The Rules of Life., 13min., United Arab Emirates
Directed by Larry Neale
Max still lives under his parents’ roof, drifting through life with no direction. He spends his days immersed in the digital world, avoiding the real one entirely. The dreams he once chased have faded, and now he’s stuck; un...

ABERTH, 17min., USA
Directed by Jess Scales
A tale of sacrifice and honor, a squire goes to any length to protect his Kingdom from evil, while his former master goes to any length to protect him.

https://www.instagram.com/aberthfilm

DEAD END POC, 3min., Canada
Directed by Jeffrey Atsuson
When a trio of deranged, violent misfits invade a seemingly nondescript suburban home on Halloween night and terrorize the owners for the benefit of an elite dark web audience, they soon discover that the real terror already lives inside the...

LAST CALL, 2min., USA
Directed by Juan Brea Garcia
A lonely patron sits idly at an empty bar, unimpressed by the menu and unmoved by the night. When the bartender finally asks what she’s having, her answer turns the last call into something far more sinister — and eternal.

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DEMONS AND SAVIORS, 6min., USA
Directed by Jessica Spinelli
In this music video for the Connecticut-based heavy metal band, Eyes of Theia, Father John, a devoted priest, begins to lose control as dark thoughts and fantasies begin to prey on his suppressed desires. While in his church, he experien...

Borom Baax, 12min., Senegal
Directed by Georges Diodji Ndour
On a Saturday night, Papis, a lonely 35-year-old gas station attendant, comes home hungry and broke.

JUST BEING NICE, 5min., Argentina
Directed by Jeronimo Geldart
Late at night, a woman stops at an almost empty gas station. What begins as a brief, ordinary interaction slowly turns unsettling as a man’s presence reshapes the space. Through silence, proximity, and small gestures, Just Being Nice ...

CROWDED RIVER, 9min., Australia
Directed by Andrew M Sully
When Jane, a mid-career novelist racing a looming deadline, accepts a last-minute dog-sitting stay in a secluded riverside home — the perfect hideout to finish her book, or so she thinks — ordinary moments begin to feel charged with uneas...

NATURAL MEANS, 14min., USA
Directed by Leo Magnus Mousseau
As they drive into the night, a man attempts to control the dynamic between himself, a younger woman, and a vengeful corpse.

BARRAGE, 43min., Italy
Directed by Emanuele Filiberto D'Andrea
The red thread linking Thailand and 1980s Colombia is formed by the blood spilled by bullets. Between past and present, Kitt will face difficult choices to survive, but perhaps in the smoke of battle he will find a family.

HIGHER, 20min., Italy
Directed by Michael Carlo Allen
A group of Sicilian teenagers spend an evening discussing life and art.

https://instagram.com/michaelcarloallen

FIVE STARS, 23min., USA
Directed by Demetrius Joyette
A retired veteran finds transitioning into civilian life tough, when a woman with a big problem enters his RideShare begging the question, can you really escape fate?

Learning to Cuss, 4min., USA
Directed by Corey Foxx
Two young boys decide it is time to learn the ways of speaking like an adult.

https://instagram.com/austinfoxx11/

The Offering, 3min., Canada
Directed by Banpreet singh

https://www.instagram.com/banpreet_gill

The Edge of Silence, 3min., USA
Directed by Maricar Bella
"The Edge of Silence" explores a woman's twenty-year journey to reconcile with her mother's suicide. Haunted by the consuming "silence of the deep," she navigates a bustling city whose overwhelming noise becomes a reflection of her interna...

The Harpies, 4min., Canada
Directed by Rogan Lovse
The Harpies was written, filmed, and edited in 48 hours as part of the 2024 Run N Gun: Vancouver's 48 hour Film Competition. Winner of the Run N Gun's Best Cinematography and Best Art awards, as well as, being nominated for Best Picture, Best Edi...

THE FRUIT, 5min., USA
Directed by Eric C Player
Ted Wilson has a chip on his shoulder about aliens. Space Aliens. What he doesn't know could kill him.

https://instagram.com/PantherPictures

Soul of a free woman, 1min., Poland
Directed by Magdalena Kołodziej-Olszewska
A personal transgression illustrating the universal oppression of women.

TRAPPED, 4min., USA
Directed by Olivia Minn
Trapped is an award-winning short film by Olivia Minn, recipient of a Gold Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her memoir and an Honorable Mention for this film.

https://www.trappedfilm2026.com/

OPPS, 1min., USA
Directed by Wallis Liu
Inside a crowded claw machine, an orange doll is rejected by his purple peers because of his color and an uncontrollable, embarrassing habit. When the giant metal claw drops, the group selfishly shoves the outcast into the center as a sacrifice. However, th...

INTERNAL COLOR, 16min., USA
Directed by Davïd Asambadze, Anastasïa Asambadze
A troubled woman reconnects with her unborn child.

https://instagram.com/migrantfilm/

Biggity Baggity Boo: Enter The Bagaverse, 3min., USA
Directed by Jeremiah Williams
After a devastating storm destroys their family farm in Normieville, USA, Harold, a hardworking farmer and devoted father, meets a mysterious, talking blue bag named Baby Blickey.

https://instagram.com/bagsbromusic

BLACK SPACE DIGGER, 4min., Austria
Directed by Bernhard Riegler, Heinz Sambs
When money is no object, art is the answer. In honor of Rene Benko—Austria's fallen investment star—who blew €2.7 billion.

http://www.reburnt.com/

GARDEN VALLEY, 28min., USA
Directed by Manuel Navarro
Inspired by the horrific Mann family murders of spring 1988, Garden Valley follows two friends lost in a haze of hard rock, reckless choices, drugs, and volatile romance. Set against the bleak landscape of the Garden Valley trailer park on San...