ONE SECOND AT A TIME: BATTLING THE MONSTER OF ADDICTION, 87min., USA
Directed by Tim Searfoss
A powerful documentary about a father and the resilience of his daughter Christine Ortoll as she confronts mental illness, addiction, and the transformative power of support. Through her personal journal...

PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS, 9min., USA
Directed by Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, Rush Sturges
When the largest dam removal project in history begins, a group of indigenous youth learn to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people to paddle the restored river from source to sea.

http://riostiri...

FREEDOMTOWN: NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE, 15min., USA
Directed by Morteza Rafiei
Freedom Town: Not So Black And White takes viewers on a journey to explore the tension between activism and police forces around George Floyed's death amidst the 2020 pandemic chaos. Through two filmmaker lenses, we follo...

WE RISE UP SINGING, 29min., USA
Directed by Peter Barton
Peter Barton, an award-winning artist approaching his 82nd year, embarked on this project to highlight the activism, passion, and talent of the Brooklyn Women’s Chorus led by Bev Grant during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The 29-minute fil...

THRIVES IN SILENCE, 11min,. Canada
Directed by Vincent Alain Lecompte
This short documentary explores the troubles surrounding sexual violence among post-secondary students. It highlights the increase in reported incidents of sexual assault among young students, causing concern and anxiety among...

CHECKED BAGS, 2min., USA
Directed by Mark Cline
A combat veteran is traveling by a civilian airline. The airline now requires all passengers to check their emotional baggage before boarding any flight. After checking his bags, the man experiences the serenity of becoming unburdened by the guilt a...

UNDER THE BED, 1min,. UK
Directed by Jeremy Sladdin
Not your normal bedtime story.

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1. What motivated you to make this film? Firstly it was the challenge of telling a complete story in under a minute. Then I started to think about what kind of story it would be and I...

AUBREY GRUMP, 1min,. USA
Directed by Mike Dietz
"Some people are only happy when they're not."

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What motivated you to make this film?
Last year I met artist/animator/producer Casey Follen while working on a freelance job. Several times a year Casey and her partners re...

PLACES BEEN, 3min,. USA
Directed by Cameron Bortolussi

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

I really wanted to challenge myself. I wanted to see how quickly I could make a film, a half decent one at least, from start to finish. For an extra bit of challenge, I...

DIRTY SECRETS, 4min., USA
Directed by Prathiba Natesan Batley
DIRTY SECRETS is autobiographical dance short film with an all women cast and crew, that traces a lifetime of sexual abuse and harassment across my lifespan in both the east and the west which is a surprisingly common story. This is a...

THE JUMP, 5min., Poland
Directed Bogdan Kozula
When you don't get along with your boyfriend and need to prove him something.

PRIMETIME FOR MIME CRIME: A CHRISTMAS MOVIE, 5min,. USA
Directed by Christopher Francis
A private detective and crime scene photographer investigate the death of a mime.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?
A. The film was originally made for the Hyperfokal Film C...

Yakaru Talibé ( A Beggar's Dream ), 1min., Senegal
Directed by Cheikh Sidate Niang
Modou is a young talibé (child who begs on the street) who is a fan of soccer, especially of the Senegalese player Sadio Mané. His dream is to one day get the Senegal team’s jersey. On his way home with his fellow ...

LOVE IN SHADOWS, 5min., USA
Directed by Natasha C. Smith
"Love in Shadows" is a poignant short film, spanning just five minutes, that explores the complexities of a man trapped in a stagnant relationship. Despite lacking passion, he remains committed out of obligation, yearning for the touch of a...

POSI-TRACTION, 5min., USA
Directed by Caleb Johnson, Clint Calvert
An intense emotional conflict scene between a mysterious older man and a younger man in a scene floating between reality and imagination, fear and despair. A man searches for something to justify his wrongs, but what awaits him wi...

BALI FRODO, 5min., Russia
Directed by Felix Benjamin Schaefer
After his epic journey to destroy the ring, Frodo Baggins spends the next 20 years of his life in Bali, Indonesia. Despite his attempts to have a regular life, his strong obsession with the ring makes it impossible for him to move on.
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APPARITION GLIMMER, 5min., USA
Directed by Devin Christian
Meanwhile winding down at her home. Yeilda finds her lost foster sister at her doorstep. Their past has caught up to them. Frantically trying to figure out what to do. The connection between them has brought them together again like nothi...

CALXOPHOBIA, 4min,. Finland
Directed by Dave Lojek
Helen suffers from a rare fear of chalk. One day she feels encroached by several chalk figures in Helsinki and decides to confront her fear. In the Amos Rex museum, she discovers the works of Keith Haring and adapts his style to her needs for cat...

POGO IS BORED EPISODE 2 - BULLY, 4min,.
Directed by Richie Valentino
Pogo and best friend Flower are always in search of something new to do. They love to help others in need and are very keen to jump in with innovative ideas to do so.

https://www.delvalentinoproductions.com/

NOBODY, 4min., USA
Directed by Mingyuan Li
A woman comes to Paris, France seeking chances of making money to support her struggling family in China. And her fate has since been rewritten.

GROWNUP, 5min,. USA
Directed by Jee Kim
A peculiarly precocious boy whose perfectly well-adjusted life comes to a halt when his long lost father returns to make amends.

http://www.grownupshort.com/

THE NOTORIOUS NETWORK, 8min., USA
Directed by Sam Aria
After receiving an unexpected package, a group of sub-par villains is tasked with watching what the mysterious box contained, a baby.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?
I was in a class where the main assig...

THE HEAVIEST ORDER, 10min., Germany
Directed by Peter Boeving
Greta Thunberg places a significant order at a bakery.

http://www.kloetzchenkino.de/2022/10/15/die-bestellung/

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

Food waste is a big topic in Germany at the momen...

MISFORTUNE, 7min,. USA
Directed by Linda Kudzmas
Adapted from a Polish folktale, ‘Misfortune’ tells the story of two sisters; Marta the elder, and Zofia the younger. Marta is very rich, and lives in luxury. Zofia is very poor because Misfortune lives on her stove. Misfortune plagues Zofia, causin...