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SMOOTH FINISH film, reactions ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival
Smooth Finish, 2min., USA
Directed by Amy Kersten
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MON AMOUR film, reactions ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival
MON AMOUR, 4min., France
Directed by Joan Marshal
Mon Amour understands romances are defined less by what happened than by what almost happened. Through gentle performances, thoughtful color symbolism, and an affectionate portrait of Paris as both stage and witness, it captures the bittersweet fe... -
NO STRINGS ATTACHED film, reactions ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival
NO STRINGS ATTACHED, 8min., Canada
Directed by Nicole Stamp
Two puppets meet on a blind date, and it's hate at first sight. But for their dutiful human puppeteers, the sparks fly instantly. What happens when a puppet and puppeteer disagree? A rowdy comedy about love, work, and obligation, in the ... -
A BIGFOOT CHRISTMAS film, reactions COMEDY Festival
A Bigfoot Christmas, 2min., USA
Directed by Kelly O'Connor
Christine is a big city businesswoman dreading her trip home for the holidays, until she meets a handsome stranger... Bigfoot.
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O'BITCH-UARY film, reactions COMEDY Festival
O'Bitch-Uary, 14min., Canada
Directed by John Stevens
A chaotic funeral service descends into scandal, confession, and absurdity as mourners battle to define the legacy of beloved teacher George Spelvin — proving it’s impossible to be completely urn-est about the dead.
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SCREEN TIME film, reactions COMEDY Festival
SCREEN TIME, 5min., Canada
Directed by Andrea Ross
Every parent picks their battles - she just picked the wrong one.
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HUNTED film, reactions HORROR Festival
HUNTED, 2min., Croatia
Directed by Darko Kokić
When technology advances, maybe you should run. -
DEMON film, reactions HORROR Festival
DEMON, 10min., China
Directed by Yunhan Jiang
The empty room, strange symbols, and the notebook filled with uninterpretable bloodstains. The husband searched for his wife's whereabouts, but was repeatedly eroded by the fragmented memories of the cultist. When his wife's figure appeared again, her... -
SEASONING film, reactions HORROR Festival
SEASONING, 2min., USA
Directed by John Bonner
In this 90s TV commercial, a boy and two girls run up the hill for a nice picnic. What could possibly go wrong when he sprays on some cologne?
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BEYOND MAMUSHI film, reactions HORROR Festival
Beyond Mamushi, 50min., UK
Directed by Martin Daniels
Kate Andrews is in a psychologically brutal relationship but by chance an outer influence could either help pull her out of her own hell or plunge into something far more evil and menacing. -
IF YOU WERE LIGHT film, reactions HORROR Festival
If you were light, 22min., Mexico
Directed by Maurilio Rodríguez
After a lifetime together, the relationship between Lázaro, an ancient vampire, and his wife Aura is nearing its end. Old and ill, Aura begs Lázaro to end her suffering. Unable to face loneliness, Lázaro makes the drastic decision t... -
WHO THE HELL ARE YA? film, reactions HORROR Festival
Who the hell are ya? /// Té qui toué ?, 4min., Canada
Directed by Francis Ouellet
A worker on his break realizes he might not be as alone as he thought... /// Un travailleur en pause se rend compte qu'il n'est peut-être pas si seul que ça....
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DON'T BREAK THE CIRCLE.... film, reactions HORROR Festival
Don't Break the Circle..., 11min., USA
Directed by Kaan Akyoi
A paranormal investigator arrives on a dark and stormy night, called upon by a grieving mother. However, not everything that answers is family.
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THE CUNNINGHAM WAKE by Lycan Bite film, reactions HORROR Festival
"The Cunningham Wake" by The Lycan Bite, 4min., USA
Directed by Greg Kissner
Sexy vampires feed on the werewolf band boys. An homage to Tales from the Crypt's: Bordello of Blood -
ELEVATOR PITCH film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Elevator Pitch, 7min., Canada
Directed by Raghav Kumar
Before stepping onto the stage of a high-stakes startup competition, an ambitious founder is pulled into a vivid vision of guiding a lost child through the unknown. Only to discover the child is their younger self reminding them to snap back ... -
A More Colorful World: The Artistry Behind Rita Winkler film, reactions DOC Fest
A More Colorful World: The Artistry Behind Rita Winkler, 4min., USA
Directed by Mark Winkler
An intimate short documentary about artist Rita Winkler, whose watercolor world reveals a creative process shaped by instinct, rhythm, repetition, and color.
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Munkács Miracle film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Munkács Miracle, 26min., USA
Directed by Steve Liss
Born days apart in 1930 and raised in Munkács, Czechoslovakia, Holocaust survivors Magda Bader and Ruth Cohen were transported to Auschwitz on the same day from the same spot when they were 14 years old. A chance encounter with an educator visi... -
Baristas vs Billionaires film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Baristas vs Billionaires, 72min., USA
Directed by Mark Mori
Starbucks baristas in Buffalo, NY, organize against corporate exploitation, sparking a nationwide, generational uprising among working-class Millennials and Gen Z as they challenge a powerful billionaire CEO and fight for their rights – ... -
Ice Breath film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Ice Breath, 43min., Romania
Between 2015 and 2024, Leonard Alecu filmed the melting icebergs off Greenland's East coast. Sailing dangerously close to icebergs, Alecu handled his camera to record the ice masses yielding to the ruthless ocean. Filmed in black and white, Ice Breath is a cinematic po... -
Back to One - Return to Ground Zero film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Back to One - Return to Ground Zero, 26min., USA
Directed by Sylvester P. Lukasiewicz
An intimate and reflective documentary about a former Windows On The World restaurant employee and 9/11 survivor as he returns to the rebuilt World Trade Center site for the first time in 24 years.
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At the Turning film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
At the Turning, 20min., UK
Directed by Graham Peebles
We live in a time of tension and widespread uncertainty, marked by wars, division, environmental breakdown, deepening inequality. It is also a moment of opportunity and, if embraced, potential renewal.
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Follow You There - A War Bride Story film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Follow You There - A War Bride Story, 55min., Canada
Directed by Brad Tuck, Stephen Green
Andrew Rodgers is a professional musician from St. John's, NL. As a songwriter, he is always on the hunt for new and interesting stories to write about. After discovering a remarkable story in his own family... -
Crowning Achievement film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Crowning Achievement, 113min., USA
Directed by Robert Darwell
Crowning Achievement, produced and directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Robert Darwell, is a sweeping, nostalgic portrait of the iconic American institution told through the voices of the women who lived it. Spanning nine co... -
Inside Hurricane Melissa | Jamaica Strong film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Inside Hurricane Melissa | Jamaica Strong, 27min.,
Directed by Aleca King
A documentary that takes you inside what hurricane Melissa in Jamaica was really like
https://www.instagram.com/aleca.king