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EXPOSED film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
EXPOSED, 13min., USA
Directed by Siamak Dehghanpour
A young, ambitious journalist will have her first high-profile live interview with the President. The country is on the verge of a significant war, externally and internally. After a series of questions, the interview takes a dangerous course.
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CHECK BEHIND THE CURTAIN film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
Check Behind the Curtain, 17min., Brazil
Directed by Paula Pardillos
While spending the night at a road motel, a woman gets suspicious of a mysterious hole, but her partner does not seem to be bothered by it.
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THE FINAL MISSION film, reactions THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
THE FINAL MISSION, 17min., USA
Directed by Winston James
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Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca, reactions LGBTQ+ Fest
Inside the Oasis: The Story of South Florida's Gay Mecca, 47min., USA
Directed by Andy Perrott
Narrated by Emmy-winning actor Sharon Gless, INSIDE THE OASIS: The Story of South Florida’s Gay Mecca explores the LGBTQ+ community’s evolution in Broward County from the 1950s to the present. Through a... -
GIRLS NIGHT IN film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
GIRLS NITE IN, 7min., USA
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TEN POEM PROJECT (Auntie) film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Ten Poem Project (Auntie), 4min., USA
Directed by Nakoa Taggart, Gabriel Vazquez
Ten Poem Project is a hybrid dance film that brings together poetry, movement, and lived testimony to explore migration, identity, and artistic resilience. Emerging from a larger practice-as-research monograph, the f... -
ANADROMOUS film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
ANADROMOUS, 5min., USA
Directed by Ari Grubb
When they find themselves evolving out of their aquarium home, two fish set off on a musical journey of self-acceptance and queer joy, and find community in a freaky fish gay bar in the deepest depths of the ocean.
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FINDING YIYI film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Finding Yiyi, 14min., USA
Directed by Kim Caicedo
After losing her grandmother’s cherished dumpling recipe, a 65-year-old woman embarks on a journey to piece it back together, leading her to reconnect with a childhood friend and explore the relationship they never had.
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LOOK AT US NOW film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Look At Us Now, 5min., USA
Directed by Noelle Gentile, Kaitlyn Busbee
"Look At Us Now" is the debut music video from 10-year-old, Lulu Grey's debut album, "Dreaming' Grey"
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OPEN film, reactions Female Film Festival
OPEN, 12min., Australia
Directed by Vanessa Cobbs, Chrystila Ayom
Lily, a young mother struggling to raise her daughter in near isolation, discovers a locked bus in a nearby yard. What she finds inside pulls her into a fight for survival that will change both their lives forever. -
BLINK film, reactions Female Film Festival
BLINK, 16min., USA
Directed by Trude Namara
Liana is trapped in this psychological thriller, an extended metaphor for how friends/communities can be monsters, forcing one to stay in a toxic relationship. -
LONG ISLAND SOUTH SHORE film, reactions Female Film Festival
"Long Island South Shore", 29min., USA
Directed by Cat Torres, April Audia
A single mother and her teenage daughter living on the south shore of Long Island. Fighting each other to be seen. Living in the conflict of oppression and dominance. Both fighting to win, both will end up losing.
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FRIDAY NGHT FLOP film, reactions Female Film Festival
Friday Night Flop, 16min., UK
Directed by Simon Friedberg, Elliott Gerner
A mother tries desperately to reconnect with her estranged daughter.
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SMALL TOWN GIRLS film, reactions Female Film Festival
SMALL TOWN GIRLS, 4min., USA
Directed by Layal Hamdeh
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ROOTLESS film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
ROOTLESS, 7min., Canada
Directed by
Nila is interviewed by an immigration officer in Canada. This marks the beginning of her immigrant journey. She calmly answers the questions, but a chaos of fear and confusion shocks her inner world. A year later, the questions continue on other people's lips ... -
WILD GOOSE film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
Wild Goose, 26min., China
Directed by Huiting Kang
Wild Goose is a story that profoundly portrays the emotional entanglements and self-discovery of the characters in a northeastern county. The story begins when Cheng Si'an receives the news of her father's sudden death. She returns to the northea... -
THE SUPPORT SAKE TOUR film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
THE SUPPORT SAKE TOUR, 37min., USA
Directed by Christopher Leyva
When a catastrophic earthquake devastates Japan’s Noto Peninsula, San Diego business owner and mother Raechel is compelled to act. After learning that Seiko Kinshichi has lost both her home and her historic family brewery, Raechel—w... -
PETRIFIED film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
PETRIFIED, 10min., Finland
Directed by Minna Maria Parkkinen
In the silent film “Hymytyttö”, beautifully frosted pictures disguise a hidden past of trauma and childhood sexual violence. The Smile Statue, awarded to the kindest children in the class, becomes a symbol of something darker. A hummed ... -
WHERE IS WIND STRANDED film, reactions FEMALE Film Festival
Where Is Wind Stranded, 21min., China
Directed by Ushio
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Rails gnaw through night, grinding old vows to dust
Empty seats sprout thorns
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STAYCATION feature film, feedback Feb. 2026 Toronto FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
STAYCATION feature film. 94min., USA
Directed by Russ EmanuelHow is the world affected by a catastrophic event? Everyday people live through a government mandated quarantine during a global pandemic while desperate scientists race to find a cure before it’s too late.
Lead virologist Edward Bel...
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH SAWYER SMITH short film, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Film Fest
What's Wrong With Sawyer Smith?, 15min., USA
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THE VOICE OF TIME short film, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival
The Voice of Time, 5min., Italy
Directed by Carlo Guttadauro
The Voice of Time is a cinematic tale inspired by the essence of Opera, entrusted by the Consortium of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO to director Carlo Guttadauro and his studio Anam Cara Comunicazione, with the creative pre... -
DOTTED LINE short film, reactions CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival
Dotted Line, 10min., USA
Directed by Michael Rognlie, EE Tallent
A reclusive woman is drawn into a waking nightmare when she is stalked by a deranged lunatic, who is convinced that she holds the key to his twisted redemption.
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THE MAKING OF STAR AMONG THE COSMIC CLOUDS short film, reactions CHICAGO Fest
The Making of Star Among the Cosmic Clouds : from Song to Symphony, 11min., Sinapore
Directed by Susan May Lee Lim
Journey behind the curtain to witness the creation of "Star Among the Cosmic Clouds," a powerful new song from the album ALAN: Cosmic Rhapsody. This documentary delves into the creat...