM
"The Ballad of Two Sisters" A music video that tells the story of two sisters. And a duel.
DIRECTOR: Alan Thornburg
RUNTIME: 8:00
GENRE: Music Video
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Corpus Christi, Texas
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Music Video (Corpus Christi, Texas)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:21PM
Based on the Road to Emmaus from the Gospel of Luke 24:13-35
DIRECTOR: John Putman
RUNTIME: 5:19
GENRE: Drama, Mystical
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Tulsa, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist - Short Film Runner Up (Tulsa, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 1:27PM
When a woman goes to visit her gynecologist about a mysterious pain she has, things turn from bad to worse when she alas meets her freakish doctor.
DIRECTOR: Emilio Meaux
RUNTIME: 8:30
GENRE: Surreal, Comedy, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - San Francisco, California
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (San Francisco, California)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENIG STARTS AT 1:38PM
"SONS" is a poignant documentary short that captures the resilience of a Ukrainian family striving for normalcy amidst the chaos of war. Interwoven with their story is that of an American family from Missouri, journeying to Ukraine to recover the remains of their son, a former Marine who was killed in action while volunteering with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This film explores themes of loss, courage, and the enduring bonds of family in the face of conflict.
DIRECTOR: Eli Brooks Davidson
RUNTIME: 27:33
GENRE: Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ukraine
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Overall Short Doc Film
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
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SCREENING STARTS AT 2:18PM
In a strict 19th-century Calvinist commune in Eastern France, a pastor's wife questions the roles she has been given by reclaiming her body, her voice, and her will.
DIRECTOR: Mathilde Bek Hansen
RUNTIME: 13:14
GENRE: Drama Historical, Student
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (France)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:32PM
"From Their Hands" In the simple rhythm of kneading dough and brewing coffee, De Sus Manos reflects on memory, tradition, and the food that connects generations. Through food and storytelling, a Colombian family shares how the simplest rituals carry the deepest meaning.
DIRECTOR: Matt Brewer
RUNTIME: 2:30
GENRE: Documentary, Foody
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Tulsa, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Micro Doc Film (Tulsa, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 2:36PM
Haunted by her traumatic past and trapped in a toxic relationship, a young woman enlists her twin to temporarily switch places, only to unleash buried trauma that threatens to consume them both.
DIRECTOR: Joce Retana
RUNTIME: 24:22
GENRE: Suspense, Thriller
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Fort Worth, Texas
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (Fort Worth, Texas)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:01PM
Western where a gunslinger comes to town, goes to the town's saloon and strikes up a poker game with a local wrangler.
During the poker game a saloon gal comes over to the table. The gunslinger makes a move on the saloon gal. The gunslinger and the wrangler get into an argument which they take outside to main street where they square off for a gunfight.
DIRECTOR: Lee White, Al Zavala
RUNTIME: 2:45
GENRE: Western
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - San Antonio, Texas
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Micro Short Film (San Antonio, Texas)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:05PM
After years of burying the truth, Eric’s past violently resurfaces when a man connected to a crime long forgotten shows up at his door. What begins as a quiet night at home quickly turns into a tense confrontation filled with secrets, betrayal, and the consequences of escaping your past.
DIRECTOR: Chanelle Gibbs
RUNTIME: 8:02
GENRE: Crime, Suspense
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Tulsa, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (Tulsa, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:14PM
"Catalogue of Noses" is a short musical comedy. It tells the story of Emily, a Jewish teen actor on the day of her scheduled nose surgery, who faces off with her mother, a plastic surgeon, and the weight of her cultural identity. Through original songs that parody 'Fiddler on the Roof,' we follow Emily’s emotional state as she navigates this decision and learns unsettling truths about the consequences of assimilation.
DIRECTOR: Josie Andrews
RUNTIME: 12:33
GENRE: Dark Comedy, Musical
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Los Angeles, California
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT 3:27PM
"The Quest for the Golden Dragon" From the Director who has watched Lord of the Rings and many other movies comes an epic tale of epic epicness! Two sisters embark on a quest through a mythical land (that looks suspiciously like someone's back garden) to find a Golden Dragon. On the way they encounter a wizard, zombies and other assorted weird and zany characters
DIRECTOR: Tom Whiteley
RUNTIME: 29:59
GENRE: Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (United Kingdom)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT:3:59PM
A documentary highlighting family, veteran, andyouth homelessness challenges, and the life- changing impact of the Illumination Foundation's aid. Witness the inspiring journey of individuals overcoming adversity and rebuilding their lives with hope, love, and the Foundation's support as they tackle misconceptions and transform despair into resilience.
DIRECTOR: Noah Berlow
RUNTIME: 7:15
GENRE: Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Los Angeles, California
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 4:08PM
Two children help their parents rummage through the belongings of their late grandfather only to discover that adventure awaits in the most unexpected of places.
DIRECTOR: Isaiah Stephens
RUNTIME: 11:08
GENRE: Mystical, Comedy
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Edmond, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (Edmond, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION STARTS AT 4:19PM
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SCREENING STARTS AT: 4:30PM
"Rio, a cunning drug dealer, gets entangled in a dangerous affair with the wife of a ruthless drug lord, ignited in a deadly game of deception, things take a turn.
DIRECTOR: Ephraim Liggins
RUNTIME: 38:01
GENRE: Crime, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Tulsa, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist - Short Film Runner Up (Tulsa, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 5:09PM
"You're Not a Fool, Grandpa" A little girl, now a woman, writes to her grandfather, wounded by a mental disorder. She watches him as he seethes inwardly, pondering the place of childhood in suffering.
DIRECTOR: Adrien Lhoste
RUNTIME: 4:13
GENRE: Animation
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 5:14PM
"Vending Machine" In an era of rampant materialism, a vending machine becomes the embodiment of collective hypnosis. As the epitome of countless anonymous passersby, Xiao Wang witnesses the convergence and collision of desires among people of different classes and identities. A parable of self-indulgent greed unfolds...
DIRECTOR: Yixuan Dai
RUNTIME: 5:00
GENRE: Experimental
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (China)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 5:19PM
"The Bunny" On the anniversary of his sister’s Easter night disappearance, sixteen-year-old Johnny discovers that the town’s darkest myth may not be a myth at all. When a trail of chocolate eggs leads back to the past, Johnny is drawn into a terrifying sequence with an unthinkable cost. The Bunny is a brutal coming-of-age horror about grief, legacy, and the monsters we keep alive.
DIRECTOR: Isaiah Supadi, Oscar Smith
RUNTIME: 10:00
GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Student Short Film (Australia)
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 5:29PM
What is the most important life lesson a dad can teach his child? This is that story. "The Path" is Wes's debut in writing and is inspired by actual events in his life. It is a faith-based family drama about a 63-year-old single dad split raising his only child, a teenage daughter. Through a dream he realizes that tomorrows are never promised and that he must ensure his daughter knows "The Path" to Salvation. He takes her on a heartfelt Road Trip full of life lessons, traditions, stories from his Special Operations military past, faith and bonding moments. The trip is cut short just shy of their destination, by his vision of tragedy. He leaves behind a legacy of love, purpose and commitment to Faith and... that endings are also beginnings. The 19-song soundtrack purposely beautifully helps tell the story. 7 of the songs were written by Wes exclusively for this project.
DIRECTOR: Wes Gillum
RUNTIME: 29:59
GENRE: Documentary, Dramatization, Other
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Fort Worth, Texas
JUDGING STATUS: Finalist - Short Doc Runner Up (Fort Worth, TX)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 5:59PM
After a violent domestic incident leaves a woman critically injured, a calm and unnerving suspect is brought in for questioning by a relentless detective. As the interrogation unfolds, fractured memories, distorted reflections, and repeating moments suggest the truth is far more unstable than either man realizes. What begins as a search for motive slowly becomes a descent into a shattered reality, where guilt, identity, and survival collide—and nothing is quite what it seems
DIRECTOR: James Frederick Spake
RUNTIME: 14:27
GENRE: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Norman, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Overall Short Film
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 6:14PM
An illiterate scarecrow enters an economic city, the people have trusted him and elect him as manager, the scarecrow is elected as manager. But the people realize that he is illiterate and because he is illiterate, he has jeopardized the economy, the people take back their votes, but the scarecrow tortures the people with a whip, the people unite, the scarecrow falls.
After the fall of the scarecrow, people together rebuild the industrial city. People use their body parts to build their homeland and their industrial city.
DIRECTOR: Zahra Shafiei Dehaqani
RUNTIME: 3:38
GENRE: Animation
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iran
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Honorable Mention
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
Director Statement:
The film was made during a crisis and sanctions against a country whose people were unable to escape oppression; and no one dared to criticize the oppressive government. I hope that i we can build the country (my Iran)with unity and solidarity. As a woman in a country that claims to be a republic, it completely closes its doors to women and hates women. I made this animation to show what totalitarian feudal governments do to people in the form of religion.
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SCREENING STARTS AT: 6:28PM
While getting ready for a date with the girl of his dreams, Marco is visited by a man in the TV who starts talking to him. And he has a request to make... Hallucination or reality? That’s what Marco will have to figure out in this absurd and slapstick comedy.
DIRECTOR: Leonardo Valenti
RUNTIME: 28:58
GENRE: Comedy, Fantasy, Retro, VHS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Italy)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 6:57PM
Crushed by stress, temptation, and the weight of his own destructive habits, a man trapped in the endless cycle of work finds himself haunted by a mysterious figure embodying his inner darkness. Pushed to the edge, he is offered a knife with one devastating purpose — to end his life. But in a final act of defiance and self-discovery, he chooses instead to cut the ropes binding him, embracing freedom, hope, and redemption.
DIRECTOR: Lisandro Boccacci, Jay Boccacci
RUNTIME: 4:49
GENRE: Music Video
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Tulsa, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Music Video (Tulsa, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 7:02PM
A kind-hearted janitor witnesses dangerous criminal activity at his neighboring apartment building: 305 Fishkill Avenue. The problem is no one believes this address even exists.
DIRECTOR: Ramel Westry
RUNTIME: 15:00
GENRE: Drama, Phycological
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - New York City, New York
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
SCREENING STARTS AT: 7:18PM
2nd Chapter to Rio, a cunning drug dealer, gets entangled in a dangerous affair with the wife of a ruthless drug lord, ignited in a deadly game of deception, things take a turn.
DIRECTOR: Ephraim Liggins
RUNTIME: 34:54
GENRE: Crime, Drama
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - Tulsa, Oklahoma
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - Best Short Film (Tulsa, OK)
SUBMISSION STATUS: On Time & Paid (First Tier)
AWARD GALA & FILMMAKER PANEL STARTS AT: 7:54PM
AWARD GALA & PANEL
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ENCORE FEATURE PRESENTAION STARTS AT: 9:25PM
Unbroken is an intimate athletic drama as well as a meditation on loss, age, legacy & mortality.
Following parkour practitioner Bryce Clarke, Unbroken is a documentary that captures an unflinching look at a man's grief & athletic triumph following the passing of his two closest friends -- Basilio “Quiet” Montilla and Deyvid “Wolf” Garcia -- both of whom continue to live on in the New York City parkour community.
DIRECTOR: Joshua Chen Cavalier
RUNTIME: 1 Hour
GENRE: Documentary
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S. - New York City, New York
JUDGING STATUS: Winner - THE ENCORE AWARD
SUBMISSION STATUS: After Deadline & Free (Second Tier)
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