TURNING A NEW LEAF, 2min,. USA
Directed by Isabelle Alison Hibbard
Hazel and Willow, two teenage theater club members, exit from backstage after a rehearsal. Willow is upset by her role, and Hazel argues that no, being a tree and chorus member is the best. Hazel breaks into song, and the girls en...

WEEKEND RELEASE, 1min., UK
Directed by Susanda Wolf
A woman waits for her son to pick her up from the police station, but he isn't coming.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

Motivation was a really good actress, Barbara. I worked with he...

A PICCOLI PASSI, 5min., Italy
Directed by Francesco La Barbera
Antonio, a 12-year-old boy, defends a man from the abuses of his own friends. Following this event, the boy's present and future will be profoundly changed, together with that of those around him.

https://www.instagram.com/_fralab24_/

UP AT NIGHT, 2min., Switzerland
Directed by Hassan Camara
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6 MINUTES PER KILOMETER, 3min,. Canada
Directed by Catherine Boivin
In rhythm with the footsteps of her Atikamekws ancestors, Catherine immerses us in the dreamlike universe of her morning runs.
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https://www.instagram.com/otehima/

TEXTPOP, 2min., USA
Directed by Samantha Olschan
Textpop is an experimental short that explores visible language, neurodivergence, and constructed meaning, through an innovative blend of color, imagery, and typography—texts, phrases, direct messages, fragments, lists. The animation, shifting ever...

SHE'S NOT YOU, 3min., Italy
Directed by Valentina Valenti
Based on Savarese and Valitutti’s cover of “She’s not you” (Elvis Presley)

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

SHADOW OF THE LIGHT, 7min,. Indonesia
Directed by Tono Wisnu
This short film tells the journey of three generations traditional puppet master and his struggle to preserve the ancient craft of Wayang Kulit (Javanese traditional shadow puppetry).

TOGETHER WE ARE ONE, YOU AND I, 14min., USA
Directed by Harrison Shook
With accolades from Paste, Nylon, Billboard, Under the Radar, Ones To Watch and more, indie-rocker mercury is back with her first release of 2024, a 3 song EP titled “Together We Are One, You and I.” The 22 year-old Nashville ...

HEAVEN, 6min,. Finland
Directed by Masha Shalagina
A young woman struggles with feeling trapped inside her body, and the authoritarian and dystopian society she lives in. She clings on to hope as she desperately tries to escape.

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THE NEXT BELLS, 16min., USA
Directed by Joey LaFrance
In this musical, Lily is waiting for an important phone call and navigates life assuming the worst, leading her down a dance-filled, spiraling path of self-discovery.

https://www.instagram.com/the.next.bells_film/

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JENNIFER THOMAS - UNDERWATER CARNIVAL RIDE, 8min,. USA
Directed by Jennifer L. Thomas
An innocent girl enters a carnival full of wonder, where everything seems whimsical and fantastical. She starts to notice that things are off and this carnival and the people are not what it seems. Twisted halls...

RUINS WITHIN RUINS, 9min., Greece
Directed by Lefteris Parasyris
A group of dancers positions themselves between the ancient and modern ruins of the island of Crete, Greece. Drawing inspiration from its rich heritage, they craft a series of kinetic forms and patterns influenced by folk dances and...

CRESCENT HEIGHTS, 5min,. Greece
Directed by Yiannis Margetousakis
The concept is based on our inner battles to escape from our own thoughts and desires. The constant antithesis between light/hope and darkness is depicted through contemporary vibes to a classical feel. The title is inspired by the...

VIVALDI SPRING I, 3min., Canada
Directed by Sarah Dolan
Inspired by Vivaldi's timeless music of waking after a long winter's slumber, the dancers of the youth company, YYC Dance Project, joyously spring into beautiful movement, surrounded by the gorgeous rocky mountain terrain, on the land of the...

YOU ARE ALSO US, 15min., UK
Directed by Cathy Waller
You are also Us is a powerful exploration of the complex and multifaceted experience of invisibility. The film explores the themes of pain, joy, power, connection and resignation that come with the struggle to hide certain parts of ourselves fr...

20 + 1, 11min., Russia
Directed by Alexey Rikinov
Apathy, suspicion and indifference reign in a world that is heading nowhere. People get stuck on their personal problems and refuse to see the big picture.

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THE GOOD LIFE, 7min., France
Directed by Didier MULLERAS
This film is a poetic and experimental exploration of the notions of separation, memory and absence, in the human relationships that a group of people who have shared long periods of life and actions can have.

http://www.didier-mulleras.c...

AWAKENING, 4min,. Taiwan
Directed by Sze-Ting Huang
The body serves as a vessel that stores self-awareness.

This film initially develops through the sense of touch, picking up traces of various emotions left along the journey. It constantly moves, pauses, and intersects, driven by the power gene...

CAMINO, 18min., USA
Written by Bella Coyne
Maxine is a young screenwriter struggling to write an authentic story. In navigating her relationship with her best friend, a Mexican man named Leon of ambiguous legal status, she finds that the best stories are often the most truthful – and with that tr...

AFROLISTIC: BLACK HEALING FROM ZIMBABWE TO THE BAY, 22min., USA
Directed by Nekia Wright, Shylet Ndarambwa
Black American healer shares about her practice and explores traditional healing, music, and dance in Zimbabwe.

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1. What motivated you to make this fil...

AFROLISTIC: BLACK HEALING FROM ZIMBABWE TO THE BAY, reactions FEMALE Festival

TAMBOPATA, 25min., USA
Directed by Adele Davis, Ceci Davis
Tambopata is a participatory short documentary examining the effects of the global climate crisis as manifested in one of the most protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon, Tambopata National Reserve.

TIMEBANK THE GAME - THE RECORD OF AN EXPERIMENT, 40min., Hong Kong
Directed by Amy Cheung
One hundred life forms received a distressing signal from the vanished civilization of Pharmakon, learning that Earth is on the verge of self-destruction. Time Lord has devised a way to destabilize time, pro...