TEXAS STRANGE, 9min. USA
Directed by Justin Eugene Evans
After two months on a distant planet, John Thurston returns to his ragtag crew of criminals and thieves. He expects a heroes welcome...instead they've held themselves a vote.

https://youtu.be/oxdTxgBC72A

HANDYMAN, 3min., France
Directed by Thomas Faccini

https://youtu.be/euKAXyASjNE

TIM'S TURBULENT GARDEN, 15min., USA
Directed by CJ Stanton
An offbeat young man must protect his mystical garden from the hands of his video game obsessed roommate.

https://youtu.be/Jh5myqW51B8

ALIENATED, 12min., USA
Directed by Tamara Hernandez
Alienated is a dark sci-fi coming-of-age story about a troubled teenage girl who discovers a strange, greenish-blue growth on her shoulder at a high school party. What begins as an embarrassing secret soon unravels into a terrifying revelation: ...

WHEN FIGHTING MONSTERS, 18min., USA
Directed by Sherill Quinn
A bereaved detective struggles to make sense of his daughter's untimely death.

https://www.instagram.com/when_fighting_monsters_movie

https://youtu.be/O0dVa70ySF0

DARK TENET, 6min., USA
Directed by Jesus Narvaez, Jonathan Lanz
Emily, Abby, Dan and Jake, arrive at the remote cabin for a relaxing weekend. After settling in, Jake receives a call and leaves abruptly, expressing concern over a family emergency. Later that evening a hysterical woman, Amber, show...

THE HUNTED, 23min., USA
Directed by Josh Harum
A suspense thriller set in the world of doomsday preppers. John, a devoted follower, joins Gary, a conspiracy theorist Youtube personality, to establish an off-the-grid commune called the 'True Way.’ When nothing changes in the world, John’s commitme...

The Protection Agency, 6min., USA
Directed by Patrick Bates
Aliens invade! It's up to an elite team to win back the Earth.

Echoes of Antietam, 6min., USA
Directed by Christopher Vallone
Echoes of Antietam is a haunting post–Civil War horror short film set on the blood-soaked farmlands of Maryland.

https://www.instagram.com/valloneworks/

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, 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.

https://www.instagram.com/maruim.filmes

THE FINAL MISSION, 17min., USA
Directed by Winston James
Three unruly friends on the run from the law try to find out who among them may have provided secret information to law enforcement.

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 NITE IN, 7min., USA
Directed by Sarah J Simon

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, 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.

https://instagram.com/anadromous_film

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.

https://www.instagram.com...

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"

https://instagram.com/@lulu.grey.music

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, 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", 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 Night Flop, 16min., UK
Directed by Simon Friedberg, Elliott Gerner
A mother tries desperately to reconnect with her estranged daughter.

https://www.instagram.com/fridaynightflop

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1. What motivated you to make this film?
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SMALL TOWN GIRLS, 4min., USA
Directed by Layal Hamdeh
Feeling confined by their small empty town and unambitious locals, Jasmine and Sarah entertain the idea of moving away to New York.

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 ...